Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm

Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm
Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm
	Vestas V90 Wind Turbine Kentish Flats
Country	England, United Kingdom
Location	North Sea off the coast of Kent, South East England
Coordinates	51°27′36″N 1°5′24″E / 51.46000°N 1.09000°E
Status	Operational
Construction began	August 2004;
Commission date	2005
Owner(s)	Vattenfall
Wind farm
Type	Offshore
Max. water depth	3–5 m (10–16 ft)
Distance from shore	5.5 mi (8.9 km)
Hub height	70 m (230 ft)
Rotor diameter	90 m (300 ft)
Site area	10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational	45
Make and model	Vestas V90-3MW / V112-3.3MW
Nameplate capacity	139.5 MW
Capacity factor	30%
External links
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The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located off the coast of Kent, England on a large, flat and shallow plateau just outside the main Thames shipping lanes. The wind farm is operated by Vattenfall.

Wind farm layout

Location

The distance from the nearest wind turbine to Whitstable is 6.2 miles (10.0 km). The nearest turbine is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) away from Herne Bay.

Installation

Construction was completed in August 2005, with commissioning and testing of all turbines completed by September 2005. The wind farm consists of 30 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 90 MW.^[1] Turbines were installed by the Danish offshore wind farms services provider A2SEA.^[2] Between 2007 and 2010, the capacity factor was around 30%.^[3] Its levelised cost has been estimated at £66/MWh.^[4]

Power is transmitted to shore via three export cables.^[5]

Kentish Flats extension

In February 2013 Vattenfall was granted consent to extend the existing Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm.^[6] 15 turbines each with a capacity of 3.3 MW were installed adding an extra 49.5 MW to the wind farm.^[7] Offshore construction began in October 2014 and was operational by December 2015.^[7]^[8]