Gwynt y Môr wind farm off Wales with 576 MW is operational

The Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm is located in the Irish Sea about 18 km off the north coast of Wales and has an installed capacity of 576 MW from 160 Siemens Gamesa SWT-3.6-107 turbines. It is operated by Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, owned by RWE (50%), Stadtwerke München (30%), Siemens (10%) and the UK Green Investment Bank (10%). Power production began in September 2013, with official commissioning on 18 June 2015; at the time it was the second-largest offshore wind farm in the world.