Blood Hill Wind Farm
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Blood Hill Wind Farm is a wind power plant near Hemsby in Norfolk, England. It is the smallest windfarm owned by E.ON; taking up 3 hectares. It has a nameplate capacity of 2.25MW which is enough to power 1000 homes at peak. There are 10 Vestas V27-225kW[2] turbines which are 30 metres tall and stand on top of Blood Hill. They are clearly visible from the villages of Hemsby and Winterton-on-Sea. Blood Hill began operating in December 1992 and was one of the first windfarms in the United Kingdom.
In 2000 a much larger 65m 1.5MW Ecotricity turbine was built adjacent to the site.| Blood Hill wind farm | |
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| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Locale | Near Hemsby in Norfolk |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | December 1992 |
| Developer(s) | E.ON Renewables |
| Turbine information | |
| Turbines | 10 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Vestas |
| Model(s) | V27 |
| Power generation information | |
| Maximum capacity | 2.25 MW |
