Gulliver the wind turbine
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Gulliver the wind turbine by Ashley Dace as part of the Geograph project.
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Gulliver the wind turbine
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 23 Jul 2009
Lowestoft’s Ness Point Turbine is the first commercial wind turbine in Suffolk and the largest wind turbine in Britain.The turbine has been named “Gulliver” by local residents and is capable of producing 2.75MW of electricity. This is enough to supply over 1500 homes and will save in excess of 6000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Turbine facts: Construction began: December 2004 Began generating electricity: January 2005 Hub height (turbine base to rotor hub): 80m / 262ft Tip height (turbine base to blade tip): 126m / 413ft 3 Blades: 10 tonnes each, 44.8m / 147ft long Rotor diameter: 92m / 301ft Nacelle (houses the gearbox and control systems): 83 tonnes, 11.2m / 37ft long, 3.3m /11ft wide, 3.8m / 12.5ft high
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