Dagenham wind turbines
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 Location of Dagenham Wind Farm in England
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| Country | England |
| Location | Dagenham, London |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Commission date | 2004 |
| Owner(s) | Ford Motor Company |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 3 Enercon turbines |
| Nameplate capacity | 5.9 MW |
The Dagenham wind turbines are two 85 m high Enercon E-66 and one E-82[1] wind turbines located on the Dagenham estate of the Ford Motor Company in East London, England.[2] The first two turbines were completed in April 2004 and the third was installed in 2011.[3] They are landmarks of the skyline and the first 'wind farm' to be built in London.[4]
Planning and building
One turbine is located in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, (Turbine 1)[5] the second in the Hornchurch Marshes area of the London Borough of Havering (Turbine 2).[5] Planning consent was received from both boroughs.[6] The Mayor of London gave approval for the project in August 2003.[7]
The turbines were constructed by the Ecotricity green energy company.[2] Planning consent was also given for a third 65 m high turbine (Turbine 3)[5] in Havering, with a viewing platform which was not constructed.[6][7] The planned operating date for the third wind turbine was by the first quarter of 2009,[1] and it was eventually installed in 2011.[3]
Specifications
The turbines are located 10 miles (16 km) east of the City of London at OS grid reference TQ492824 and TQ502818. They are 85 m high to the hub, have a rotor diameter of 70 m and a combined capacity of 5.9 MW. The total height to the top of the rotors is 120 m.[5]
Location
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| Turbine 1 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1.8 MW |
| Turbine 2 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1.8 MW |
| Turbine 3 | 2.3MW |
Gallery
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Turbine 2
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Turbine 1 and several structures of the Ford plant
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Beam valley and turbine 2
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A Ford Mondeo before one of the turbines
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ecotricity - Ford Dagenham, London
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/AboutFord/News/CompanyNews/2011/TurbineGreenPower
- ↑ Thames Gateway London Partnership Re:new - Power for Change. September 2004.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Greater London Authority - Wind Turbines, Ford Estate, Dagenham planning application. 4 June 2003.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 BBC News - Huge wind turbines win approval. 27 August 2003.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mayor of London - The Mayor's planning decisions - meeting date 4 June 2003.
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