windfarm

American

[wind-fahrm] / ˈwɪndˌfɑrm /

Or wind farm

noun

Energy.

a large grouping of wind generators or wind plants located at a site having dependable strong winds. wind.

Etymology

Origin of windfarm

First recorded in 1975–80; wind ¹ + farm

Example Sentences

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It also says new offshore wind development should avoid the most sensitive areas for wildlife, and has been critical of the government's decision to award a contract to the Berwick Bank windfarm off the East coast of Scotland.

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It will cover the first phase of the windfarm's development which will deliver about 1.4 gigawatts.

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Ministers had been inspired by similar state-backed firms such as Sweden's Vattenfall, which owns Wales' largest onshore windfarm - Pen-y-Cymoedd.

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For example, the government is reportedly weighing up proposals for a Chinese company to supply wind turbines for an offshore windfarm in the North Sea.

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In a significant blow to the government's clean energy ambitions, the Danish energy company Orsted has cancelled plans for a huge windfarm off the coast of Yorkshire.

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