Lynn and Inner Dowsing Wind Farm
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Lynn wind farm with Lincs wind farm under construction to rear (2011)
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 Location of Lynn and Inner Dowsing Wind Farms
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| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Location | The Wash/North Sea |
| Coordinates | 53°07′39″N 00°26′10″E / 53.12750°N 0.43611°ECoordinates: 53°07′39″N 00°26′10″E / 53.12750°N 0.43611°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | March 2009 |
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| Type | offshore |
| Distance from shore | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
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| Units operational | 54 |
| Make and model | Siemens Wind Power 3.6MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 194 MW |
| Capacity factor | 31-36% (2009-2012) |
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Website www.glidwindfarms.com |
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The Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farms are a pair of round 1 wind farms located in the North Sea, in the shallow waters at the entrance to The Wash off the coast of Lincolnshire, England. The wind farms were developed as a single unit after planning consent was given in 2003. Construction work began in 2006 and was completed in 2009.
The farm has a maximum output of 194MW from 54 Siemens Wind Power 3.6-107 turbines with a generating capacity of 194 MW. The capacity factor of the farm has been 31 to 36%.
The Lynn wind farm and the Inner Dowsing wind farm were initially developed as separate projects by AMEC and Renewable Energy Systems. The projects received planning consent in 2003. At the planning stage the development was opposed by fishermen.
In 2003 Centrica Renewable Energy acquired the Lynn and the Dowsing wind farm projects and merged them into a single development. Tendering for construction of the wind farm took place from 2005, with contracts awarded between 2006 and 2007.
In 2006 Nexans was awarded a contract to supply inter-array and export cabling for the windfarm, consisting of 32 and 40 kilometres (20 and 25 mi) of 36kV three core cables.MT Hojgaard was contracted to install the offshore foundations.Siemens Wind obtained the contract to supply 54 of its SWT-3.7-107 wind turbines for the farm, and Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution supplied the onshore 33 to 132kV substation and associated switchgear, and was contracted to lay the onshore cables.
Onshore civil engineering work began late 2006 - a substation was constructed near Skegness., onshore construction including cable laying was complete by 2007. Installation of the offshore foundations was undertaken using the vessel MV Resolution - foundations were installed by 2007, and cables and turbines were installed by 2008, with the last turbine installed July 2008. Commissioning work was complete in March 2009.
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