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Humber Gateway Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm 8 km east of Spurn Point off the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, in the North Sea, England; the wind farm is located in water depths around and covers an area of approximately . The wind farm became operational in June 2015. It was developed by Humber Wind Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of E.ON UK plc.; the wind farm consists of 73 3 MW wind turbines, with the electrical cable making landfall at Easington, and connecting to the National Grid, at Salt End, on the eastern outskirts of Kingston upon Hull. ==History== In 2003 EON submitted a bid to the Crown Estate to develop a wind farm in the 'Greater Wash Strategic Area';〔Humber Gateway project timeline, (E ON)〕 a planning application was submitted in 2008 for a 300 MW, £700 million, wind farm. Additional planning applications for onshore substation, and onshore underground cable were submitted in 2009/2008, and approved in 2010. The site was located over 8 km east of Easington, in an area roughly with a water depth of around , and approximately 15 km north-northeast from Donna Nook on the Lincolnshire coast. Cable connections were to make land fall at Easington and connect via about a 30 km underground cable connection with the National Grid near Salt End (near Hull). Initial plans were for a 300 MW wind farm, with 42-83 turbines.〔Humber Gateway - Non-Technical Summary, (E ON), pp.6-7〕 The wind farm had an expected operational life of 40 years based on the length of the Crown Estate lease, with possible turbine replacement after 20–25 years.〔Humber Gateway - Non-Technical Summary, (E ON), p.9〕 Governmental planning approval for a 230 MW (77 turbine) wind farm was given in early 2011. In December 2011 E ON published plans for a 73 turbine, 219 MW wind farm, using Vestas V112 3.0 MW turbines, with an initial completion date scheduled for spring 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Humber Gateway Wind Farm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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