Wind Energy Power Plants in Europe
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Gütsch Location: Switzerland Operator: Elektrizitatswerk Ursern (EWU) Configuration: 1 X 600 kW E-40 Operation: 2004 WTG supplier: Enercon Quick facts: This machine is located at 2,300m altitude on Mont-Gütsch near Andermatt and replaced a prototype 750-kW Lagerway machine. It is considered the highest-altitude full-size WTG in the world. Photograph courtesy of
Suisse Eole |
Kaliakra Location: Bulgaria Operator: Kaliakra Wind Power AD Configuration: 35 X 1-MW MWT62 Operation: 2008 WTG supplier: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EPC: Inos Quick facts: This site on the Black Sea coast is Bulgaria’s first full-size wind park and Japan’s first major investment in the Bulgaria power sector. All electricity produced is sold to Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania. KWP is jointly owned by MHI (70%) and inos (30%) (capitalization: €10 million). The project is a Japanese-Bulgarian Joint Implementation project and up to 350,000t of emission credits will be sold to Japan Carbon Finance Ltd, a company established by JBIC and major Japanese corporations in 2004. Photograph courtesy of
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Kamiensk Location: Poland Operator: Elektrownia Wiatrowa Kamiensk Spolka Zoo Configuration: 15 X 2-MW E70 Operation: 2007 WTG supplier: Enercon Photograph courtesy of
Elektrownia Wiatrowa Kamiensk Spolka
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Montearci Location: Italy Operator: Enel Greenpower Configuration: 34 X 320 kW Operation: 1994 WTG supplier: Alenia Photograph by
Mario Guerra and courtesy of Enel SpA |
Mavrouvouni Location: Greece Operator: Terna Energy SA Configuration: 23 X 850 kW V52 Operation: 2008 WTG supplier: Vestas Photograph courtesy of Terna Energy SA |
Mt-Croisin Location: Switzerland Operator: Juvent SA Configuration: 3 X 600 kW V44, 1 X 660 kW V47, 2 X 850 kW V52, 2 X 1.75 MW V66 Operation: 1996-2004 WTG supplier: Vestas Quick facts: This is Switzerland's largest wind energy plant. Juvent is owned by BKW and Industrielle Werke Basel. Photograph courtesy of
Suisse Eole |
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Pakri Location: Estonia Operator: Vardar Eurus Ltd Configuration: 8 X 2.3 MW N90 Operation: 2004-2005 WTG supplier: Nordex Quick facts: This wind farm is located at the tip of the Pakri peninsula on an old Soviet military base. Development began in 2000, the plant was acquired by Vardar in May 2004, and construction got underway soon thereafter.The first wind turbine was connected on 15 Dec 2004 and the plant was completed in Mar 2005 at a cost of €24mn. Photograph courtesy of
4 Energia |
Rovas
Photograph copyright by and courtesy of EDF Energies Nouvelles
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Rudaiciai Location: Lithuania Operator: UAB Veju Spektras Configuration: 15 X 2 MW E-70 Operation: 2006-2007 WTG supplier: Enercon Quick facts: This is Lithuania’s largest wind plant and was built at about half a dozen sites near Vydmantai on the northern coast. The project cost €34mn and was mainly financed by a loan from a subsidiary of Hansabank. Areva T&D furnished a 110kV substation which was installed by Empower. Enercon is responsbile for plant O&M
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Vroucha Location: Greece (Crete) Operator: Plastika Kritis SA Configuration: 9 X 850 kW V52 Operation: 2003 WTG supplier: Vestas Photograph courtesy of
Vestas |
Abbreviations: WTG = wind turbine generator
Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 05/06/09