Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farms | |
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Country | England, United Kingdom |
Location | The Wash/North Sea |
Coordinates | 53°07′39″N 00°26′10″E / 53.12750°N 0.43611°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | March 2009 |
Wind farm | |
Type | offshore |
Distance from shore | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 54 |
Make and model | Siemens Wind Power 3.6MW |
Nameplate capacity | 194 MW |
Capacity factor | 31-36% (2009-2012) |
External links | |
Website | www.glidwindfarms.com |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farms are a pair of round 1 wind farms located in the North Sea, in the shallow waters at the entrance to The Wash off the coast of Lincolnshire, England. The wind farms were developed as a single unit after planning consent was given in 2003. Construction work began in 2006 and was completed in 2009.
The farm has a maximum output of 194MW from 54 Siemens Wind Power 3.6-107 turbines with a generating capacity of 194 MW. The capacity factor of the farm has been 31 to 36%.