Thorntonbank Wind Farm

Thorntonbank Wind Farm
Wind turbines D4 (nearest) to D1 on the Thornton Bank
Country	Belgium
Location	28 km north off the Belgian coast
Coordinates	51°33′06″N 2°58′01″E / 51.5516°N 2.9669°E / 51.5516; 2.9669
Status	Operational
Construction began	February 2008
Commission date	18 September 2013
Construction cost	€ 1.3 billion
Wind farm
Type	Offshore
Max. water depth	28 m (92 ft)
Distance from shore	27 km (17 mi)
Rotor diameter	126 m (413 ft)
Site area	19.84 km2 (7.66 sq mi)
Power generation
Units operational	6 × 5 MW 48 × 6.15 MW
Make and model	Senvion 6.2M126 (48) Senvion REpower 5M (6)
Nameplate capacity	325 MW
External links
Website	c-power.be
Commons	Related media on Commons
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The Thorntonbank Wind Farm (also known as C-Power) is an offshore wind farm. It is the first offshore wind farm in Belgium.

Electricity production started in early 2009, with a capacity of 30 MW. The capacity was increased to a total of 214 MW in 2012 and 325 MW in 2013.^[1]