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, 30 km (19 mi) off the Belgian coast, in water ranging from 12 to 27 metres (39 to 89 ft) deep. 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]