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The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm is a
Construction was completed in August 2005, with commissioning and testing of all turbines completed by September 2005. The wind farm consists of 30 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines with a total
wind farm
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...
located off the coast of Kent
Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...
, England
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on a large, flat and shallow plateau just outside the main Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after th ...
shipping lanes. The wind farm is operated by Vattenfall
Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational corporation, multinational electrical power industry, power company owned by the List of government enterprises of Sweden, Swedish state. Beyond Sweden, the company generates power in Denmark, Finland, Germa ...
.
Location
The distance from the nearestwind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that wind power, converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. , hundreds of thousands of list of most powerful wind turbines, large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, were generating over ...
to Whitstable
Whitstable () is a town on the north coast of Kent, England, at the convergence of the The Swale, Swale and the Greater Thames Estuary, north of Canterbury and west of Herne Bay, Kent, Herne Bay.
The town, formerly known as Whitstable-on-Se ...
is . The nearest turbine is away from Herne Bay
Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne, Kent, Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury loca ...
.
Installation
Construction was completed in August 2005, with commissioning and testing of all turbines completed by September 2005. The wind farm consists of 30 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines with a total nameplate capacity
Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, maximum effect or gross capacity,MW. Turbines were installed by the Danish offshore wind farms services provider A2SEA.
Between 2007 and 2010, the
UK Renewable Energy Data, Issue 10
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LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Kentish Flats
Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall
Kentish Flats Extension
Vattenfall
Operational Energy Projects
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capacity factor
The net capacity factor is the unitless ratio of actual electrical energy output over a given period of time to the theoretical maximum electrical energy output over that period. The theoretical maximum energy output of a given installation is def ...
was around 30%.Dunford et alUK Renewable Energy Data, Issue 10
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Renewable Energy Foundation
The Renewable Energy Foundation (REF), founded in 2004 by UK TV personality Noel Edmonds, is a United Kingdom-based registered charity with a stated aim of promoting the development of sustainable energy technologies. It has been characterised by ...
'', 29 July 2010. Accessed: 30 September 2011. Its levelised cost
The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is a measure of the average net present cost of electricity generation for a generator over its lifetime. It is used for investment planning and to compare different methods of electricity generation on a ...
has been estimated at £66/MWh.
Power is transmitted to shore via three export cables.
Kentish Flats extension
In February 2013 Vattenfall was granted consent to extend the existing Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm. 15 turbines each with a capacity of 3.3 MW were installed adding an extra 49.5 MW to the wind farm. Offshore construction began in October 2014 and was operational by December 2015.See also
*Wind power in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is the best location for wind power in Europe and one of the best in the world. The combination of long coastline, shallow water and strong winds make offshore wind unusually effective.
By 2023, the UK had over 11 thousand ...
*List of offshore wind farms
This article lists the largest offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under construction, the largest proposed offshore wind farms, and offshore ...
*List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
This is a list of offshore wind farms within the national maritime boundary, maritime boundaries of the United Kingdom.
In April 2025 the nameplate capacity of offshore wind farms in operation was approximately 16 GW, with a further 8 GW under con ...
* List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
References
External links
LORC Knowledge - Datasheet for Kentish Flats
Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall
Kentish Flats Extension
Vattenfall
Operational Energy Projects
The Crown Estates {{South East powerstations Offshore wind farms in the North Sea Wind farms in England Buildings and structures in Kent Power stations in South East England Vattenfall wind farms Round 1 offshore wind farms 2005 establishments in England Energy infrastructure completed in 2005