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Blyth Offshore Wind Farm
In or near Blyth.
Blyth Offshore Wind Farm in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newsham · 4.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Blyth Offshore Wind Farm is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Northumbria Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Blyth Offshore Wind Farm was a small coastal wind farm located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland, England, and was the first offshore wind farm in the UK.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Commissioned in December 2000 as a pilot project, the project was developed by a consortium that included E.ON, Shell Renewables, NUON and Border Wind. E.ON were in charge of operating the farm. The project was the UK's first offshore wind farm, following the Vindeby in 1991 and Tunø in 1995, as well as being the largest offshore turbines erected in the world at the time. It helped pave the way for more than 2700 bigger offshore turbines installed in British waters since then. In 2012 there were plans to add a 100 MW test facility of 15 turbines at Blyth and nearby Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, supported by a government grant. The site would be administered by The National Renewable Energy Centre…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.1358, -1.4903
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Blyth
- Postcode
- NE24 2AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Established
- 2000
- Nearest railway station
- Newsham — 4.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4930860 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blyth Offshore Wind Farm (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blyth Offshore Wind Farm?
- Blyth Offshore Wind Farm is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE24 2AS), in the parish of Blyth.
- What is Blyth Offshore Wind Farm?
- Blyth Offshore Wind Farm in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Blyth Offshore Wind Farm?
- The nearest railway station is Newsham, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE24 2AS.
- When was Blyth Offshore Wind Farm built?
- Built or established in 2000.
- Who owns Blyth Offshore Wind Farm?
- Blyth Offshore Wind Farm is owned by E.ON<br/>Shell Renewables<br/>NUON<br/>Border Wind.
- Is Blyth Offshore Wind Farm a protected site?
- Yes — Blyth Offshore Wind Farm is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumbria Coast Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Blyth Offshore Wind Farm?
- The nearest railway station is Newsham, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE24 2AS.