Carno wind farm

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name = Carno wind farm

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image_caption = Carno wind farm July 2008
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Carno Wind Farm started operation in October 1996 and currently has the largest production capacity in the UK.

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.
The wind farm covers an area of over 600 hectares, situated on a plateau to the west of the village of Carno, 400 metres above sea level, on Trannon Moor. [cite web
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title = Carno Wind Farm
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accessdate = February 2008 ] [cite web
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title = Guide to Renewable Energy Sites in Wales
work = Carno Windfarm
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url = http://www.cat.org.uk/grew/project.tmpl?command=search&db=grew.db&eqSKUdatarq=16&dir=grew
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Information:
*Number of turbines: 56 (extended to 68 with Carno 2 during 2008)
*Turbine manufacturer: Bonus Energy A/S, Denmark
*Turbine rating: 600 kW.
*Combined maximum power: 33.6MW
*Tower height to hub: 31.5m
*Blade number and diameter: 3 blades, each 44m long
*Annual production: 90 million units
*Wildlife information: 37 species of birds. 512 species of insects & spiders, including one Red Data Book entry, the nationally scarce Trechus rivularis ground beetle.
*Archaeological features: Bronze Age cairns, standing stones and a possible Roman road crossing from east to west.

Public footpaths cross the site and are waymarked on Ordnance Survey maps.

In 2008 an extension is to be added and designated "Carno 2" bringing the total number of turbines to 68. [cite web
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accessdate = August 2008 ] These will comprise 12 new Siemens 1.3MW wind turbines with a hub height of 49 m, blade length of 30 m, rotor diameter of 62 m giving a tip height of 80 m. [cite web
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ee also

*Wind power in the United Kingdom

References

External links

* [http://www.cat.org.uk/grew/project.tmpl?command=search&db=grew.db&eqSKUdatarq=16&dir=grew Renewable Energy Sites in Wales]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Npower_(UK) npower UK]