Bears Down Wind Farm
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Bears Down Wind Farm is currently the most powerful in Cornwall and the south west of England. Bears Down opened in September 2001 with 16 Bonus 600 kW wind turbines and the capacity to generate 9.6 megawatts of power. It has the potential to supply 7,500 homes with electricity. It was developed by npower renewables (at the time National Wind Power) through a joint venture with Fred Olsen Ltd.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°28'20"N 4°57'29"W
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- Boggeragh Mountains (An Bhograch) 336 km
- North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm 345 km
- Burbo Wind Farm 360 km
- Arecleoch Wind Farm 515 km
- Hadyard Hill Wind Farm 532 km
- Clyde Wind Farm 569 km
- Whitelee Wind Farm 585 km
- Griffin Wind Farm 687 km
- Methlick Farmers Wind Farm 793 km
- RAF St Eval (Closed) 2.9 km
- Cornwall 3.4 km
- St Merryn Airfield (Now disused) 3.8 km
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 4.5 km
- Mawgan Porth 5 km
- RAF St. Mawgan 5.7 km
- Watergate Bay 7 km
- Fistral Beach 12 km
- Newquay Golf Club 12 km
- Cornish China Clay Belt 14 km