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Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme
Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme is an operating offshore wind farm in England, United Kingdom, with a capacity of 108 MW. It came online in 2009.
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| Status | Operating |
|---|---|
| Type | Offshore |
| Capacity | 108 MW |
| Online | 2009 |
| Consented | 1 March 2004 |
| Construction began | 1 April 2009 |
| Fully operational | 24 July 2009 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | England |
Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Scheme is the 47th largest operating wind farm in the United Kingdom, of the 831 operating there that we track (1,290 in all, including those being built or planned). See the largest wind farms in the United Kingdom and how the United Kingdom makes its electricity.
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- Gunfleet Sands II, 65 MW
- Gunfleet Sands - (Demo) Extension, 12 MW
- Earl's Hall, 10 MW
- London Array, 630 MW
- Middlewick wind farm, 21 MW
- Turncole Wind Farm, 18 MW
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Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), Open Government Licence v3.0; see data sources and methods. Indicative: registers differ, and a project's figures change as it's built. Tell us about a correction.