Sorne Hill wind farm

The Sorne Hill Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Buncrana, Inishowen County Donegal, Ireland.[1] The development was completed in 2006 and is operated by Bord Gáis Energy.

Sorne Hill wind farm is in Sorne townland

Turbines

Phase 1 of the farm has 16 gearless wind turbines, type Enercon E-70 2 [MW] with a 64-metre hub height and 71 metre rotor diameter giving a total capacity of 32 megawatts.

Phase 2 of the farm, which is an additional 6.9 MW from three Enercon E-70 2.3 MW turbines, were installed in the Autumn of 2007. This made Sorne Hill Wind Farm, at 38 MW, the third largest wind farm in Ireland as of August 2008.

In 2007, there was a feasibility study published which examined the economics of installing a flow battery at Sorne Hill Wind Farm. While the economic case for the system was compelling, the technology was not ready for deployment at that point in time. A new company, REDT, retained the rights to the ESS site at Sorne Hill, and plans to install a utility scale system at some point in the future, subject to funding.

References
  1. "Bord Gáis signs €100m wind energy deal". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

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