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General Information Name Rhyl Flats Other names Country name United Kingdom Region Wales, North Comments Round (or category) Round 1 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 90 MW Turbine Model SWT-3.6-107 (Siemens) Turbine Capacity 3.6 MW Number of Turbines 25 Total Turbine Height 133.5 m Hub Height 80.00 m Rotor Diameter 107 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) 190.00 Location & Environment Sea name Irish Sea (Irish Sea) Centre latitude 53.378° Centre longitude -3.646° Area 10 km2 Depth range (Chart Datum) 4 m - 11 m Depth range stated by developer 6 m - 12 m Distance From Shore (reported) 8 km Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 10.7 km Ports Installation base Mostyn Ops and maintenance Mostyn Grid Converter platforms None Offshore transformers None Grid connection point Towyn Cable landing point Towyn 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 3 Average length per cable 10.5 km Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) MVAC Nominal voltage 33 kV Maximum voltage 36 kV Power rating Number of cores 3 Conductor type Cu Section 630 mm2 Insulation Number fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Burial depth Comments Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables 3 Average length per cable 2 km Comments 3x33kV, each circuit just under 2km Array Cables Array cable length 18 km Estimated cable length In purchased database Transmission type (e.g. MVAC) MVAC Nominal voltage 33 kV Maximum voltage 36 kV Burial depth Number of cores 3 Conductor type Cu Section 185/630 mm2 Insulation Power rating Number of fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Comments Benefits Homes powered annually 50323 CO2 reduced per year 101704 tonnes SO2 reduced per year 2365 tonnes Expected life Other Website Visit

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