Vader Piet Wind Farm

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Country
  • Netherlands
LocationAruba
Coordinates12°28′27″N 69°53′28″W / 12.47411°N 69.89111°W / 12.47411; -69.89111
StatusOperational
Vader Piet Wind Farm
Country
  • Netherlands
LocationAruba
Coordinates12°28′27″N 69°53′28″W / 12.47411°N 69.89111°W / 12.47411; -69.89111
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • December 2009
Construction costUS$75 million
Wind farm
Hub height80 m
Rotor diameter
  • 90 m (300 ft)
Rated wind speed
  • 15 m/s (49 ft/s)
Power generation
Units operational10 × 3 MW
Make and modelVestas V90/3000 (10)
Nameplate capacity
  • 30 MW
External links
Websitewww.windparkvaderpiet.com
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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The Vader Piet Wind Farm is a wind farm in Aruba. It is the first wind farm in the territory.

The establishment of the wind farm was proposed in February 2008.[1] The wind farm was then commissioned in December 2009, making it the first wind farm in Aruba.[2][3]

Technical specifications

Wind turbine locations

The wind farm has an installed capacity of 30 MW, which consists of ten units of 3.0 MW turbines.[4] Each wind turbine tower stands at a height of 80 m.[2][5]

Finance

The wind farm was constructed at a cost of US$75 million.[6]

See also

References

External links

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