Lamma Winds
Wind turbine on Lamma Island, Hong Kong
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Lamma Winds (Chinese: 南丫風采發電站) was a wind farm, more accurately a lone wind turbine, in Tai Ling, Lamma Island, Hong Kong where the average wind velocity is 5.5 m/s.[2]
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Lamma Winds in June 2008 | |
 Location of Lamma Winds in Hong Kong | |
| Official name | Lamma Wind Power Station |
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| Location | Lamma Island, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°13′30″N 114°7′14″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 23 February 2006 |
| Decommission date | 11 May 2026 |
| Owner | Hongkong Electric |
| Operator | Hongkong Electric |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Rated wind speed | 3 to 25 m/s (9.8 to 82.0 ft/s) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 800 kW [1] |
| Make and model | Nordex N50/800kW |
| Nameplate capacity | 800 kW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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| Traditional Chinese | 南丫風采發電站 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 南丫风采发电站 | ||||||
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Built near the Lamma Power Station and owned by Hongkong Electric, on average it provided slightly over 100 kW of power[3] to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.
Decommissioning of the wind turbine was announced on 25 March 2026.[4]
Technical details
Lamma Winds began operating on 23 February 2006, and was the first commercial-scale wind turbine in Hong Kong. The wind turbine was a Nordex N50/800 kW model with a rotor diameter of 50 metres (160 ft), a nameplate capacity of 800 kilowatts (1,100 hp)[5] and a capacity factor of about 13%[6] which deliverd an average output of around 100 kilowatts (130 hp). It could generate enough power for approximately 250 households in ideal conditions,[7] though considerably fewer in typical conditions. Before the construction of the wind turbine, Environmental Resources Management of Hong Kong (ERMHK) analyzed its environmental impacts, and predicted no significant adverse effects.[8]
Exhibition centre
Lamma Winds was one of the relatively few commercial-scale wind turbines in the world that was open to the public. An exhibition centre surrounded the base of the wind turbine, and was open daily from 7 AM to 6 PM, including weekends and holidays.[9] Access to the exhibition center was on foot; the walk from Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier takes about 40 minutes.[10]
Kiosk at the wind turbine base
