Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm

Gunfleet Sands 1+2

The Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm is located approximately 7km south-east of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The project consists of two phases, Gunfleet Sands 1 with 30 turbines and Gunfleet Sands 2 with 18 turbines. The capacity of each turbine is 3.6MW, giving a total capacity of the Gunfleet Sands project of 172MW. The rotor diameter of the turbines is 107m, with a maximum height of 129m from blade tip to sea level.
 
The total area of the phase 1 development is 10km2 and 7.5km2 for phase 2. The turbines will be positioned with a spacing of 435m x 890m. The turbines are mounted on top of a monopile foundation. The monopiles are  in the region of 5m diameter, with an overall length of up to 50m and a seabed penetration of up to 40m.

Approximately 125,000 homes or approximately 90% of the households in Tendring district and Colchester City could be provided with clean electricity in the years to come. The project makes a considerable contribution to the domestic UK target of reducing CO2 emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2010.

For further information, visit the Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm webpage.

Generating capacity: 172 MW
Number of turbines: 48
Commercial operation: 2010
Owner of the project: DONG Energy
Country: United Kingdom