30 Oct '12, 3pm

London Array Wind Farm, Soon World’s Largest Wind Farm, Begins Generating Power: Filed under: Energy News

London Array Wind Farm, Soon World’s Largest Wind Farm, Begins Generating Power: Filed under: Energy News

The London Array, which will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm once completed, has now begun generating electricity. The companies behind the project announced the beginning of electricity production on Monday. Once completed, the first phase will see around 175 wind turbines installed about 12 miles off the coasts of Kent and Essex in the Thames Estuary, generating enough electricity to power more than 470,000 homes. Construction started back in March 2011. Since then, 151 wind turbines have been installed, with the remaining few expected to be installed by the end of the year. The first phase of the project will total 630 MW. “If approved, the second phase will add enough turbines to bring the total capacity of the windfarm to 870MW,” the UK’s Guardian notes. “The plans have had to be resubmitted with a reduction in the area the turbines would cover following con...

Full article: http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/30/london-array-wind-far...

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