Renewable energy

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  • Created on: 24-05-17 15:29
What is the case study?
London Array
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What year was it constructed?
2013
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Where is it?
Thames Estuary
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What is it?
A farm of 175 wind turbines
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How much area does it cover?
100km2
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How much can it power?
900,000 homes
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What does it save?
CO2 equivalent of 300,000 vehicles. 925,000 tons of CO2 saved every year
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What are the benefits of its location?
Very close to London, reliable strong winds, shallow waters (25m), not in a shipping lane, far enough away to reduce noise and eyesore to a minimum
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What are the disadvantages?
Disturbs wildlife (red throated diver), eyesore, noisy, unreliable, nevr work at full capacity, £1.8 billion cost
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