Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm
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Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm is a large offshore wind power facility in the Thames Estuary off the coast of Essex, England, contributing renewable electricity to the UK grid.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | offshore wind farm ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2010 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | onshore substation in Essex ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 2008 ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
ⓘ
renewable electricity generation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedBy | DONG Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToNearestPort | near Harwich and Clacton ports ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity |
172 MW
ⓘ
approximately 172 megawatts ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm (owned by DONG Energy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridCodeCompliance | UK Grid Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnection | UK National Grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemonstrationProject | Gunfleet Sands 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemonstrationTurbinesSupplier | Siemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpactMitigation | marine environmental monitoring programmes ⓘ |
| hasExportCableVoltage | 132 kV class (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasOwnerHistory | DONG Energy rebranded to Ørsted ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gunfleet Sands 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunfleet Sands 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunfleet Sands 3 Demonstration Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubstationType | offshore substation ⓘ |
| hasTechnology | fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines ⓘ |
| industry | renewable energy industry ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UK Round 1 and Round 2 style offshore wind developments ⓘ |
| locatedAtDistanceFromShore |
about 4.3 miles
ⓘ
about 7 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSeaArea | southern North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Clacton-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines |
48
ⓘ
51 including demonstration turbines ⓘ |
| operator | Ørsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ørsted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK offshore wind sector ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | wind ⓘ |
| purpose | generation of renewable electricity ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction | United Kingdom energy regulation ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usesTurbineModel | Siemens SWT-3.6-107 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterDepth | approximately 5 to 15 metres ⓘ |
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