North Hoyle becomes Wales' first offshore wind farm

The wind farm is located in Liverpool Bay (Irish Sea) off the coast of North Wales, between Rhyl and Prestatyn. Its 30 Vestas V80 turbines (2 MW each) provide an installed capacity of 60 MW; the farm was commissioned in November 2003 as Wales' first offshore wind farm and the UK's first major offshore wind project. It is operated by Greencoat UK Wind, with an investment volume of around GBP 80 million.