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Dagenham Wind Farm 
Location of Dagenham Wind Farm
Country England Location Dagenham, London Coordinates 51°31′19″N 0°9′4″E / 51.52194°N 0.15111°ECoordinates: 51°31′19″N 0°9′4″E / 51.52194°N 0.15111°E Commission date 2004 Owner(s) Ford Motor Company Power station information Primary fuel Wind Generation units 2 Enercon 1.8MW turbines Power generation information Installed capacity 3.6 MW The Dagenham wind turbines are two 85 m high Enercon E-70[1] wind turbines located on the Dagenham estate of the Ford Motor Company in east London, England.[2] The turbines were completed in April 2004. They are landmarks of the skyline and the first 'wind farm' to be built in London.[3]
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Planning and building
One turbine is located in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, (Turbine 1)[4] the other in the Hornchurch Marshes area of the London Borough of Havering (Turbine 2).[4] Planning consent was received from both boroughs.[5] The Mayor of London gave approval for the project in August 2003.[6]
The turbines were constructed by the Ecotricity green energy company.[2] Planning consent was also given for a third 65 m high turbine (Turbine 3)[4] in Havering, with a viewing platform[5] which,[6] as of 2007[update], has not been constructed. As of mid-2008, the planned operating date for the third wind turbine was by the first quarter of 2009.[1]
Specifications
The turbines are located 10 miles (16 km) east of the City of London at OS grid reference TQ492824 and TQ502818. They are 85 m high to the hub, have a rotor diameter of 70 m and a combined capacity of 3.6 MW. The total height to the top of the rotors is 120 m.[4]
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Point Coordinates
(links to map & photo sources)Notes Turbine 1 51°31′19″N 0°09′04″E / 51.5220°N 0.1510°E Turbine 2 51°30′58″N 0°09′53″E / 51.5160°N 0.1648°E Gallery
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Turbine 2
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Turbine 1 and several structures of the Ford plant
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Beam valley and turbine 2
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A Ford Mondeo before one of the turbines
References
- ^ a b "Third Turbine To Support Ford Plant". 2008-04-24. http://renewenergy.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/third-turbine-to-support-ford-plant/. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ a b Ecotricity - Ford Dagenham, London
- ^ Thames Gateway London Partnership Re:new - Power for Change. September 2004.
- ^ a b c d Greater London Authority - Wind Turbines, Ford Estate, Dagenham planning application. 4 June 2003.
- ^ a b BBC News - Huge wind turbines win approval. 27 August, 2003.
- ^ a b Mayor of London - The Mayor's planning decisions - meeting date 04 June 2003.
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