Wind Power

Onshore and offshore wind farms, turbine technology (Vestas, Siemens Gamesa), capacity factor, curtailment.

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New England Wind: Proposed Offshore Project and Regulatory History

New England Wind is a proposed offshore wind farm off Massachusetts, developed by Avangrid with a 791 MW contract awarded in 2024.

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Challicum Hills Wind Farm

Challicum Hills Wind Farm is a 52.5 MW onshore wind facility near Ararat, Victoria, owned by Pacific Blue and commissioned in 2003.

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Garob Wind Power Station

Operational 145 MW wind farm in South Africa's Karoo region, developed by Enel and connected to the Eskom grid.

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Galway Wind Park: Development and Operations in Connemara

Galway Wind Park is a 174 MW onshore wind farm in County Galway, Ireland, developed by SSE Renewables and Coillte.

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Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farms

Overview of the Greater Changhua offshore wind farms in Taiwan, owned by Ørsted and under construction.

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Moray West Wind Farm

Moray West is an 882 MW offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, Scotland, operated by Ocean Winds with turbines by Siemens Gamesa.

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Carleton Wind Farm

109.5MW wind farm in Quebec, Canada, with 73 turbines, operational since 2008.

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Barrow Offshore Wind Farm: Development and Operations

Barrow Offshore Wind Farm is a 90 MW offshore wind farm in the East Irish Sea, operated by Ørsted near Barrow-in-Furness.

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Hundhammerfjellet Wind Farm

Wind farm in Nærøysund, Norway with 17 turbines and 55 MW capacity.

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Nordsee-Ost offshore wind farm

Nordsee-Ost is a 295 MW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, developed by RWE Innogy and commissioned in 2015.

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Markbygden Wind Farm: Development, Phases and Operational Status

Overview of the Markbygden Wind Farm in Sweden, Europe's largest onshore wind project, its phases, capacity, and current status.

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Windpark Noordoostpolder: Development and Operations

Windpark Noordoostpolder is a major onshore and near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands, completed in 2017 with a capacity of 429 MW.

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Khangela Emoyeni Wind Power Station

144 MW wind farm in South Africa's Western Cape, developed by AIIM subsidiaries for Rio Tinto's Richards Bay Minerals.

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Harapaki Wind Farm: Development and Operations in Hawke's Bay

Harapaki Wind Farm in New Zealand, operated by Meridian Energy, is the country's second-largest wind farm, completed in 2024 with 41 turbine...

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Crows Nest Wind Farm: Proposed Development in Queensland

Overview of the proposed Crows Nest Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia, including capacity, location, and community objections.

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Project Hayes: Proposed Wind Farm in Central Otago

Project Hayes was a proposed 630 MW wind farm in New Zealand's Lammermoor Range, withdrawn in 2012 after legal challenges.

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Horns Rev Offshore Wind Farm: Pioneering North Sea Wind Energy

Horns Rev was the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the North Sea, pioneering 160 MW capacity in 2002.

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First Flight wind farm: Proposed Offshore Project in Northern Ireland

First Flight was a proposed 600MW offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, abandoned in 2014 due to regulatory and incentive challenges.

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Puketiro Wind Farm: Proposed Development and Abandonment

The Puketiro Wind Farm was a proposed 130 MW renewable energy project in New Zealand that was abandoned in 2011 following public consultatio...

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Castle Wind Farm: Development and Operations in South Africa

Castle Wind Farm is an 89 MW wind project in South Africa's Northern Cape, owned by ACED and Reatile Group, supplying power to Sibanye-Still...