Nysted Wind Farm
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The Nysted Wind Farm is a Danish
offshore wind farm close to the Rødsand sand bank near Lolland
. Gravity base foundations are used rather than piles due to ice conditions.
emissions. Turbines were installed by A2SEA
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In September 2010, DONG bought E.ON's 20% share and sold half of the entire project to pension fund PensionDanmark for 700 million kroner
(€94 million / US$120 million) — almost half the DKK1,600 million cost.
at a stated cost of EUR400m and a power delivery contract at DKK 0.629 per kW·h (US$0.12/kW·h). It was originally scheduled to be completed in 2011, but installation happened faster than projected, and on 15 July 2010, E.ON reported that all turbines had been installed and the majority were supplying power to the Danish grid. On 3 August, E.ON reported that the wind farm was ready and went into operation, three months ahead of schedule.
Rødsand 2 was inaugurated on 12 October.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
offshore wind farm close to the Rødsand sand bank near Lolland
Lolland
Lolland is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of 1,243 square kilometers . Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland...
. Gravity base foundations are used rather than piles due to ice conditions.
Rødsand I
Rødsand I was built in 2003, with 72 turbines and a total capacity of 166 MW. Annual production is some 570 GW·h, the equivalent to the electricity consumption of 140,000 Danish homes, which could save 500,000 tonnes ofCarbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
emissions. Turbines were installed by A2SEA
A2SEA
A2SEA is an offshore wind farm installation and services company based in Fredericia, Denmark. The company is specialized on transport, installation, and servicing of offshore wind farms. In addition to Denmark, the company has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Germany.-History:A2SEA was...
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In September 2010, DONG bought E.ON's 20% share and sold half of the entire project to pension fund PensionDanmark for 700 million kroner
Danish krone
The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...
(€94 million / US$120 million) — almost half the DKK1,600 million cost.
Rødsand II
In 2010, a 207 MW extension of the existing wind farm was installed by E.ONE.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
at a stated cost of EUR400m and a power delivery contract at DKK 0.629 per kW·h (US$0.12/kW·h). It was originally scheduled to be completed in 2011, but installation happened faster than projected, and on 15 July 2010, E.ON reported that all turbines had been installed and the majority were supplying power to the Danish grid. On 3 August, E.ON reported that the wind farm was ready and went into operation, three months ahead of schedule.
Rødsand 2 was inaugurated on 12 October.
See also
- Wind power in DenmarkWind power in DenmarkWind power provided 18.9% of electricity production and 24.1% of generation capacity in Denmark in 2008, Denmark was a pioneer in developing commercial wind power during the 1970s, and today almost half of the wind turbines around the world are produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas and...
- List of offshore wind farms in Denmark
- List of wind farms
- List of offshore wind farms
- List of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea