Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm
The Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm is a 348 MW offshore wind farm located on the Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay on the west coast of the UK in the Irish Sea. It consists of an original 90 MW wind farm commissioned in 2007 and a 258 MW extension completed in 2017.
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| Location | Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay at the entrance to the River Mersey, Merseyside |
| Coordinates | 53°29′00″N 3°10′00″W |
| Status | Operational |
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| Max. water depth | 0.5 to 13 m (1 ft 8 in to 42 ft 8 in) |
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| Units operational | 25 × 3.6 MW 32 × 8 MW |
| Make and model | Siemens Gamesa SWT-3.6-107 (25) Vestas V164-8.0MW (32) |
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| Capacity factor | ~30% |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The wind farm was developed in the 2000s by SeaScape Energy, which was acquired by DONG Energy (now Ørsted) in 2005. A 25 turbine installation using Siemens Wind Power 3.6 MW turbines was constructed from 2005, and officially opened in 2007. A further 32 8 MW turbines were constructed in 2016–17.
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