Thanet Wind Farm
| Thanet Offshore Wind Farm | |
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| Location | Offshore of Thanet district, Kent |
| Coordinates | 51°25′50″N 1°37′59″E / 51.4306°N 1.6331°E |
| Status | Operational |
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| Wind farm | |
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| Max. water depth | 14–23 m (46–75 ft) |
| Distance from shore | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
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| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 100 × 3 MW |
| Make and model | Vestas V90/3000 (100) |
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| Capacity factor | 31.3% |
| Annual net output | 821.68 GW·h (2012) |
| External links | |
| Website | powerplants |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Thanet Wind Farm (also sometimes called Thanet Offshore Wind Farm) is an offshore wind farm 7 miles (11 km) off the coast of Thanet district in Kent, England. On commissioning it was the world's largest offshore wind farm. It has a nameplate capacity (maximum output) of 300 MW and it cost £780–900 million (US$1.2–1.4 billion). Thanet is one of fifteen Round 2 wind projects announced by the Crown Estate in January 2004 but the first to be developed. It was officially opened on 23 September 2010, when it overtook Horns Rev 2 as the biggest offshore wind farm in the world. It has since been overtaken by many others (medio 2017 it ranks 14th).