Bahçe Wind Farm

Bahçe Wind Farm
Bahçe Wind Farm
Official name	Bahçe Rüzgâr Enerji Santrali
Country	Turkey
Location	Bahçe, Osmaniye Province
Coordinates	37°10′48″N 36°36′35″E / 37.17988°N 36.60971°E
Status	Operational
Construction began	July 2008
Commission date	2009; 15 years ago
Construction cost	€200 million
Wind farm
Type	onshore
Hub height	85 m (279 ft)
Rotor diameter	100 m (330 ft)
Power generation
Units operational	54
Make and model	GWh
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Bahçe Wind Farm or Gökçedağ Wind Farm is an onshore

country's largest one when it was commissioned in 2009.^[1]^[2]

The licence for the wind farm was obtained in 2003 and will expire in 2033. Construction works at the site began in 2008.[3] It was constructed on Gökçedağ, a mountain between Bahçe and Hasanbeyli, south of the Osmaniye-Gaziantep highway D.400. It is operated by Rotor Co., a subsidiary of Zorlu Holding. The wind farm cost €200 million.^[1]

Technical details

Each of the 54 wind turbines of type GE 2.5 XL, manufactured by GE Wind Energy, has an installed power capacity of 2.5 MW generated by 100 m (330 ft) rotor diameter at 85 m (279 ft) hub height. The electricity is fed into the grid by a 7 km (4.3 mi) long overhead transmission line.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Zorlu'nun rüzgar santrali üretimde..." Kent Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
^ "Bahçe windfarm (Turkey)". The Windpower. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
^ "Rotor lektirk Üretim A.Ş." (in Turkish). Zorlu Enerji Grubu. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
^ "Environmental And Social Impact Assessment for the Bahce Windfarm Project (135 MW) (Final)" (PDF). Zorlu Enerji-Rotor Elektrik Üretim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

[kh-1] "Zorlu'nun rüzgar santrali üretimde..." Kent Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

[2] "Bahçe windfarm (Turkey)". The Windpower. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

[3] "Rotor lektirk Üretim A.Ş." (in Turkish). Zorlu Enerji Grubu. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

[4] "Environmental And Social Impact Assessment for the Bahce Windfarm Project (135 MW) (Final)" (PDF). Zorlu Enerji-Rotor Elektrik Üretim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

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