The developer of an 8MW wind farm in Dorset has acquired refurbished turbines for installation at the project site in Purbeck, Dorset.
Alaska Wind Farm, a joint venture between renewable energy company Infinergy and Holme Estate, has acquired the four refurbished Vestas V80 2MW wind turbines from Business In Wind.
The turbines will be installed at the operational sand and gravel extraction site Masters Quarry near Wareham.
The wind farm gained planning consent in 2012.
The turbines’ tower components are being transported from Belgium, where they have been operational for 10 years, to the Dorset site.
The towers will be stored on site until further works commence from early 2022.
Turbine installation is expected to take place in mid-2022 with the wind farm fully operational by autumn next year.
Alaska Wind Farm represents a £9m investment.
Balance of Plant contractor for the project is Power Systems UK, taking charge of the electrical engineering works, with construction services to be delivered by Knights Brown.
The wind farm will share its grid connection with a solar farm that will be built in the near future, an approach that will ensure an efficient use of the local grid network.
Infinergy chief executive Esbjorn Wilmar said: “We are delighted to build Dorset’s first wind farm, supplying a substantial amount of green power to the local network and contributing to Dorset’s renewable energy ambitions.”