Suffolk's first wind turbine, installed in Lowestoft

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	Standing next to the 126 metre tall wind turbine in Lowestoft.
Gulliver, the Wind Turbine in Lowestoft Suffolk's first wind turbine at Ness Point in Lowestoft is situated on the coast, at the most easterly point in the UK. The wind turbine was built in 2004 by Locally based firm SLP Energy, and Dutch firm Vestas Wind Systems. The turbine was named Gulliver by readers of the local newspaper 'The Lowestoft Journal'. Gulliver is 126 metres tall and can generate enough electricity to power 1600 homes. Specification Type : Vestas2 NM923 Generating Capacity: 2.75MW Tower Lower Section: 71 tonnes, 17m long 56ft), 4.2m (14ft) max. Diameter Tower Middle Section: 65 tonnes, 29m long (95ft) Tower Top Section: 46 tonnes, 29m long (95ft) Hub Height: 80m (262ft) Tip Height: 126m (413 ft) Nacelle: 83 tonnes, 11.2m (37ft) long, 3.3m (11ft) wide, 3.8m (12.5ft) high Blades: 3 at 10 tonnes ea. 44.8m (147ft) Rotor Diameter: 92m (301ft)
	The wind turbine can be seen here across the North Denes area of Lowestoft; the Unilever factory can be seen directly infront of the turbine.
Other sites which may be of interest: SLP Energy Vesta Wind Systems BBC : Lowestoft Wind Turbine

Gulliver, the Wind Turbine in Lowestoft