Category: offshore wind

Capacity factors at Danish offshore wind farms

Posted by Andrew Smith – 2011/04/02

Thanks to the wonderful statisticians and data managers at ENS and Energinet​.DK, we have a large amount of detailed data from Danish onshore and offshore wind farms. Here’s one quick cut of it: the average capacity factors, to date of every Danish offshore wind farm. The relatively new wind farm Horns Rev II has the best capacity factor to date, with a striking 46.7%
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Surpassing Matilda: record-breaking Danish wind turbines

Posted by Andrew Smith – 2010/07/21


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By 2008, Matilda was the world’s most productive wind turbine, having generated 61.4 GWh of energy by the end of its life.

But by the end of March 2010, this record had been broken four times over, Read more…

Live mapping of ships building Walney offshore windfarm

Posted by Andrew Smith – 2010/07/20

The map below shows the live positions of ships working on the Walney offshore wind farm, off the coast of Blackpool and Barrow-in-Furness. It’s not as good as sitting on the dock of the bay, watching the ships roll in and roll out again, but it’s better than a slap in the face with a wet cod.Read more…