Candeeiros Wind Farm, initially with 111 MW, began its operations (PTO) in stages, the first phase with 78 MW and the second one with 33 MW, both in 2006. More recently, in 2016, was amplified (overpowering), raising its installed capacity to 121 MW.It is located in Alcobaça / Rio Maior and is held by Iberwind II Produção - Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda.
Installed Capacity
121MW
No. of turbines
42
Turbine type
Vestas V90 and Senvion MM 100
Hub height
80m
Blade length
45m and 50m
Expected P50 energy yield
345GWh
Annual house-hold power equivalent
96,179 homes*
Any questions relating to this wind farm should be directed to: windfarms@ventientenergy.com
*Based on the Installed Capacity x Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) "all wind" load factor expressed as a fraction of 1^ x number of hours in a year (8,760 hours) / Average Annual Domestic Electricity Consumption (MWh)^^
^BEIS's long-term average load factor for "all wind" (31.84%) expressed as a fraction of 1 (0.3184). Source for capacity factors is Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics (DUKES) published annually by BEIS.
^^Annual GB Average Domestic Consumption Values from BEIS (3,509kWh).
