top ten biggest onshore wind farms in europe
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EWEA have gathered the latest information on onshore wind farms in Europe. This list shows the top ten biggest in 2013. Updated July 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Capacity (MW) Number of turbines
LOCATION OR NAME COUNTRYCAPACITY IN
MWN° OF
TURBINESTURBINE
MANUFACTURERDEVELOPER OR OWNER
DATE OF COMPLETION
Fantanele & Cogealac Romania 600 240 GE CEZ 2012
WhiteleeUnited
Kingdom539 215 Siemens
Scottish Power
2013
VikingUnited
KingdomUp to 457 tbd tbd
Viking Energy Partnership
2019 (fully permitted)
ClydeUnited
Kingdom350 152 Siemens
SSE Renewables
2012
Pen y CymoeddUnited
Kingdom256 76 tbd Vattenfall
2016 (under construction)
Alto Minho Portugal 240 120 Enercon EEVM 2009
Andau Austria 237 79 EnerconBEWAG, ImWind, Püspök
2014 (under construction)
Maranchón Spain 208 104 Gamesa Iberdrola 2007
Jädraas Sweden 198 66 VestasArise, Platina
Partners2013
DorenellUnited
kingdom177 59 Vestas Infinergy
2018 (consented)
3,262 1,191
Ten biggest onshore wind farms in Europe(July 2013)
The estimated electricity production, during a normal wind year, of the ten biggest onshore wind farms in Europe, once completed, is 6.9 TWh, equivalent to the consumption of 1,804,744 average European homes.
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