Blackstone Wind Farm

Blackstone Wind Farm
Blackstone Wind Farm
Country	Romania ;
Location	Black Sea
Status	Approved
Commission date	2011
Owner(s)	Blackstone Group
Power generation
Units operational	100
Nameplate capacity	500 MW
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Last updated October 29, 2021

The Blackstone Wind Farm is an approved offshore wind power project in the Black Sea area of Romania. It will have 100 individual wind turbines ^[1] with a nominal output of around 5 MW each which will deliver up to 500 MW of power, enough to power over 334,821 homes, with a capital investment required of approximately US$1.4 billion.^[2]

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References

↑ "Ne facem parc eolian în Marea Neagră" (in Romanian). www.ziarulring.ro. 2009-07-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
↑ "Peste 1 miliard de euro vor fi investiti de Blackstone intr-un parc eolian marin" (in Romanian). www.ziare.com. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-07-30.

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[1] "Ne facem parc eolian în Marea Neagră" (in Romanian). www.ziarulring.ro. 2009-07-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-30.

[2] "Peste 1 miliard de euro vor fi investiti de Blackstone intr-un parc eolian marin" (in Romanian). www.ziare.com. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-07-30.

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Blackstone Wind Farm
Country	Romania
Location	Black Sea
Status	Approved
Commission date	2011
Owner(s)	Blackstone Group
Power generation


Units operational	100
Nameplate capacity	500 MW
[ edit on Wikidata]