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Blyth Offshore Wind Turbines, United Kingdom
The two 2MW turbines at the Blyth offshore wind farm were at the time of construction the largest erected offshore in the world. They were also the first to be built in such a demanding position, subject to the...
Europe
Birsfelden Hydroelectric Plant, Switzerland
A further repowering project has made the Birsfelden hydroelectric plant in the Swiss Basle region fully automatic. The Rhine has also been deepened to increase power output, and waste heat is now being used for district heating. Kraftwerke Birsfelden...
Europe
Belene Nuclear Power Plant, Bulgaria
The Belene Nuclear Power Plant project is located around 7.5km from the border of Romania and near the Danube River, in the Republic of Bulgaria. NEK EAD and RWE Power entered into the joint venture agreement...
Europe
Belchatow Power Plant, Poland
The 4,440MW Belchatow power plant is located near Belchatow in the lรณdz province of Poland. Operated by PGE Elektrownia Belchatow (PGE), it is the biggest lignite-fired power plant in Europe. The plant was commissioned in 1988 and currently accounts...
Europe
BEI Teeside Power Plant, United Kingdom
BEI-Teesside is a biomass power plant which was to be built by Bio Energy Investments (BEI) in Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside, in north-east England. With a capacity of 49MW, the power station will use reprocessed pine kernel shells as fuel to...
Europe
Beauly-Denny Overhead Power Transmission Line Replacement Project, United Kingdom
The Beauly-Denny upgrade in Scotland is an overhead power transmission line replacement project. It will replace the 132kV transmission line between Beauly and Wharry Burn, with a 400kV double circuit line. This line is the weakest leg of the...
Europe
Bavaria Solarpark, World’™s Largest PV Project, Bavaria, Germany
A partnership led by California-based PowerLight has constructed a 10MW photovoltaic facility in Bavaria, Germany. Billed as the world's largest solar PV power plant, it cost €49.5m (US$59) and opened in June 2005. The project uses...
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