Pen y Cymoedd

Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm
Map
CountryWales
Locationbetween Neath and Aberdare in south Wales.
Coordinates51°42′40″N 3°33′43″W / 51.711°N 3.562°W / 51.711; -3.562
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 2 January 2017
Wind farm
Hub height89.5 m[1]
Rotor diameter
  • 108 m (354 ft)
Power generation
Units operational76 × 3 MW
Make and modelSiemens Gamesa SWT-3.0-108 (28)
Siemens Gamesa SWT-3.0-113 (48)
Nameplate capacity
  • 228 MW
Capacity factor30%[2]
Annual net output0.6 TWh
External links
Websitegroup.vattenfall.com/uk/what-we-do/our-projects/pen-y-cymoedd
[edit on Wikidata]

Pen y Cymoedd ("Head of the Valleys") is a wind farm located between Neath and Aberdare in south Wales. It opened in 2017.

  1. ^ "Windhoist Turbine Erection Specialists - Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm". 14 March 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy Project" (PDF). 5 June 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2018.