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Brugge
Pathoekweg
Location: West Flanders
Operator: Aspiravi SA
Configuration: 7 X 600 kW
Operation: 2000
WTG supplier: Turbowinds
Quick facts: This plant is along the Canal Baudouin. The 55m turbines have 48m rotors.
Photograph courtesy of
Aspiravi SA
Posted 2 Aug 2006 |
Dinant-Yvoir
Location: Namur
Operator: SPE-Luminus
Configuration: 6 X 2-MW E82
Operation: 2007
WTG supplier: Enercon
Quick facts: Dinant went online on 20 August 2007. The
towers are 92m and they have 82m rotors. The grid connection is by
underground cable to Dorinne Substation.
Photograph courtesy of
SPE-Luminus
Posted 30 Dec 2007 |
Estinnes
Location: Hainaut
Operator: WindVision Belgium SA
Configuration: 11 X 6-MW E-126
Operation: 2009-2010
WTG supplier: Enercon
EPC: Enercon, S A Wanty, BSolutions, Oehm
Quick facts: This plant has the world's largest production wind
generators. It is located on the Levant Mons plateau and is expected to
supply 187 GWh/yr to the gird.
Development began in Mar 2003 with 2-MW WTGs. The site was licensed with
5-6 MW turbines in Jan 2006, construction started in Apr 2008, and the
first machine went online in Mar 2009. The 135m towers are 15m in diameter
at the base tapering to 4m at the top.
Photograph courtesy of
WindVision Belgium
Posted 16 Jan 2010 |
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Hasselt
Location: Limburg
Operator: Aspiravi SA
Configuration: 3 X 400 kW
Operation: 1997-1998
WTG supplier: Turbowinds
Photograph courtesy of
Aspiravi SA
Posted 20 Sep 2008 |
Perwez
Location: Walloon Brabant
Operator: Electrawinds SA
Configuration: 4 X 1.5-MW MW77
Operation: 2006
WTG supplier: REPower
Quick facts: This plant was built in cooperation with Aspiravi.
Photograph courtesy of
Electrawinds SA
Posted 20 Sep 2008 |
Thornton
Bank
Location: Offshore Zeebrugge
Operator: C-Power NV
Configuration: 6 X 5-MW 5M
Operation: 2009
WTG supplier: REPower
Quick facts: This plant is 27-30km offshore in the North Sea and is
connected to the grid by two, 36km, 150kV subsea cables. The first phase
with six turbines cost €152.8mn. The
towers measure 77m from the attachment to the monopile and carry rotors
126m in diameter.
Photograph courtesy of
REPower Systems
Posted 24 Sep 2008 |
