by Jakob Kaye
Worlds Largest Wind Farm Kent

England can now proudly claim that it hosts the largest ever offshore wind farm in the world. Completed at the end of September 2010, the 300MW farm consists of 100 Vestas V90 turbines and is located 7 miles off Foreness Point, the most eastern part of Kent.

The Thanet Offshore Wind farm project was acquired in November 2008 by Vattenfall who are the fifth biggest producer of energy in Europe, producing a total of 158.9TWh of electricity in 2009. This wind farm project boosts UK offshore wind capacity by 30% to provide enough electricity to power 200,000 homes and pushes the 5GW mark of total energy provided by Wind energy.

The turbines stand 115m tall above sea level at their highest point and cover and area of 35km2. The rotor diameter of the Vesta V90 is 90m across and are manufactured in Denmark at the Vestas Nancelles Works.

According to Vattenfall, around £780 million has been invested in this project and the benefits to the environment and local community will attract tourists from around the world to the Kent area. Could this vast array of proud standing turbines become a ‘Mecca’ for renewable energy enthusiasts?

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