Alltwalis Wind Farm

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Alltwalis Wind Farm
Alltwalis Wind Farm
Official nameBlaengwen Wind farm
Country Wales, United Kingdom
Locationnear Brechfa Forest, Carmarthenshire
Coordinates 51°58′24″N04°15′03″W / 51.97333°N 4.25083°W / 51.97333; -4.25083
StatusOperational
Construction beganNovember 2008
Commission date December 2009
Owner(s) Statkraft
Power generation
Units operational10 x Siemens 2.3 MW
Make and model Siemens Wind Power
Nameplate capacity 23 MW

The Alltwalis Wind Farm is a wind farm near Brechfa Forest located to the north of the town of Carmarthen in Wales.

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The facility is composed of 10 wind turbines with a combined installed capacity of 23 megawatts. The expected annual production of electricity is around 65  gigawatt hours (GWh). [1] The farm was built by Statkraft. Construction began in November 2008, and was completed in December 2009.

Noise pollution

Residents of the area have reported severe problems with noise pollution from the wind farm leading to health problems for people living in the area. [2] Criticism has been levelled at Statkraft for not taking the residents' concerns seriously. [3]

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References

  1. "Alltwalis Wind Farm" . Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  2. "'We should not have to take drugs'". Carmarthen Journal. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. "Calls for Alltwalis Wind Farm to be shut down". Jonathan Edwards. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.