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Lamma Winds

Lamma Winds is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lamma Winds rather than just read about it. In short: Lamma Winds (Chinese: 南丫風采發電站) was a wind farm, more accurately a lone wind turbine, in Tai Ling, Lamma Island, Hong Kong where the average wind velocity is 5.5 m/s. Built near the Lamma Power Station and owned by Hongkong Electric, on average it provided slightly over 100 kW of power to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.

Key takeaways

Lamma Winds belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lamma Winds to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lamma Winds from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lamma Winds (Chinese: 南丫風采發電站) was a wind farm, more accurately a lone wind turbine, in Tai Ling, Lamma Island, Hong Kong where the average wind velocity is 5.5 m/s. Built near the Lamma Power Station and owned by Hongkong Electric, on average it provided slightly over 100 kW of power to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island. Decommissioning of the wind turbine was announced on 25 March 2026.

Technical details Lamma Winds began operating on 23 February 2006, and was the first commercial-scale wind turbine in Hong Kong. The wind turbine was a Nordex N50/800 kW model with a rotor diameter of 50 metres (160 ft), a nameplate capacity of 800 kilowatts (1,100 hp) and a capacity factor of about 13% which delivered an average output of around 100 kilowatts (130 hp). It could generate enough power for approximately 250 households in ideal conditions, though considerably fewer in typical conditions. Before the construction of the wind turbine, Environmental Resources Management of Hong Kong (ERMHK) analyzed its environmental impacts, and predicted no significant adverse effects.

Exhibition centre Lamma Winds was one of the relatively few commercial-scale wind turbines in the world that was open to the public. An exhibition centre surrounded the base of the wind turbine, and was open daily from 7 AM to 6 PM, including weekends and holidays. Access to the exhibition center was on foot. The walk from Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier takes about 40 minutes.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lamma Winds

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lamma Winds claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lamma Winds before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lamma Winds ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lamma Winds

In research: Lamma Winds appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lamma Winds in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lamma Winds is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2006 establishments in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Electric, Lamma Island, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lamma Winds outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lamma Winds in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lamma Winds means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Lamma Winds out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lamma Winds in simple terms?

Why does Lamma Winds matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lamma Winds?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lamma Winds.