Alltwalis Wind Farm
| Alltwalis Wind Farm | |
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| Official name | Blaengwen Wind farm |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Location | near Brechfa Forest, Carmarthenshire |
| Coordinates | 51°58′24″N 04°15′03″W / 51.97333°N 4.25083°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | November 2008 |
| Commission date | December 2009 |
| Owner | Statkraft |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 10 x Siemens 2.3 MW |
| Make and model | Siemens Wind Power |
| Nameplate capacity | 23 MW |
The Alltwalis Wind Farm is a wind farm near Brechfa Forest located to the north of the town of Carmarthen in Wales.
The facility is composed of 10 wind turbines with a combined installed capacity of 23 megawatts. The expected annual production of electricity is around 65 gigawatt hours (GWh).[1] The farm was built by Statkraft. Construction began in November 2008, and was completed in December 2009.
Noise pollution
[edit]Residents of the area have reported severe problems with noise pollution from the wind farm leading to health problems for people living in the area.[2] Criticism has been levelled at Statkraft for not taking the residents' concerns seriously.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alltwalis Wind Farm". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "'We should not have to take drugs'". Carmarthen Journal. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Calls for Alltwalis Wind Farm to be shut down". Jonathan Edwards. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
External links
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- Alltwalis Wind Farm website Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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