Beaches · East of England
Gunfleet Bay
Gunfleet Bay is a beach in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
- Nearest railway station
- Clacton-on-Sea · 1.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Gunfleet Bay is a named beach on the United Kingdom coastline. Coordinates: 51.7958°, 1.1799°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm is a 172 MW wind farm about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) off the Clacton-on-Sea coast in the Northern Thames Estuary. The 108 MW Gunfleet Sands 1 wind farm gained planning consent in 2003/4; in 2006 DONG Energy (now Ørsted) acquired the project and submitted an application for a second 64 MW windfarm Gunfleet Sands 2 adjacent to the first, which received consent in 2008. Construction of both mounting Siemens Wind Power SWT-3.6-107 turbines took place between 2008 and 2010. In 2010 planning began on a demonstration project Gunfleet Sands 3, used to test Siemens' 6 MW wind turbine model; two such turbines were installed in 2013.
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Background
Architecture
]] Construction began in 2008, with initial work including onshore infrastructure and cable installation. The first turbine was installed in April 2009. MT Højgaard was contracted to instal the monopile foundations; work started in October 2008; Sif supplied the monopiles and transition pieces, and Smulders supplied the wind turbine foundations, The cabling was supplied by Prysmian, Bladt Industries constructed the offshore monopile substation superstructure, with electrical equipment supplied by Areva T&D and ABB Group. Electrical generation began in August 2009. The wind farm was fully operational by March 2010 and was formally opened on 15 June 2010 by Anders Eldrup (DONG Energy) and the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7958, 1.1799
- County
- Essex
- District
- Tendring
- Parish
- Tendring, unparished area
- Postcode
- CO15 5HS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clacton
- Nearest railway station
- Clacton-on-Sea — 1.8 km
- Official site
- www.dongenergy.com
Sources
- osm: w1086234817 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gunfleet Bay?
- Gunfleet Bay is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO15 5HS), in the parish of Tendring, unparished area.
- Who owns Gunfleet Bay?
- Gunfleet Bay is owned by Orsted (51%)<br>Marubeni Corporation / Bank of Japan (remainder).
- Is Gunfleet Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Gunfleet Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gunfleet Bay?
- The nearest railway station is Clacton-on-Sea, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CO15 5HS.