Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm is a large offshore wind power facility located in the Irish Sea off the coast of North Wales, known as one of the biggest wind farms in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf offshore wind farm
wind power facility
belongsToCategory Offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea
Wind farms in Wales
commissioningDate 2015
constructionStartDate 2012
country United Kingdom
countrySubdivision Wales
developer RWE
surface form: RWE Innogy
distanceFromCoast about 13 kilometres
about 8 miles
electricalCapacity 576 MW
576 megawatts
energySource wind
foundationType monopile foundations
gridConnectionCompletionDate 2014
gridConnectionPoint Bodelwyddan
St Asaph
gridOperator National Grid
hasExportCables subsea export cables to shore
hasOffshoreSubstation yes
hasWebsite https://uk-ireland.rwe.com/gwyntymor
isOneOfLargestIn Europe
locatedIn Irish Sea
locatedInBodyOfWater Liverpool Bay
locatedInEEZ United Kingdom territorial waters
surface form: United Kingdom exclusive economic zone
locatedInSeaArea off the coast of North Wales
locatedNear Colwyn Bay
Llandudno
Rhyl
locatedOffCoastOf North Wales
nameLanguage Welsh
nameMeaning Wind of the Sea
numberOfTurbines 160
operator RWE
surface form: RWE Renewables
owner RWE
Siemens
surface form: Siemens Financial Services

Stadtwerke München
partOfIndustry renewable energy
partOfSector offshore wind energy
planningAuthority Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
surface form: UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
projectCost about 2 billion pounds sterling
about £2 billion
regionServed Great Britain electricity grid
status operational
turbineManufacturer Siemens
turbineModel Siemens SWT-3.6-107
usedFor electricity generation

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Irish Sea hasOffshoreWindFarm Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm