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General Information Name Robin Rigg Other names Country name United Kingdom Region England, North West 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 180 MW Turbine Model V90-3.0 MW Offshore (Vestas) Turbine Capacity 3 MW Number of Turbines 60 Total Turbine Height 125 m Hub Height 80.00 m Rotor Diameter 90 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 EUR(mill) 420.00 Location & Environment Sea name Irish Sea (Irish Sea) Centre latitude 54.756° Centre longitude -3.710° Area 18 km2 Depth range (Chart Datum) 0 m - 12 m Depth range stated by developer 4 m - 13 m Distance From Shore (reported) 11 km Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 11.5 km Ports Installation base Maryport, Workington and Whitehaven. Belfast and Mostyn (pre-assembly) Ops and maintenance Workington Grid Converter platforms None Offshore transformers Robin Rigg East Substation, Robin Rigg West Substation Grid connection point 2km inland from Seaton, Cumbria Cable landing point Seaton, Cumbria 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 2 Average length per cable 12.5 km Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) HVAC Nominal voltage 132 kV Maximum voltage Power rating Number of cores 3 Conductor type Cu Section 300 mm2 Insulation XLPE Number fibre optics 48 Minimum bend radius (MBR) Burial depth 3 m Comments Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables 2 Average length per cable 1.8 km Comments 132kV Array Cables Array cable length 42 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 150 /400 mm2 Insulation Power rating Number of fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Comments 24,8km 36kV 3x150mm2 and 24,8km 36kV 3x150mm2 power cables Benefits Homes powered annually 100647 CO2 reduced per year 203407 tonnes SO2 reduced per year 4730 tonnes Expected life 20.0 years Other Website Visit

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	Added: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:39:00 GMT
	We are International Ship Sales-Purchase-Charter brokers, in business for over 36 years and operating out of our office here in St. John's, Newfoundland. We have the following units described below, which we feel, may be of interest to you. Please see attached information on the Canadian heavy-lift barge "Marine Link Explorer" with 2 x 214 mt derricks and the twin-screw 3,470 hp Canadian tug. I have more information and a series of photos on these units which I can send. Please advise if you would like to receive this additional information. We feel that you may have a need for this marine equipment for use in installation of offshore turbines. Units are located in Eastern Canada. Please advise if you have any interest in these units and I will send along addition information and series of photos, etc. Thank you, success and regards, John A. Andrews Fogo Boat Brokerage Neptune International Shipping Inc. 120 LeMarchant Road, P.O. Box 6211 (Station "C") St. John's, Newfoundland,> Canada. A1C 5X8 Tel (office): 1 (709) 754-1003 Tel (mobile): 1 (709) 727-9616 Facsimile: 1 (709) 754-1015
	John Andrews

	Added: Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:50:00 GMT
	Thats correct Wilf, and that is why the calculation uses a capacity factor to account for this. So unless the wind stops blowing forever (unlikely) the estimates should hold (assuming turbines and tranmission are operational)
	Richard Aukland

	Added: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:36:00 GMT
	If there is no wind NO houses will be supplied!!
	Wilf Bird

	Added: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:31:00 GMT
	The homes powered are calculated using the formulas suggested by the BWEA here (http://www.bwea.com/edu/calcs.html). The values are correct. Marion, as you point out your mathematics should have produced 83,872 which is slightly lower due to your lower capacity factor of 25%.
	Richard Aukland

	Added: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:16:00 GMT
	NB That should be 83,872 not 8,837.
	Marion

	Added: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:48:00 GMT
	Totally agree, the figure for 100647 homes powered annually is a nonsense. Capacity for this plant is 180MW which equates to a possible 1,576,800 Mwh. At the normal 25% efficiency rating this would be down to 394,200 MWh or 394,200,000 KWh. Average annual household consumption is 4,700 KWh so this would bring the figure to 8,387 homes being powered annually NOT the 100,647 shown !!!!!! How was this figure calculated???
	Marion

	Added: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:36:00 GMT
	The tower in the midst of the farm is actualy a pair with both the east and west substations sitting on top.
	J.Amer

	Added: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:18:00 GMT
	The figure of 100647 for Homes Powered Annually is ridiculous. Exactly 100647 ? Also, the capacity of this Wind Farm is 180MW which equates to 1.8KW per home. Not good if you want to boil a kettle while somebody is having a shower. Please use realistic statistics !
	Neil Robson

	Added: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:25:00 GMT
	i'M SURE THAT WITH MY TELESCOPE THAT i CAN SEE PART OF rOBIN rIGG FROM MY HOME IN sOUTHPORT. wHAT IS THE TOWER IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL?
	Ian Tierney