Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Great Eppleton Wind Farm
Twin-bladed turbines at Great Eppleton Wind Farm
Location of Great Eppleton Wind Farm in Tyne and Wear
Country	England, United Kingdom
Location	Near Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear
Coordinates	54°49′59″N 1°25′46″W / 54.83306°N 1.42944°W / 54.83306; -1.42944Coordinates: 54°49′59″N 1°25′46″W / 54.83306°N 1.42944°W / 54.83306; -1.42944
Status	Operational
Construction began	1997
Commission date	Repowered in March 2010
Wind farm
Avg. site elevation	480 ft
Power generation
Units operational	4 x 2 MW
Make and model	REPower: MM92
Nameplate capacity	8 MW
Website http://www.eon-uk.com/generation/greateppleton.aspx

Great Eppleton Wind Farm is a wind farm near Hetton-le-Hole, England. It is owned and operated by E.ON UK. Constructed in 1997, it was notable for originally consisting of twin-bladed turbines, as most wind turbines have three blades. On 29 September 2009 E.ON announced it would replace these with four new REpower MM92 turbines giving a nameplate capacity of 8.2 MW.^[1][2][3]

External links

• E.ON UK - Great Eppleton Wind Farm

References

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Organisations and personnel	A. Reyrolle & Company C. A. Parsons and Company Northern Powergrid Charles Algernon Parsons Charles Hesterman Merz Clarke Chapman John Theodore Merz L J Couves & Partners Merz & McLellan NaREC Newcastle and District Electric Lighting Company North Eastern Electric Supply Company Northern Electric Northern Engineering Industries Pre-nationalisation North East electric power companies
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