Lamma Winds (traditional Chinese: 南丫風采發電站; simplified Chinese: 南丫风采发电站; pinyin: Nányā Fēngcǎi Fādiànzhàn) is a wind farm, more accurately a lone wind turbine, in Tai Ling, Lamma Island, Hong Kong where the average wind velocity is 5.5 m/s.[2]
Lamma Winds 南丫風采發電站 | |
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Official name | Lamma Wind Power Station |
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Location | Lamma Island, Hong Kong |
Coordinates | 22°13′30″N 114°7′14″E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 23 February 2006; 16 years ago (2006-02-23) |
Owner(s) | Hongkong Electric |
Operator(s) | Hongkong Electric |
Wind farm | |
Type | Onshore |
Hub height | 46 m (151 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 50 m (160 ft) |
Rated wind speed | 3 to 25 m/s (9.8 to 82.0 ft/s) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1 × 800 kW [1] |
Make and model | Nordex SE N50/800kW |
Nameplate capacity | 800 kW |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
Built near the Lamma Power Station and owned by Hongkong Electric, on average it provides slightly over 100 kW of power[3] to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.
Lamma Winds began operating on 23 February 2006, and was the first commercial-scale wind turbine in Hong Kong. The wind turbine is a Nordex N50/800 kW model with a rotor diameter of 50 metres (160 ft), a nameplate capacity of 800 kilowatts (1,100 hp)[4] and a capacity factor of about 13%[5] which delivers an average output of around 100 kilowatts (130 hp). It can generate enough power for approximately 250 households in ideal conditions,[6] though considerably fewer in typical conditions. Before the construction of the wind turbine, Environmental Resources Management of Hong Kong (ERMHK) analyzed its environmental impacts, and predicted no significant adverse effects.[7]
Lamma Winds is one of the relatively few commercial-scale wind turbines in the world that is open to the public. An exhibition centre surrounds the base of the wind turbine, and is open daily from 7 AM to 6 PM, including weekends and holidays.[8] Access to the exhibition center is on foot; the walk from Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier takes about 40 minutes.[9]