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Coordinates: 51°5824N 04°1503W / 51.97333°N 4.25083°W / 51.97333; -4.25083
 

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Alltwalis Wind Farm
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Official nameBlaengwen Wind farm
CountryWales, United Kingdom
Locationnear Brechfa Forest, Carmarthenshire
Coordinates51°58′24N 04°15′03W / 51.97333°N 4.25083°W / 51.97333; -4.25083
StatusOperational
Construction beganNovember 2008
Commission dateDecember 2009
Owner(s)Statkraft
Power generation
Units operational10 x Siemens 2.3 MW
Make and modelSiemens Wind Power
Nameplate capacity23 MW

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

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alltwalis Wind Farm". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  • ^ "'We should not have to take drugs'". Carmarthen Journal. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  • ^ "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.
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