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The Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm is a 348 MW offshore located on the Burbo Flats in on the west coast of the UK in the. It consists of an original 90 MW wind farm commissioned in 2007 and a 258 MW extension completed in 2017.The wind farm was developed in the 2000s by SeaScape Energy, which was acquired by DONG Energy (now ) in 2005. A 25 turbine installation using 3.6 MW turbines was constructed from 2005, and officially opened in 2007. A further 32 8 MW turbines were constructed in 2016–17. Burbo Bank Offshore Windfarm with North Wales behindIn September 2002 SeaScape Energy ( Zilkha Renewable Energy, enXco A/S, Wind Prospect Ltd.
Joint venture. ) submitted an application to develop a farm site. The site, located on Burbo Flats in Liverpool bay (7 km northwest of and 6 km west of the coastline) was selected due to shallow water depths (0.5 to 8m at low tide), high wind speeds 7 m/s (23 ft/s), and a generally favourable location including proximity to an electrical grid connection. Initial expectations were for a 30 x 3 MW turbine wind farm, with on a site of approximately 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi).
An electrical connection to the mainland grid was to be made by a seabed cable running southeast to Wirral, followed by a 3.5 km underground cable to a substation at. SeaScape received a capital grant of £10 million in 2003 to aid development of the project.In 2003 EDF subsidiary enXCo bought the interests of Wind Prospect in the project, the project became a joint venture between and in 2004 with Elsam taking 50% of the projecty. In September 2005 was selected as the turbine supplier, with 25 3.6 MW turbines ordered at a cost of over €90 million. In December 2005 became sole owner of the project.Construction began in June 2006. Contractor for the foundation installation was: the foundation design was by, Smulders supplied the WTG foundations, turbine towers by, monopiles and transition pieces were from; piling was done by, with supplying lifting barge platform Jumping Jack.The contractor for the substation was EDF Energy Contracting, cable installation was by McNicholas Construction Services Ltd. (onshore) and Submarine Cable & Pipe (offshore), with cables supplied.
Inter turbine and grid connection to the substation was at 33 kV, with voltage step up to 132 kV at the substation for grid connection.The facility began generating power in July 2007, and the wind farm was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2007, and the facility was commercially operational by the end of 2007; the capital cost of developing the wind farm was €181 million.Between 2008 and 2010, the was between 32 and 35%. In 2009 the whole wind farm was put out of action for 4 weeks due to a failure in the underground electrical cable connecting to the. During summer 2010 Siemens decided to change the blade bearings on all 25 turbines as a pre-emptive measure after corrosion was found in blade bearings found on other sites.At the end of the windfarm's operational life (25 years) the wind farm will be decommissioned. Burbo Bank Extension Burbo Bank ExtensionCountryUnited KingdomCoordinatesStatusOperationalApril 2017Wind farmoffshoreMax. water depth6 to 13 m (20 to 43 ft)Power generationUnits operational32Make and model258MWExternal linksCommons. Planning, funding and design In 2009 the announced that wind farm operators could apply for; Dong Energy identified Burbo Bank as a potential site and began consultation on a 90 km 2 (35 sq mi) extension westwards of the original wind farm. Between 2009 and 2010 the area of the site was reduced to the north increase clearance from the to the; to the south and to the west, reducing potential impact on recreational sailing activities and on certain species of sea bird, and due to potential conflicts with ship anchoring sites; also reducing the visual impact from land. In April 2010 the Crown Estate awarded an area of 40 km 2 (15 sq mi) for lease.Water depths in the area are between 6 and 13 metres (20 and 43 ft).
The sea bed consisted primarily of sand. The underlying geology is sand overlaying clay overlaying mudstone. Samples within the turbine area showed sand followed by clay down to around 30m before weak mudstone was found.The initial cable export route and grid connection identified was one making landfall near to the existing Burbo Bank land connection, and connected to a 275 kV substation in; subsequently a potential grid connection at the 400 kV Deeside substation (near, Wales) was identified; and later a connection with landfall at, (nr. Prestatyn, Wales) to an extension of the new Bodelwyddan 400 kV substation under construction for the. Svanen, lifting ship, Burbo Banks Offshore Windfarm Extension Construction In early 2014 Dong Energy announced that the ' was the preferred model for the development, and made preliminary agreements to buy 32 units in August 2014.
The order for 32 turbines was confirmed in December 2014, the first series production of the type. The nacelles are to be produced at the former, while the blades are made at Vestas'. Assembly will take place in.In August 2014 was awarded the contract to supply export cables.
Comprehensive reference covering the design of foundations for offshore wind turbinesAs the demand for “green” energy increases the offshore wind power industry is expanding at a rapid pace around the world.Design of Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines is a comprehensive reference which covers the design of foundations for offshore wind turbines, and includes examples and case studies. It provides an overview of a wind farm and a wind turbine structure, and examines the different types of loads on the offshore wind turbine structure.
Foundation design considerations and the necessary calculations are also covered. The geotechnical site investigation and soil behavior/soil structure interaction are discussed, and the final chapter takes a case study of a wind turbine and demonstrates how to carry out step by step calculations.Key features:. New, important subject to the industry. Includes calculations and case studies. Accompanied by a website hosting software and data files.Design of Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines is a must have reference for engineers within the renewable energy industry and is also a useful guide for graduate students in this area.