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Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm | |
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Country | Scotland |
Location | Solway Firth, midway between the Galloway and Cumbrian coasts |
Coordinates | 54°45′N 3°43′W / 54.75°N 3.72°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | April 2010 |
Owner(s) | E.ON |
Wind farm | |
Type | Offshore |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 58 X 3 MW |
Make and model | Vestas: V90-3MW |
Units decommissioned | 2 X 3 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 174 MW |
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Commons | Related media on Commons |
Robin Rigg Wind Farm, Scotland's first offshore wind farm, was constructed by E.ON at Robin Rigg in the Solway Firth, a sandbank midway between the Galloway and Cumbrian coasts. The wind farm first generated power for test purposes on 9 September 2009[1] and it was completed on 20 April 2010.