Lillgrund Wind Farm

Lillgrund Wind Farm
Lillgrund Wind Farm seen from Klagshamns point
Country Sweden
Location Øresund
Coordinates 55°31′N 12°47′E / 55.517°N 12.783°E / 55.517; 12.783Coordinates: 55°31′N 12°47′E / 55.517°N 12.783°E / 55.517; 12.783
Status Operational
Construction began August 2006
Commission date June 2008
Owner(s) Vattenfall
Wind farm
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

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.

A 2016 study found no significant effect on marine life.[2][3]

Aerial view of Lillgrund
Aerial view of Lillgrund

See also

References

  1. ↑ Technical Description Lillgrund Wind Farm
  2. ↑ Silver, Andrew (8 November 2016). "Offshore Wind Farms Don't Harm Marine Life". IEEE. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ↑ http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0165096#pone.0165096.ref040


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