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London Array offshore wind farm
The London Array under construction in 2009.
London Array is located in England
London Array
Location of London Array offshore wind farm
Country England, United Kingdom
Location 7 miles (11 km) off North Foreland, Kent
Coordinates 51°37′34″N 1°29′42″E / 51.626°N 1.495°E / 51.626; 1.495
Status Operational
Construction began March 2011
Commission date April 2013
Construction cost £1.8 billion (€2.2 billion)
Owner(s) Wind farm:
  • E.ON UK Renewables (30%)
  • DONG Energy (25%)
  • Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (25%)
  • Masdar (20%)


Transmission assets:

  • Blue Transmission London Array Limited (Barclays/Mitsubishi Corporation)
Developer(s) London Array Limited
Website
www.londonarray.com

The London Array is an 175 turbine 630 MW offshore wind farm located 20 km off the Kent coast in the outer Thames Estuary in the United Kingdom. At the time of its construction it was the largest offshore wind farm in the world.

Construction of phase 1 of the wind farm began in March 2011 and was completed by mid 2013, being formally opened by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, on 4 July 2013.

The second phase of the project was refused planning consent in 2014 due to possible impacts on sea birds.

Images for kids

  • Thames Estuary and Wind Farms from Space NASA with annotations

    Satellite image of the Thames Estuary with London Array top right, and neighbouring wind farm areas.

  • London Array 02

    London Array under construction 2009 viewed from light aircraft GBIRT

See also

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