A monopile, the foundation for a wind turbine on the Walney offshore wind farm, Cumbria, UK.

A monopile, the foundation for a wind turbine on the Walney offshore wind farm, Cumbria, UK. Stock Photo
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Global Warming Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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C6094H

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36.4 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)

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2912 x 4368 px | 24.7 x 37 cm | 9.7 x 14.6 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

26 July 2011

Photographer:

Ashley Cooper

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A monopile, the foundation for a wind turbine, on the Walney offshore wind farm. When finished it will have 102, 3.6 MW turbines, giving a total capacity of the Walney project of 367.2 MW, enough to power 320, 000 homes. The rotor diameter of the turbines is 107m for Walney 1 and 120 m for Walney 2. The wind farm is owned and constructed by Dong Energy.