Carno wind farm

Carno Wind Farm

Carno wind farm July 2008
Location of Carno Wind Farm in Wales
Country Wales, United Kingdom
Location near Carno, Powys
Coordinates 52°33′01″N 03°36′01″W / 52.55028°N 3.60028°W / 52.55028; -3.60028Coordinates: 52°33′01″N 03°36′01″W / 52.55028°N 3.60028°W / 52.55028; -3.60028
Status Operational
Commission date October 1996
March 2009
Owner(s) RWE npower
Wind farm
Hub height 31.5 m (103 ft)
Rotor diameter 44 m (144 ft)
Power generation
Units operational 68
Make and model Siemens Wind Power
Nameplate capacity 49.2 MW

Carno is a wind farm of 68 turbines which started operation in October 1996. It covers an area of over 600 hectares on Trannon Moor, a plateau to the west of the village of Carno in Powys, Mid Wales, 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level.[1][2]

Carno currently has the largest production capacity in Wales.

Originally consisting of 56 wind turbines each of 600 kilowatts (kW) maximum output, the combined maximum power of 33.6 megawatts (MW) made Carno the largest Wind Farm in Europe at the time of its construction. The total project cost was approximately £26 million.
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Public footpaths cross the site and are waymarked on Ordnance Survey maps.

In 2008, an extension designated "Carno 2" was completed, bringing the total number of turbines to 68, comprising 12 new Siemens 1.3MW wind turbines with a hub height of 49 metres (161 ft), blade length of 30 metres (98 ft) and rotor diameter of 62 metres (203 ft) giving a tip height of 80 metres (260 ft).[3][4]

"Carno 2" in June 2011 from Newydd Fynyddog

See also

References

  1. "Carno Wind Farm". npower renewables. Retrieved August 2012.
  2. "Guide to Renewable Energy Sites in Wales". Carno Windfarm. Retrieved February 2008.
  3. "Walesonline". Retrieved August 2008.
  4. "Press release" (PDF). Retrieved August 2008.

External links

Media related to Carno Wind Farm at Wikimedia Commons

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