Barrow Offshore Wind Farm | |
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Country | England, United Kingdom |
Location | East Irish Sea, south west of Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria |
Coordinates | 53°59′00″N 3°17′00″W / 53.9833°N 3.2833°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2006 |
Owner | Ørsted A/S |
Wind farm | |
Type | |
Distance from shore | 7 km (4 mi) |
Hub height | 75 m (246 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 90 m (300 ft) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 30 |
Make and model | Vestas Wind Systems: Vestas V90-3MW |
Nameplate capacity | 90MW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Barrow Offshore Wind Farm is a 30 turbine 90MW capacity offshore wind farm in the East Irish Sea approximately seven kilometres (four nautical miles) southwest of Walney Island, near Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
Construction of the wind farm took place between 2005 and 2006. The farm is operated by Barrow Offshore Wind Limited, owned by Ørsted A/S.