Garves Wind Farm
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Garves Wind Farm consists of 5 turbines with an installed capacity of 15 MW. It is located near Dunloy
in County Antrim
, Northern Ireland. It is managed by Engineering Renewables Limited on behalf of Garves Wind Limited. London based project development company Your Energy Ltd bought the scheme from the original developer in 2007.
The five wind turbines are supplied by Danish company Vestas
, the largest wind turbine supplier in the world. The turbines are V90 model with a 3 MW capacity. The wind farm is expected to generate electricity for the equivalent of 8,387 homes annually.
Northern Irish firm Lagan Construction Limited was awarded the balance of plant contract to build the wind farm. Construction started in January 2008 and the wind farm was supplying electricity to the grid by early 2009.
Garves was the first Northern Irish wind farm to be financed in the new single market. The electricity is sold to Viridian Energy Supply Limited through the Single Electricity Market.
The site has been included in the Ballymoney Borough Council's 2009 and 2010 Countryside Walks Programme.
Dunloy
Dunloy is a village and townland in the Borough of Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is between Ballymena and Ballymoney . It had a population of 1,071 people in the 2001 Census, a gain of 21 % since 1991.Dunloy's most striking building is the modern Roman Catholic church...
in County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, Northern Ireland. It is managed by Engineering Renewables Limited on behalf of Garves Wind Limited. London based project development company Your Energy Ltd bought the scheme from the original developer in 2007.
The five wind turbines are supplied by Danish company 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...
, the largest wind turbine supplier in the world. The turbines are V90 model with a 3 MW capacity. The wind farm is expected to generate electricity for the equivalent of 8,387 homes annually.
Northern Irish firm Lagan Construction Limited was awarded the balance of plant contract to build the wind farm. Construction started in January 2008 and the wind farm was supplying electricity to the grid by early 2009.
Garves was the first Northern Irish wind farm to be financed in the new single market. The electricity is sold to Viridian Energy Supply Limited through the Single Electricity Market.
The site has been included in the Ballymoney Borough Council's 2009 and 2010 Countryside Walks Programme.
See also
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