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.[1] It was designed to meet the domestic electricity demand of more than 60,000 homes.[2] The farm's turbines have a rotor diameter of 93 metres and a total height of 115 metres.[3][1]

Lillgrund Wind Farm
Lillgrund Wind Farm seen from Klagshamns point
Lillgrund Wind Farm within the Skåne region, Sweden
Country
  • Sweden
LocationØresund
Coordinates55°31′N 12°47′E
StatusOperational
Construction beganAugust 2006
Commission dateJune 2008
Owner(s)
Wind farm
Type
Max. water depth4–8 m (13–26 ft)
Distance from shore7 km (4.3 mi)
Hub height65 m (213 ft)
Rotor diameter
  • 93 m (305 ft)
Power generation
Units operational48 × 2.3 MW
Make and modelSiemens Gamesa SWT-2.3-93 (48)
Nameplate capacity
  • 110.4 MW
Annual net output330 GWh
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

A 2016 study found no significant effect on marine life.[4][5]

The music video for "Peroxide" by British-Swedish singer Ecco2K was filmed at Lillgrund Wind Farm in January, 2020.

Aerial view of Lillgrund
Aerial view of Lillgrund

See also

References

  1. "Våra kraftverk: Lillgrund – Sveriges största havsbaserade vindkraftspark - Vattenfall". powerplants.vattenfall.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. "Vattenfall makes progress on milestone wind power project - NS Energy". NS Energy. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "Lillgrund (Sweden) - Wind farms - Online access - The Wind Power". www.thewindpower.net. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. Silver, Andrew (8 November 2016). "Offshore Wind Farms Don't Harm Marine Life". IEEE. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. 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. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1165096L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165096. PMC 5079560. PMID 27780212.


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