REpower to upgrade Blyth wind farm with UK's biggest turbine yet

Jessica Shankleman
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Giant 3.4M104 wind turbine confirmed as first of seven to replace 20-year-old technology at Blyth Harbour

Plans to repower one of the UK's oldest wind farms have taken a major step forward after REpower Systems secured a contract to supply a giant 3.4MW turbine to the Blyth Harbour onshore wind farm in Northumberland....

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