Rhyl Flats

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Rhyl Flats Wind Farm
Viewed from the air, looking south
Map
CountryUnited Kingdom
LocationLiverpool Bay, Wales
Coordinates53°22′N 3°39′W / 53.37°N 3.65°W / 53.37; -3.65
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • June 2007
Commission dateDecember 2009
OwnerRWE
OperatorRWE
Wind farm
TypeOffshore
Distance from shore8 km (5 mi)
Power generation
Units operational25 x 3.6 MW
Make and modelSiemens Wind Power
Nameplate capacity90 MW
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Wind farm layout

Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a 25 turbine wind farm approximately 8 km north east of Llandudno in North Wales. It is Wales' second offshore wind farm and the third offshore wind farm to be built within Liverpool Bay. It has a maximum rated output of 90 MW.

Construction

The Rhyl Flats project was initially developed by Celtic Offshore Wind Limited (COWL) as part of the UK's Round 1 offshore wind farm programme. COWL received consent for the project in 2002, and in December 2002 the project was purchased by Npower Renewables (formerly National Wind Power and now a part of Innogy, a subsidiary of the German firm RWE), who were also developing the neighbouring North Hoyle and Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farms. Offshore construction work at Rhyl Flats began in July 2007. Foundation works was completed in August 2008.[1] The completed project was officially opened on 2 December 2009.[2]

North Hoyle was completed in 2003, just a few kilometres east of Rhyl Flats. The Round 1 projects were intended to act as testbeds; building the UK's understanding of offshore wind, whilst in total also providing well over 1000 MW of green generating capacity for the UK. All of the Round 1 offshore wind farms were limited to a maximum area of 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi), and no more than 30 wind turbines.

The project uses three export cables.[3]

Output

The first electricity was supplied by the site on 15 July 2009. The project consists of 25 Siemens Wind Power SWT-107-3.6 wind turbines, each rated at 3.6 MW capacity. This gives the project a maximum output of 90 MW; a third greater than the neighbouring North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm, but with five fewer wind turbines and spread over a smaller area. At the time of installation, Rhyl Flats is expected to generate enough electricity to power 60,000 homes on average.

Its levelised cost has been estimated at £126/MWh.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Initial installation of Rhyl Flats wind farm completed". Reuters Events. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "RWE: Rhyl Flats inauguration press release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2009.
  3. ^ "npower To Start Turbine Construction At Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm - NS Energy". 22 April 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ Aldersey-Williams, John; Broadbent, Ian; Strachan, Peter (2019). "Better estimates of LCOE from audited accounts – A new methodology with examples from United Kingdom offshore wind and CCGT". Energy Policy. 128: 25–35. Bibcode:2019EnPol.128...25A. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.12.044. hdl:10059/3298.
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