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Wind Power News: Sweden
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Citing environmental grounds, Swedish court revokes permit for large wind farm project in Baltic Sea
A Swedish court on May 21 revoked a permit for a large offshore wind farm project, citing environmental reasons. The Land and Environment Court at Nacka District Court revoked a Natura 2000 permit which would have allowed the construction of the Aurora offshore wind farm, a sizeable 5.5 GW project planned by developers OX2 and Ingka Investments. The decision left the project’s future in doubt, pending a possible appeal or a revised environmental assessment. Natura 2000 is the European Union’s . . . Complete story »
‘Wind energy more expensive, less stable and less secure,’ Swedish report finds
A new study by Swedish think-tank the Scandinavian Policy Institute (SPI) has warned that the promotion of wind power as being cost-effective and reliable was misleading – at best. Sweden has strongly developed solar and wind power production capacity yet, at the same time, the SPI researchers found that electricity prices had become more volatile. Making matters more pressing, future electricity demand was, they said in the report titled New Policy Brief: Electricity at any price?, bound to go up – . . . Complete story »
Vinge har gått av på vindkraftverk i Jädraås | Wind turbine blade breaks off
En vinge har knäckts och fallit till marken på ett av vindkraftverken i Jädraås. – Det ligger delar överallt, säger Börje Englin, närboende. Det är en stor del av en vinge till ett 175 meter högt vindkraftverk som gått av. Börje Englin som bor i närheten upptäckte haveriet under onsdagskvällen. Vindkraftparken som består av 66 verk har varit i drift sen 2013 och ägs numer av brittiska bolaget Trig men förvaltas av ett företag som heter Res. ”Verkar märkligt” Det . . . Complete story »
Rain may be removed from the forecast – wind turbines interfere with the radar
The wind turbines in Markbygden outside Piteå are disrupting the weather radar in Luleå so much that the forecasts are incorrect. “We are forced to remove the rain in the forecasts,” SMHI’s radar expert said. Regnet får plockas bort från prognosen – snurrorna stör ut radarn Vindkraftverken i Markbygden utanför Piteå stör väderradarn i Luleå så mycket att prognoserna blir felaktiga. – Vi tvingas ta bort regnet i prognoserna, säger SMHI:s radarexpert. [article available at source by subscription] Complete story »
Infraljud från vindkraftverk kan påverka hälsan | Infrasound from wind turbines can affect health
[Sounds we don’t hear can affect our health. Researchers at the University of Gävle are participating in a project to map infrasound levels from wind turbines and their effects. There is no published scientific article yet, but the conference contribution entitled “Infrasound Microphone Network to Monitor Windpark Emissions” (for the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society conference I²MTC 2025) has been reviewed and accepted.] Ljud vi inte hör kan påverka vår hälsa. Forskare vid Högskolan i Gävle deltar i ett projekt . . . Complete story »
New blade crack on Swedish Siemens Gamesa turbine
Another wind turbine blade at the Swedish Björnberget park has broken in an incident last Sunday, occurring exactly two months another blade broke at the Swedish wind farm, in operation since 2023. As was the case the first time, no one was injured in the incident. Beyond a safety zone being set up, the incident has led to all turbines being deactivated – or at least almost all of them; nine of the 60 turbines have remained in production, as . . . Complete story »
Ancient reindeer migration routes disrupted by roads, dams – and now wind farms
Reindeer, or caribou as they’re known in North America, are impressive travellers. Herds made up of many thousands of animals can cover 5,000km each year in the far north of Europe, Siberia and Canada. This is one of the longest land migrations on Earth – but an ongoing transformation of the Arctic landscape threatens to break it up. Roads, railways, mines, dams and tourist activities, such as snowmobile and husky trails, have disrupted the well-worn routes that reindeer follow each . . . Complete story »
Studie weist nach: Massive Waldschäden durch Windparks
[Study shows massive forest damage caused by wind farms] Windräder verursachen umfangreiche Schäden für Menschen, Fauna und Flora. Insbesondere der Bau in Waldgebieten ruft großflächige Schäden an Bäumen und Böden hervor. Es kommt zur Abnahme der Belaubung und zu Bodenerosion sowohl durch den Bau benötigter Straßen als auch durch den Betrieb. „Grüne“ Energie, die die Erde weniger grün macht. Eine über 22 Jahre laufende Studie in China hatte gezeigt, dass Windräder zu einer erheblichen Reduktion der Biomasseproduktion führt. Zu einem . . . Complete story »
Siemens Gamesa blade breaks at Swedish wind farm
A blade has broken on a Siemens Gamesa turbine at a large wind farm in Sweden owned by Enlight Renewable Energy and Prime Capital’s Prime Green Infrastructure Fund (PGEIF). The damage occurred on Sunday 3 November to a turbine blade at the 372MW Bjornberget array. According to a statement by the owners, no one was injured and a safety zone has been established around the machine in question. “We urge everyone visiting the area to respect the closures to avoid . . . Complete story »
Sweden rejects Baltic Sea wind farms, citing defence concerns
Sweden has rejected applications to build 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to defence concerns, while giving the go-ahead to one on its west coast, the government said on Monday. Defence Minister Pal Jonson told a press conference that building wind farms in the Baltic Sea would pose defence risks, not least by making it harder to detect and shoot down missiles using Sweden’s Patriot batteries in case of a conflict. Jonson said Baltic wind farms could . . . Complete story »
