Windpark Holtriem
Encyclopedia
Constructed in 1998, Windpark Holtriem is one of the largest European windfarm
s, comprising thirty-three Enercon
E-66 wind turbine
s. Holtriem is a low lying area adjacent to the North Sea
in East Frisia
(Lower Saxony
, Germany
).
One wind turbine, situated at 53°34′52"N 7°28′31"E is equipped with an observation deck open to visitors, at a height of 63 metres. It can be reached by 297 stairs.
WindFarm
WindFarm is wind energy software used to analyse, design, optimise and visualise wind farms. It calculates and optimises the energy yield subject to natural, planning and engineering constraints. WindFarm has the wind modelling software MS-Micro integrated. MS-Micro is based on the same...
s, comprising thirty-three 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...
E-66 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. Holtriem is a low lying area adjacent to the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
in East Frisia
East Frisia
East Frisia or Eastern Friesland is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony....
(Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
).
One wind turbine, situated at 53°34′52"N 7°28′31"E is equipped with an observation deck open to visitors, at a height of 63 metres. It can be reached by 297 stairs.
External links
- http://wind.wolfgang-janssen.de
- http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b57804