Blaiken wind farm

Blaiken wind farm
Country	Sweden
Location	Storuman, Vasterbotten
Status	In production
Construction began	2011
Commission date	2015
Construction cost	€3.8 billion SEK
Owner(s)	Skellefteå Kraft Fortum
Power generation
Units operational	90
Nameplate capacity	225 MW

Between 2011 and 2015, BlaikenVind AB, a joint venture of Skellefteå Kraft and Fortum are building one of Europe's largest wind farms in northern Sweden. When finished, the park will consist of 90 wind power plants and have a total capacity of 225 MW. Blaiken wind farm, has been chosen as a demonstration plant by the EU's NER300 programme, one of the world's largest funding programmes for climate-neutral energy. The project meets the challenge of developing good solutions for efficient wind power production in a cold and icy climate.

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References

1. Backwell, Ben (2010-08-31). "Fortum takes 40% stake in giant Swedish wind project". ReCharge (NHST Media Group). (subscription required). Retrieved 2010-08-31.
2. "Fortum to partner in one of Europe's biggest onshore wind farm projects with 40% holding" (Press release). Fortum. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-08-31.