• are those people? wow.. u sure these turbines are only 70m tall? - Click Cluck

Bangui Bay Windmills

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This is the view to the east, with the Northern Luzon mountain range in the background, and the tip of Bangui Bay in the lower left. This image shows 9 of the 15 turbines of Bangui Bay.

These 15 wind turbines(called Vestas NM82) provide a total of almost 25 MW of power and is part of the Luzon Island grid in the Philippines. Height of these windmills is 70 meters. Each of the three blades has a length of 41 meters. The wind swept area of the rotors is approximately 5,280 square meters. Each windmill is 326 meters apart, almost 1/3 of a kilometer.

Location of the turbines is at Pebble Beach, on the shores of Bangui Bay, Ilocos Norte province. These turbines is the first power plant of its kind in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Pebble Beach,
Bangui, Ilocos Norte
Philippines

Terri.Flickr.Chic ♥, brcwayne, and 37 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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  1. brian.lyle 65 months ago | reply

    while the shot is excellent it is unfortunate that the landscape has to be so blighted and I quess there will be many more io come as the need for more power continues

  2. srini_g2003 65 months ago | reply

    Nicely composed! Great scene!

  3. ButchokoyD 65 months ago | reply

    .... very similar to ones I saw in the Spanish countryside ! ....

  4. brian doucette 65 months ago | reply

    Very lovely capture. Love the symmetry.

  5. Lenareh™ 65 months ago | reply

    wow ganda naman sa lugar na yan.
    sana makarating din ako..

  6. Joseph Michael 65 months ago | reply

    Beautiful Shot !!!

  7. CK'sPhoto 65 months ago | reply

    those things are massive!

  8. Sangeeth VS 65 months ago | reply

    Lovely framing!

  9. nikko1974 65 months ago | reply

    Those windmills are HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Nice perspective

  10. bjk2007 65 months ago | reply

    This is an amazing capture. Thanks for the information.

  11. Click Cluck 65 months ago | reply

    Wow! amazing! didnt know you got a wind farm in the PH...
    good info to know! thanks!


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  12. desertcrops 65 months ago | reply

    LOL, wow theyre so little..huge pylons.

    awesome pictures
    cool pictures

  13. ButchokoyD 65 months ago | reply

    ... so huge !!! ....

  14. ronald_bernadez 57 months ago | reply

    October 23, 2008

    Storm Crypt

    Dear Sir,

    Greetings!

    We, the HYDN Publishing is currently doing political and Economic Map of the Philippines featuring the Super Regions. We saw your photos in the Internet (flickr) and we are interested to use it in our products. The following is the list of the photos we want to use: Bangui Bay Windmills with links: www.flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/2280100615/
    In lieu of your generosity, we want to give you picture credit that will appear in our products. your prompt reply is highly appreciated.

    Sincerely,

    Rose Rebuya
    R&D Supervisor

  15. Rawa raza 54 months ago | reply

    they look good and do good

  16. dump9x 53 months ago | reply

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called City Landmark, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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    Found in a search. (?)

  17. bradak1012 36 months ago | reply

    hello, I'm Roderick Z Sobreviñas @ bradak, my wife born there in bangui and their house is just a few meters away from the beach.and I've seen that windmill there.Its very beautiful and captivating.

  18. WBUR 35 months ago | reply

    Hello, we featured your picture (with credit) on Hubbub, WBUR's news blog: wbur.org/2010/08/04/beacon-hill-latest

  19. www.windturbines.net 28 months ago | reply

    The people are so small. Nice shot!

  20. maailma.net 19 months ago | reply

    Hello! We have used this picture in an article about renewable energy in Asia. maailma.net/artikkelit/energiavallankumous_tapahtuu_aasiassa

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