Kentish Flats is a 90MW offshore wind power project. The project is located in North Sea, England, the UK. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2004 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in October 2005.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Offshore | 90 | 90 | – | Active | England, the UK |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Vattenfall with a stake of 100%.
The wind turbines in the project are installed on fixed foundations. An array of monopile foundations feature in the project.
The project generates 280,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 61,000 households.
The turbines installed on the project are using Tubular Steel towers.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2004 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in October 2005.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to SmartestEnergy under a power purchase agreement, starting from 2005.
Contractors Involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 30 units of V90-3.0 MW turbines, each with 3MW nameplate capacity.
ALL NRG is the O&M contractor for the wind power project.
Methodology
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