Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm

Wind farm in the North Sea

Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm

Vestas V90 Wind Turbine Kentish Flats

Country| England, United Kingdom
Location| North Sea off the coast of Kent, South East England
Coordinates| 51°27′36″N 1°5′24″E﻿ / ﻿51.46000°N 1.09000°E﻿ / 51.46000; 1.09000
Status| Operational
Construction began|

* August 2004

Commission date| 2005
Owner| Vattenfall
Wind farm
Type| Offshore
Max. water depth| 3–5 m (10–16 ft)
Distance from shore| 5.5 mi (8.9 km)
Hub height| 70 m (230 ft)
Rotor diameter| 90 m (300 ft)
Site area| 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational| 45
Make and model| Vestas V90-3MW / V112-3.3MW
Nameplate capacity| 139.5 MW
Capacity factor| 30%
External links
Commons| Related media on Commons

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Wind farm layout

The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a wind farm located off the coast of Kent, England on a large, flat and shallow plateau just outside the main Thames shipping lanes. The wind farm is operated by Vattenfall.

## Location

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The distance from the nearest wind turbine to Whitstable is 6.2 miles (10.0 km). The nearest turbine is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) away from Herne Bay.

## Installation

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Turbines at Kentish Flats, Kent, England, with the WWII gun platforms visible towards the right. Satellite image of the Thames Estuary with Kentish Flats (pre-extension) bottom left.

Construction was completed in August 2005, with commissioning and testing of all turbines completed by September 2005. The wind farm consists of 30 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines with a total nameplate capacity of 90 MW.[1] Turbines were installed by the Danish offshore wind farms services provider A2SEA.[2] Between 2007 and 2010, the capacity factor was around 30%.[3] Its levelised cost has been estimated at £66/MWh.[4]

Power is transmitted to shore via three export cables.[5]

## Kentish Flats extension

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In February 2013 Vattenfall was granted consent to extend the existing Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm.[6] 15 turbines each with a capacity of 3.3 MW were installed adding an extra 49.5 MW to the wind farm.[7] Offshore construction began in October 2014 and was operational by December 2015.[7][8]

## See also

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* England portal
* Weather portal
* Renewable energy portal

* Wind power in the United Kingdom
* List of offshore wind farms
* List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
* List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea

## References

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1. ^ RenewableUK. "RenewableUK - The Voice of Wind & Marine Energy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
2. ^ "A2SEA presentation" (PDF). A2SEA. Export Promotion Denmark. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
3. ^ Dunford et al. UK Renewable Energy Data, Issue 10 p69 Renewable Energy Foundation, 29 July 2010. Accessed: 30 September 2011.
4. ^ Aldersey-Williams, John; Broadbent, Ian; Strachan, Peter (2019). "Better estimates of LCOE from audited accounts – A new methodology with examples from United Kingdom offshore wind and CCGT". Energy Policy. 128: 25–35\. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2018.12.044. hdl:10059/3298. S2CID 158158724.
5. ^ "Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm Extension, Kent". Power Technology. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
6. ^ The Planning Inspectorate. "National Infrastructure Planning". Retrieved 25 July 2016.
7. ^ a b "Energy firm Vattenfall to add 15 turbines to Kentish Flats windfarm off the coast of Whitstable and Herne Bay costing £165m". Kent Online. 10 February 2015.
8. ^ Tim Yates. "RenewableUK - UK Wind Energy Database (UKWED)". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

## External links

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Media related to Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm at Wikimedia Commons

* LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Kentish Flats
* Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm, Vattenfall
* Kentish Flats Extension, Vattenfall
* Operational Energy Projects, The Crown Estates

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