Wind Energy Power Plants in Europe - other

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 was considered the highest-altitude full-size WTG in the world at the time. Photograph courtesy of Suisse Eole Posted 12 Jul 2006	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 Japanese corporations in 2004. Photograph courtesy of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Posted 1 Oct 2008	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 Posted 1 Mar 2008
Karnice Location: Poland Operator: DONG Energy Configuration: 13 X 2.3-MW SWT-2.3-93 Operation: 2010 WTG supplier: Siemens Quick facts: The Karnice wind park is in the northwestern Poland about 5km from the Baltic Sea. Photograph courtesy of DONG Energy Posted 5 Feb 2011	Koniecwald Location: Poland Operator: Iberdrola Energia Odnawialna Sp zoo Configuration: 12 X 1.5-MW Operation: 2008 WTG supplier: GEWE Quick facts: This wind plant is near Sztum. Photograph by mczajek (Panoramio) Posted 17 May 2011	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 Posted 12 Jul 2006
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 Posted 25 Mar 2009	Puck Location: Poland Operator: Polish Energy Partners SA Configuration: 11 X 2-MW G80 Operation: 2007 WTG supplier: Gamesa EPC: Gamesa Quick facts: In Dec 2005, Gamesa signed its first WTG contract in Poland for this project is in Lebcz (Puck) in Pomorskie. The contract was for approximatley €24mn. Photograph courtesy of Gamesa Posted 27 Dec 2011	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 responsible for plant O&M Photograph courtesy of UAB Veju Spektras Posted 6 May 2009
	Suwalki Location: Poland Operator: RWE Configuration: 18 X 2.3-MW SWT-2.3-93 Operation: 2009 WTG supplier: Siemens Quick facts: This plant was completed in Jul 2009 with the largst machines and tallest towers (100m) yet deployed in Poland. The project was one of two acquired by RWE from Polish Energy Partners. Photograph courtesy of RWE Posted 27 Jan 2011

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