The Dagenham wind turbines are two high
Enercon E-66 and one E-82
wind turbine
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s located on the
Dagenham estate of the
Ford Motor Company
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in
East London
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Etymology
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,
England
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.
The first two turbines were completed in April 2004 and the third was installed in 2011.
They are landmarks of the skyline and the first
wind farm
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to be built in London.
Planning and building
One turbine is located in the
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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, (Turbine 1)
the second in the
Hornchurch Marshes area of the
London Borough of Havering (Turbine 2).
[ Planning consent was received from both boroughs.]Mayor of London
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The current ...
gave approval for the project in August 2003.[ Planning consent was also given for a third high turbine (Turbine 3)][ in Havering, with a ]viewing platform
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which was not constructed.[ The planned operating date for the third wind turbine was by the first quarter of 2009,]
Specifications
The turbines are located east of the City of London
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at OS grid reference TQ492824 and TQ502818. They are high to the hub, have a rotor diameter of and a combined capacity of 5.9 MW. The total height to the top of the rotors is .[
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Location
Gallery
Image:Dagenham turbine 2.jpg, Turbine 2
Image:Beam valley park and turbine 1.jpg, Turbine 1 and several structures of the Ford plant
Image:Dagenham beam park and turbine 2.jpg, Beam valley and turbine 2
Image:Black Ford Mondeo MK3 - 001.jpg, A Ford Mondeo
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before one of the turbines
References
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Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Havering
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Wind farms in England
Wind turbines