Thornton Bank phase II

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General Information Name Thornton Bank phase II Other names Zone 1, C-Power 2 Country name Belgium Region Vlaanderen Comments Phase 2 comprises 6 turbines in Area A (SW Part) and 24 turbines in Area B (NE Part) Phases 2 and 3 share one export cable and one offshore substation. The developer, C-Power, has 950EUR loan to finance this phase of the project. Eneco has announced it will purchase half of all the electricity generated from the project. The project cost reflects all 3 phases and includes electrical connections. Round (or category) Development status Fully Commissioned Comments on the status See events table for latest status Power & Turbines Notice any Errors? You can keep this an open resource by submitting corrections! Project Capacity 184.5 MW Turbine Model 6.2M 126 (Senvion) Turbine Capacity 6.15 MW Number of Turbines 30 Total Turbine Height 158 m Hub Height 95.00 m Rotor Diameter 126 m Foundation Grounded: Jacket 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) 812.50 Location & Environment Sea name North Sea Centre latitude 51.556° Centre longitude 2.969° Area 12 km2 Depth range (Chart Datum) 6 m - 20 m Depth range stated by developer 12 m - 28 m Distance From Shore (reported) 27 km Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 28.2 km Ports Installation base Zeebruge (cables), Oostende (turbines) Ops and maintenance Oostende Grid Converter/Collector platforms None Offshore transformers Thornton Bank Phase II Substation Grid connection point 'Slijkens' Bredene Cable landing point Bredene 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 38.7 km Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) HVAC Nominal voltage 150 kV Maximum voltage 170 kV Power rating Number of cores 3 Conductor type Al Section Area Insulation Number fibre optics Export minimum bend radius (MBR) Burial depth Comments 3-phase 150kV submarine cable Onshore Cables Number of onshore cables 2 Average length per cable 3 km Comments 170kV Array Cables Array cable length 26 km Estimated cable length LogIn Transmission type (e.g. MVAC) MVAC Nominal voltage 33 kV Maximum voltage 36 kV Burial depth Number of cores 3 Conductor type Cu Section Insulation Power rating Number of fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Comments Benefits Homes powered annually 130673 CO2 reduced per year 264090 tonnes SO2 reduced per year 6142 tonnes Expected life Other Website Visit