About Belwind
Belwind Phase I
- 55 Vestas V90 turbines
- Power per turbine: 3 MW
- Power wind farm: 165 MW
- Expected annual return: 550,000 MWu
- Green electricity for 175,000 Belgian households
- Saved CO2 emissions: 270,000 tonnes
- Dust emission: zero
- Emissions of sulphur or other hazardous gases: zero
- Height above sea level: 117 m
- Total construction height: 189 m
- Location: Bligh Bank, 46 km off shore
- Area: 17 km²
- Distance between the turbines: 500 – 650 m
- Sea depth: 20 – 37 m
- Start of works: September 2009
- 100 % operational: December 2010
- Investment: EUR 614 million
- Development term: 3.5 years
- Construction phase: 15 months