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.

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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
linked to: Ørsted
distanceToNearestPort near Harwich and Clacton ports
electricalCapacity 172 MW
approximately 172 megawatts
formerlyKnownAs Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm (owned by DONG Energy)
gridCodeCompliance UK Grid Code
gridConnection UK National Grid
linked to: National Grid
hasDemonstrationProject Gunfleet Sands 3
linked to: Gunfleet Sands
hasDemonstrationTurbinesSupplier Siemens
hasEnvironmentalImpactMitigation marine environmental monitoring programmes
hasExportCableVoltage 132 kV class (approximate)
hasOwnerHistory DONG Energy rebranded to Ørsted
hasPart Gunfleet Sands 1
linked to: Gunfleet Sands

Gunfleet Sands 2
linked to: Gunfleet Sands

Gunfleet Sands 3 Demonstration Project
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
locatedInBodyOfWater North Sea
locatedInSeaArea southern North Sea
locatedNear Clacton-on-Sea
locatedOffCoastOf Essex
numberOfTurbines 48
51 including demonstration turbines
operator Ørsted
ownedBy Ørsted
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
waterDepth approximately 5 to 15 metres

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London Array locatedNear Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Gunfleet Sands Demonstration Project partOf Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Gunfleet Sands Demonstration Project partOf Gunfleet Sands wind farm complex
linked to: Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Gunfleet Sands Demonstration Project isPartOf Gunfleet Sands wind power development
linked to: Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Gunfleet Sands Demonstration Project isSubprojectOf Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm
UK Round 2 offshore wind projects includes Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm
linked to: Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm
Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm formerlyKnownAs Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm (owned by DONG Energy)
linked to: Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm