Lillgrund Wind Farm
Lillgrund Wind Farm is located about 10 km off the coast of southern Sweden, just south of the Öresund Bridge, where average wind speeds are 8 to 10 metres per second (26 to 33 ft/s). With 48 wind turbines (Siemens SWT-2.3-93) and a capacity of 110 megawatts (MW), Lillgrund is Sweden's largest offshore wind farm, which will meet the domestic electricity demand of more than 60,000 homes (5000 kWh per home).[1] The farm's turbines have a rotor diameter of 93 metres and a total height of 115 metres.
Lillgrund Wind Farm | |
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Lillgrund Wind Farm seen from Klagshamns point | |
Lillgrund Wind Farm within the Skåne region, Sweden | |
Country | Sweden |
Location | Øresund |
Coordinates | 55°31′N 12°47′E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | August 2006 |
Commission date | June 2008 |
Owner(s) | Vattenfall |
Wind farm | |
Type |
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Max. water depth | 4–8 m (13–26 ft) |
Distance from shore | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Hub height | 65 m (213 ft) |
Rotor diameter | 93 m (305 ft) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 48 |
Make and model | Siemens Wind Power: SWT-2.3-93 |
Nameplate capacity | 110 MW |
Annual net output | 330 GWh |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
A 2016 study found no significant effect on marine life.[2][3]
See also
- List of offshore wind farms in Sweden
- List of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea
- List of large wind farms
- List of wind farms in Sweden
- List of offshore wind farms
References
- Technical Description Lillgrund Wind Farm
- Silver, Andrew (8 November 2016). "Offshore Wind Farms Don't Harm Marine Life". IEEE. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- Langhamer, Olivia; Holand, Håkon; Rosenqvist, Gunilla (2016). "Effects of an Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) on the Common Shore Crab Carcinus maenas: Tagging Pilot Experiments in the Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm (Sweden)". PLOS ONE. 11 (10): e0165096. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165096. PMC 5079560. PMID 27780212.
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