The winds of change

Young, Jon

The winds of change - 2007 - New Civil Engineer (1650) 11 January 2007, 20-21(2) .

Looks at two offshore wind schemes which form part of the second round of UK offshore wind development. The £1.5bn London Array scheme will have 341 turbines sited 20km off the Kent and Essex coasts and the £450m Thanet project will have 100 turbines sited 11km from North Foreland, Kent. Briefly raises planning consent issues and explains the elements that constitute a wind farm (wind monitoring mast, turbines, blades, cables and foundations).


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