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General Information Name Beatrice Demonstration Other names Country name United Kingdom Region Scotland, Highland Comments Round (or category) Deepwater Demonstration Development status Fully Commissioned Comments on the status Power & Turbines Notice any Errors? You can keep this an open resource by submitting corrections! Project Capacity 10 MW Turbine Model 5M (REpower) Turbine Capacity 5.08 MW Number of Turbines 2 Total Turbine Height 170 m Hub Height 107.00 m Rotor Diameter 126 m Foundation Grounded: Jacket Download Database for Excel Windspeed 10 Year Mean Wind Speed (2000-2009) Available online now Detailed wind speed data 6 hr/day/month historic data Costs Stated Project Cost EUR(mill) 41.00 Location & Environment Sea name North Sea, Northern North Sea (Cromarty) Centre latitude 58.098° Centre longitude -3.078° Area 1 km2 Depth range (Chart Datum) 45 m - 45 m Depth range stated by developer Distance From Shore (reported) 23 km Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 24.2 km Ports Installation base Nigg, Cromarty Firth Ops and maintenance Buckie Grid Converter platforms None Offshore transformers None Grid connection point Via existing 33kV cable from Tallsman Beatrice A Platform Complex Cable landing point Export Cables Please note that export cables connect the offshore transformer (substation) to either; shore or an offshore HVAC-HVDC converter station for onward transmission via HVDC cabling. Please see the converters page for planned converter stations and transmission cables. The export cable length does not generally include the onshore component. The exception is when the onshore substation is close to shore. Number of Export Cables 1 Average length per cable 1.92 km Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) MVAC Nominal voltage 33 kV Maximum voltage Power rating Number of cores 3 Conductor type Section 70 mm2 Insulation Number fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Burial depth Comments Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables Average length per cable Comments 33kV Array Cables Array cable length 0.97 km Estimated cable length In purchased database Transmission type (e.g. MVAC) MVAC Nominal voltage 33 kV Maximum voltage Burial depth 1 m Number of cores 3 Conductor type Cu Section 70 mm2 Insulation Power rating Number of fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Comments 970 m between the turbines and 1920 m from WTG A to the platform. Benefits Homes powered annually 5591 CO2 reduced per year 11300 tonnes SO2 reduced per year 263 tonnes Expected life 5.0 years Other Website Visit

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