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Thanet
300 MW Fully Commissioned United Kingdom
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Quay Length: 190 m
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Land for Development: 3 ha
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Who is generating power
Who's Generating Power?
1.  United Kingdom - 3321.2000 MW
2.  Denmark - 871.4800 MW
3.  China - 559.5000 MW
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Whose Turbines are Generating?
Whose Turbines are Generating?
1.  Siemens Wind Power A/S (Siemens AG) - 3084.8000 MW
2.  Vestas Offshore A/S (Vestas Wind Systems A/S) - 1401.1200 MW
3.  REpower Systems AG (Suzlon Energy Limited) - 434.5000 MW
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Statistics for Thanet
General Information Name Thanet correct
Other names correct
Country name United Kingdom correct
Region England, South East correct
Comments correct
Round (or category) Round 2 correct
Development status Fully Commissioned correct
Comments on the status correct
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Project Capacity 300 MW correct
Turbine Model V90-3.0 MW Offshore (Vestas) correct
Turbine Capacity 3 MW correct
Number of Turbines 100 correct
Total Turbine Height 115 m correct
Hub Height 70.00 m correct
Rotor Diameter 90 m correct
Foundation Grounded: Monopile correct
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) 900.00 correct
Location & Environment Sea name North Sea, Southern North Sea (Thames) correct
Centre latitude 51.430° correct
Centre longitude 1.633° correct
Area 35 km2 correct
Depth range (Chart Datum) 14 m - 23 m correct
Depth range stated by developer correct
Distance From Shore (reported) 12 km correct
Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 17.7 km correct
Ports Installation base Dunkirk correct
Ops and maintenance Ramsgate/Harwich correct
Grid Converter platforms None correct
Offshore transformers Thanet Substation correct
Grid connection point Richborough correct
Cable landing point Pegwell Bay correct
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 correct
Average length per cable 26.3 km correct
Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) HVAC correct
Nominal voltage 132 kV correct
Maximum voltage correct
Power rating correct
Number of cores 3 correct
Conductor type Cu correct
Section 1000/630 mm2 correct
Insulation XLPE correct
Number fibre optics 48 correct
Minimum bend radius (MBR) 3.3 m correct
Burial depth 1 to 3 m correct
Comments correct
Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables 6 correct
Average length per cable 2.4 km correct
Comments 132kV Al correct
Array Cables Array cable length 75 km correct
Estimated cable length In purchased database
Transmission type (e.g. MVAC) MVAC correct
Nominal voltage 33 kV correct
Maximum voltage correct
Burial depth correct
Number of cores 3 correct
Conductor type Cu correct
Section 95/300/400 mm2 correct
Insulation EPR correct
Power rating correct
Number of fibre optics 48 correct
Minimum bend radius (MBR) correct
Comments correct
Benefits Homes powered annually 167745 correct
CO2 reduced per year 339012 tonnes correct
SO2 reduced per year 7884 tonnes correct
Expected life 40.0 years correct
Other Website Visit correct

Events on Thanet
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DateTypeDescriptionSourceCorrect
15-Jul-2012
Event Type: Operation - Service and Maintenance                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Operation - Service and Maintenance
A further 12 turbines on site were replaced. Visit correct
25-Jan-2012
Event Type: Operation - Service and Maintenance                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Operation - Service and Maintenance
An export cable fault needed to be fixed. During this time the power output was significantly reduced. Visit correct
23-Nov-2011
Event Type: Planning - Financing Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Planning - Financing Agreement
It was confirmed that the Environmental Investment Bank (EIB) was to provide up to £150m of debt finance. Visit correct
11-Nov-2011
Event Type: Installation - Cable installation                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Installation - Cable installation
REPLACEMENT of two array cables using own vessel OSV DP Reel, because the previous installations (performed by Subocean) were not up to standard - Client: Vattenfall Visit correct
13-Oct-2011
Event Type: Operation - Service and Maintenance                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Operation - Service and Maintenance
Three turbines were replaced under the Vestas warranty. Visit correct
23-Sep-2010
Event Type: Operation - Fully Commissioned                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Operation - Fully Commissioned
The wind farm was completed and the official launch took place. Visit correct
28-Jun-2010
Event Type: Installation - Turbine Installation                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Installation - Turbine Installation
The 100th and last turbine was installed. Visit correct
13-Jun-2010
Event Type: Installation - Cable installation                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Installation - Cable installation
Array cable installation completed. Visit correct
18-May-2010
Event Type: Operation - Generating Power                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Operation - Generating Power
Although the project was not complete (73 of 100 turbines installed) power generation started on this date. Visit correct
May-2010
Event Type: Installation - Cable installation                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Installation - Cable installation
Approximate start date of export cable installation. Visit correct
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Added: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:10:00 GMT
one thing you over look when building wind farms is when turbines want replacing down the line it is very difficult to get replacment turbines out to sea. My company has developed a rubber road surface that is ideal for use in the sea and as it is constructed using recycled rubber and polymer geogrid the sea will not damage it enabling heavy plant to get the turbines out to sea also giving easy access to maintenance for more information please contact me thank you