Netherlands Largest Wind Farm Goes Live

Got this great video from the AIDG blog about the new wind farm in the Netherlands.

Specs

Wind turbines: 60 Vestas V80 wind turbines of 2 MW each
Capacity: 120 MW
Water depth: 19 – 24 metres
Distance from shore: 23 kilometres
Surface area: 14 km²
Hub height: 59 metres
Rotor diameter: 80 metres
Start construction: Second half 2006
Commissioning and start production: First quarter 2008
Annual power production: 435 GWh
CO2-emissions avoidance: 225.000 tonnes/year
Enough to power: 125.000 households

FYI: This one farm produces 435 GWh annually. Haiti’s entire electricity production is 535 GWh (2005, CIA World Factbook)