The Dagenham wind turbines are two high

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E-66 and one E-82

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s located on the Dagenham estate of the

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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

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to be built in London.

Planning and building

One turbine is located in the

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, (Turbine 1) the second in the Hornchurch Marshes area of the

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(Turbine 2). Planning consent was received from both boroughs. The

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gave approval for the project in August 2003. The turbines were constructed by the green energy company

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. Planning consent was also given for a third high turbine (Turbine 3) in Havering, with a viewing platform which was not constructed. The planned operating date for the third wind turbine was by the first quarter of 2009, and it was eventually installed in 2011.

Specifications

The turbines are located east of the

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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 .

Location

Gallery

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before one of the turbines

References

{{London Powerstations Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Havering Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Wind farms in England

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