Markbygden Wind Farm
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Markbygden Wind Farm will be a series of interconnected wind farm
s in the Markbygden area west of Piteå
, in northern Sweden
. The project will be built by 2020, and will have a capacity of up to 4 gigawatts (GW). Svevind owns 75% of the project; Enercon
has a 25% share and will build a wind tower production plant in the region, as well as a local office for service and maintenance.
If built out, the 55 billion kronor
(€5.1 billion, US$6.9 billion) project will be the largest wind farm in Europe.
The wind farm will cover some 450 square kilometres, comprising 1,101 wind turbine
s.
It will use Enercon E-101 (3.0 MW) and Enercon E-126
(7.5 MW) turbines, and is expected to produce up to 12 terawatt-hours (TW·h) of electricity per year (i.e. an average power of up to 1.4 GW). The latter model (Enercon E-126) is the largest in the world, with an overall height of almost 200 m and a rotor diameter of 126 m.
The project received the approval of the Norrbotten County
authorities in April 2009. On 4 March 2010 the Swedish Government decided to permit Markbygden Vind AB to build and run up to 1,101 wind turbines of a maximum height of 200 metres in the Markbygden area of Piteå Municipality
.
, after a call for tender, a specialised environmental impact
studies group has started all nature issues for the first phase of the grand windfarm in order to get final approval. This phase is called "Markbygden Etapp 1". Start of building works is foreseen during 2011. Etapp 1 involves about 1000 MW nominal power, around 330 wind turbines, and 3 TW·h/year production,
Considering the given parameters (rated power and rotor diameter) it concerns two turbine types: the Enercon 3.05 MW E-101 turbine, and the Enercon 7.58 MW E-126 turbine.
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
s in the Markbygden area west of Piteå
Piteå
Piteå is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The town has 22,650 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 41,000 in 2008.- Geography :...
, in northern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The project will be built by 2020, and will have a capacity of up to 4 gigawatts (GW). Svevind owns 75% of the project; Enercon
Enercon
Enercon GmbH, based in Aurich, Germany, is the fourth-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world and has been the market leader in Germany since the mid-nineties. Enercon has production facilities in Germany , Sweden, Brazil, India, Canada, Turkey and Portugal...
has a 25% share and will build a wind tower production plant in the region, as well as a local office for service and maintenance.
If built out, the 55 billion kronor
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
(€5.1 billion, US$6.9 billion) project will be the largest wind farm in Europe.
The wind farm will cover some 450 square kilometres, comprising 1,101 wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s.
It will use Enercon E-101 (3.0 MW) and Enercon E-126
Enercon E-126
The Enercon E-126 is the largest wind turbine model build to date, manufactured by the German wind turbine producer Enercon. With a hub height of , rotor diameter of and a total height of , this large model can generate up to of power per turbine. The nameplate capacity was changed from to ...
(7.5 MW) turbines, and is expected to produce up to 12 terawatt-hours (TW·h) of electricity per year (i.e. an average power of up to 1.4 GW). The latter model (Enercon E-126) is the largest in the world, with an overall height of almost 200 m and a rotor diameter of 126 m.
The project received the approval of the Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...
authorities in April 2009. On 4 March 2010 the Swedish Government decided to permit Markbygden Vind AB to build and run up to 1,101 wind turbines of a maximum height of 200 metres in the Markbygden area of Piteå Municipality
Piteå Municipality
Piteå Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Piteå.-Localities:There are 14 localities in Piteå Municipality:The municipal seat in bold-Sister cities:...
.
, after a call for tender, a specialised environmental impact
Environmental impact assessment
An environmental impact assessment is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the natural, social and economic aspects....
studies group has started all nature issues for the first phase of the grand windfarm in order to get final approval. This phase is called "Markbygden Etapp 1". Start of building works is foreseen during 2011. Etapp 1 involves about 1000 MW nominal power, around 330 wind turbines, and 3 TW·h/year production,
Considering the given parameters (rated power and rotor diameter) it concerns two turbine types: the Enercon 3.05 MW E-101 turbine, and the Enercon 7.58 MW E-126 turbine.