Wind Power News: Sweden
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Swedes pull out of giant Baltic Sea wind project
Sweden is dropping out of the giant Kriegers Flak wind project in the Baltic Sea, also involving Denmark and Germany, intended to be the first to combine offshore grid connection of wind power with cross border transmission capacity.
Kriegers Flak is an area of the Baltic Sea at the border between Germany, Denmark and Sweden. A giant wind farm with turbines in all three countries’ sectors was proposed to exploit good wind resources and link the grid-systems in the . . .
World’s largest wind farm for Sweden?
Swedish firm Markbygden Vind AB has its sights set on constructing and operating a massive wind farm at Markbygden, Pitea Municipality, Sweden. Their vision requires an area of around 450 square kilometres.
Markbygden and the high situated, western parts of Infjärden, west of Piteå are known to have excellent wind resources and being mostly sparsely populated, will have little impact on residents. Another major plus is that the area is crossed by large power cables, suitable for transportation of electricity from . . .
Two wind turbines self-destruct in one week
Wind turbine blades rip loose near Esbjerg and southwestern Sweden, one landing on a hiking path
A malfunction on a Vestas wind turbine in the town of Falkenberg on Sweden’s southwest coast could have resulted in tragedy, as one of the structure’s large blades flew off and landed on a track used by hikers.
Yesterday’s incident follows a similar one this weekend near Esbjerg, where a defective axel caused all of the blades on a 40m high turbine to rip loose, one . . .
Europe's biggest wind farm planned in Sweden
Plans to build the biggest wind farm in Europe are underway in Sweden after winning approval from a local county administrative board on Monday, officials said.
If the Swedish government gives its green light as well, a total of 1,101 wind turbines will be built in northern Sweden at an estimated cost of 55 billion kronor (6.9 billion dollars, 5.1 billion euros), the Norrbotten county administrative board said in a statement.
Its environmental assessment delegation recommended that the government give the Swedish . . .
Wind power projects to be fast tracked
It may become easier to build more wind power in Sweden. The government is proposing to scrap the requirement for detailed plans and planning permission if the wind power facility has been approved under environmental law.
The local authorities will still be able to reject projects that have been approved, but the government would have the right to override those decisions, should the project be deemed of significant national importance.
Sveriges Radio International
12 February 2009
Sweden set to announce new energy policy
Sweden’s government said it would hold a news conference on Thursday to present an energy and climate deal following a news agency report that the country is set to cancel a ban on developing new nuclear power plants.
The news conference has been scheduled for 0930 GMT.
Sweden’s coalition government has agreed to cancel a ban on nuclear power development, Swedish news agency TT said on Thursday, citing sources.
“The deal means that new nuclear plants may be built where there are such . . .
Windmill park under planning in Västerbotten
A wind farm with 30 generators are under planning in the northern Swedish municipality of Vindeln
The plans are to be presented to the local population in a meeting today, newspaper Västerbotten Kuriren reports.
The municipality of Vindeln is located in the Västerbotten County. It has about 6000 inhabitants.
There are several wind energy projects both under building and planning in northern Sweden. In December last year, a park with 18 windmills opened in Bliekevare, Västerbotten county.
Barents Observer
29 January 2009
Nej till vindkraftverk på Ljusterö
Bygg ute till havs istället på den populära skärgårdsön Ljusterö norr om Stockholm planeras 24 vindkraftverk 150 meter höga. De kommer att dominera ön och den omgivande skärgården. Vi vill inte bli försökskaniner för störande vindkraft nära våra hus, skriver tio Ljusteröbor, som oroas för buller, hälsa och miljö.
Sex mil från Stockholm ligger Ljusterö, ett unikt område i Stockholms mellersta skärgård.
Ön erbjuder orörd natur, kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter samt nödvändig tystnad och rekreation. Här planeras totalt 24 . . .
Wind power leads to dispute over power distribution
The Swedish government wants to build more Wind Power Stations, but even though there is consensus about it on national level, there is local resistance.
According to Swedish law, municipalities and not the state, have the right to decide about the land within its ‘borders’ and what shall be built there. This has led to slower expansion of Wind Power than the government would wish, writes Svenska Dagbladet. Many people are hesitant to wind power stations near their homes, and . . .
Licence application for six wind farms submitted
An extensive licence application has been submitted to the Västernorrland and Jämtland county administrative boards by Statkraft SCA Vind AB. The objective is to build six wind farms including 455 wind turbines.
After an intensive process during the year, Statkraft SCA Vind AB submitted a licence application, which in itself weighed 15 kilos, to build six wind farms in central Sweden on December 19. The total effect will amount to 1,140 megawatt and the power production is expected to . . .
