Delabole wind farm
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The Delabole wind farm is a wind farm
located in Delabole
, Cornwall
, England
. It was the first commercial wind farm constructed in the UK.
The farm was first proposed in 1989, and was opened in 1991. For its first two decades, it operated ten wind turbines, built by Vestas
, but in February 2011 an £
11.8 million rebuilding of the facility was completed, which added four new turbines, which are larger than the original ones. After the rebuilding, the facility has a total potential power output of 9.2 megawatts, an increase from the original four megawatt output.
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
located in Delabole
Delabole
Delabole is a large village in north Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated approximately two miles west of Camelford.The village of Delabole came into existence in the 20th century; it is named after the Delabole Quarry. There were three hamlets: Pengelly, Medrose and Rockhead...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was the first commercial wind farm constructed in the UK.
The farm was first proposed in 1989, and was opened in 1991. For its first two decades, it operated ten wind turbines, built by Vestas
Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines. It is the largest in the world, but due to very rapid growth of its competitors, its market share decreased from 28% in 2007 to 12.5% in 2009...
, but in February 2011 an £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
11.8 million rebuilding of the facility was completed, which added four new turbines, which are larger than the original ones. After the rebuilding, the facility has a total potential power output of 9.2 megawatts, an increase from the original four megawatt output.