Thorntonbank Wind Farm
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| Location | 28 km north off the Belgian coast |
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| Construction cost | € 1.3 billion |
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The Thorntonbank Wind Farm (also known as C-Power) is an offshore wind farm. It is the first offshore wind farm in Belgium.
Electricity production started in early 2009, with a capacity of 30 MW. The capacity was increased to a total of 214 MW in 2012 and 325 MW in 2013.[1]
Phases
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First phase
[edit | edit source]The first phase was built by C-Power, at a cost of €153 million.[2] It was commissioned in June 2009.[3][4]
The first phase of what will ultimately be a 325 MW wind farm was completed in September 2008. The six REpower 5 MW turbines, which were installed on concrete gravity foundations, were linked to the Belgian power grid, giving a total rated capacity of 30 MW for the first stage.[5] The full story of the design, engineering, construction and installation of the Thorntonbank Wind Farm (first phase) is told in an illustrated book that was published in November 2010.[6][7]
Second and third phase
[edit | edit source]In these phases, a total of 48 additional wind turbines of 6.15MWp were installed.[8]
Phase 2, completed in October 2012, comprises the installation of 30 of the 48 wind turbines.[1] These wind turbines have been installed on steel jacket foundations designed by OWEC Tower AS and assembled at the Smulders shipyard in Hoboken, Antwerp.[9]
In the third and last phase, completed in September 2013, the remaining 18 wind turbines were installed, bringing the total capacity to around 325 MW.[1][10]
Environmental assessment
[edit | edit source]Research was by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO[11]) and the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO [12])
Financing
[edit | edit source]Thorntonbank was only the second offshore wind farm to be project financed.[13]
Gallery
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Wind turbine D1
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Wind turbines D1 to D6
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Wind turbine bases under construction
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Wind turbine bases under construction
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As seen from the Belgian coast, demonstrating the curvature of the Earth; the more distant windmills look to be underwater
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See also
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- Belwind Offshore Wind Farm
- Wind power in Belgium
- Energy in Belgium
- List of offshore wind farms
- List of wind farms
References
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- ^ Thorntonbank (Belgium) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 27 October 2010.
- ^ REpower turbines to Thornton Bank offshore wind farm expansion Renewable Energy Focus, 26 November 2010. Accessed: 13 October 2011.
- ^ Thornton Bank Offshore Project Officially Commissioned Renewable Energy World, 2 July 2009. Accessed: 13 October 2011.
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- ^ Jan Strubbe, "Reuzen in de Wind - Het windmolenpark op de Thorntonbank", Tielt (Belgium), 2009, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). C-Power phase I
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- ^ Phase 2 complete Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ INBO
- ^ ILVO
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