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General Information Name Race Bank Other names Country name United Kingdom Region England, East of England Comments During the extensions to Round 1 and 2 wind farms Race Bank added a further 80MW. Round (or category) Round 2 Development status Consent Authorised Comments on the status As part of the consenting decision the number, rotor diameter and generating capacity of the wind turbines should be such that their operation may be expected (according to the Appropriate Assessment) to result in a collision risk mortality of not more than 43 sandwich terns (from an overall Greater Wash threshold of 94 sandwich terns). Consent has been granted for a choice of predefined turbine configurations ranging from 94-116 turbines, 5-6.15MW, 126m-155m rotor, 504-576MW total capacity. Power & Turbines Notice any Errors? You can keep this an open resource by submitting corrections! Project Capacity 580 MW Turbine Model Not Decided Turbine Capacity 5 MW - 6.15 MW Number of Turbines 94 - 116 Total Turbine Height 187.5 m Hub Height 110.00 m Rotor Diameter 155 m Foundation Grounded: Monopile 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 GBP(mill) 2000.00 Location & Environment Sea name North Sea, Southern North Sea (Humber) Centre latitude 53.276° Centre longitude 0.841° Area 62 km2 Depth range (Chart Datum) 6 m - 23 m Depth range stated by developer 4 m - 26 m Distance From Shore (reported) 27 km Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 33.8 km Ports Installation base Ops and maintenance Grid Converter platforms None Offshore transformers Race Bank Substation 1, Race Bank Substation 2, Race Bank Substation 3 Grid connection point Walpole Cable landing point Sutton bridge 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 4 Average length per cable 64 km Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) HVAC Nominal voltage Maximum voltage Power rating Number of cores Conductor type Section Insulation Number fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Burial depth Comments Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables 12 Average length per cable 10.4 km Comments Cable route from low resolution image Array Cables Array cable length Estimated cable length In purchased database Transmission type (e.g. MVAC) Nominal voltage Maximum voltage Burial depth Number of cores Conductor type Section Insulation Power rating Number of fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Comments Benefits Homes powered annually 324306 CO2 reduced per year 655423 tonnes SO2 reduced per year 15242 tonnes Expected life 25.0 years Other Website Visit

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	Added: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:39:00 GMT
	why build this farm off wells then lay cabling in the seabed for almost 40 miles to land at sutton bridge ? this must be very worrying for shrimp cockle and muscle fishemen work out of the norfolk ports and harbours from wells, brancaster, kings lynn, sutton bridge and boston to name some only these fishermen are struggling enough already with the various new laws etc let alone distroying the ground they fish in, furthermore i bet it will be a no-go zone for miles around these structures thus reducing the fishermens area to fish even more why not build these farms on dry land? it would be a lot closer to the national grid (less cost for cabling)and must be easier to sink the foundations into dry land (easier for transporting materials etc) than the sea !!! come on you lot wake up !! we all know farmers are given subsities for wet weather hard winters etc why not subsidise them for giving up land for windfarms too??
	ian sutherland

	Added: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:32:00 GMT
	Mabel Alice has been conducting Bird and Mammal Surveys on Race Bank
	Andy Iannetta

	Added: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:11:00 GMT
	What is the logic in constructing a wind farm on a proposed Marine Protection Area?
	Peter Terrington