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General Information Name Thornton Bank phase III Other names Zone 1, C-Power 2 Country name Belgium Region Vlaanderen Comments Phase 3 comprises 18 turbines in Area A only (SW Part) Phases 2 and 3 will install one export cable and one offshore substation. The project cost reflects all 3 phases. Round (or category) Development status Under Construction 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 110.7 MW Turbine Model 6M (REpower) Turbine Capacity 6.15 MW Number of Turbines 18 Total Turbine Height Hub Height Rotor Diameter 126 m Foundation Grounded: Jacket 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) 487.50 Location & Environment Sea name North Sea Centre latitude 51.540° Centre longitude 2.921° Area 7 km2 Depth range (Chart Datum) 11 m - 20 m Depth range stated by developer 12 m - 28 m Distance From Shore (reported) 26 km Distance From Shore (computed from centre) 28.1 km Ports Installation base Oostende Ops and maintenance Oostende Grid Converter platforms None Offshore transformers 1 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 Average length per cable Transmission type (e.g. HVAC) HVAC Nominal voltage 150 kV Maximum voltage 170 kV Power rating Number of cores 3 Conductor type Cu Section Insulation Number fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Burial depth Comments 3-phase 150kV submarine cable Onshore Cables (new) Number of onshore cables 2 Average length per cable 3 km Comments 170kV Array Cables Array cable length 34 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 Insulation Power rating Number of fibre optics Minimum bend radius (MBR) Comments Benefits Homes powered annually 61898 CO2 reduced per year 125095 tonnes SO2 reduced per year 2909 tonnes Expected life Other Website Visit

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