Cefn Croes Wind Farm

Summary

Cefn Croes is a wind farm in Ceredigion, Wales. It is located in the Cambrian Mountains on Cefn Croes mountain, 573m (1,880 ft) south of the A44 road between Aberystwyth and Llangurig, in west Wales. The construction of the wind farm commenced in February 2004, and was completed in the spring of 2005 when the 39 wind turbines started producing electricity. The maximum installed nameplate capacity is 58.5 MW.[1]

Cefn Croes Wind Farm
The wind farm near its completion
Map
CountryWales
Locationnear Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion
Coordinates52°24′18″N 3°45′03″W / 52.40500°N 3.75083°W / 52.40500; -3.75083
StatusOperational
Commission dateJune 2005
Owner(s)Falck Renewables
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Site area7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational39 x 1.5 MW
Make and modelGE Wind 1.5MW
Nameplate capacity58.5 MW
External links
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Nearby is the HuMP Y Glog (Draws Drum).

References edit

  1. ^ "Cefn Croes (inc Devils Bridge, Bryn Du NFFO Contract) windfarm, United-Kingdom". The Wind Power Database. Retrieved 3 December 2008.