Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines
The Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines are the tallest wind turbines in the world.[1] They are situated in Paproć, a suburb of Nowy Tomyśl in Poland and were erected in 2012. Each of these two wind turbines has a generating capacity of 2500 kW. Both rotors have a diameter of 100 metres and are mounted on 160 metre tall free-standing lattice towers, which are the tallest free-standing lattice towers in Poland.
The basement of each of these turbines weighs 1500 tons, the tower 350 tons and the gondola 100 tons.
Coordinates
- 52°17′39.32″N 16°08′57.3″E / 52.2942556°N 16.149250°E
- 52°17′41.7″N 16°09′21.3″E / 52.294917°N 16.155917°E
References
- ↑ "Nowy Tomyśl: powstały najwyższe wiatraki na świecie!" (in Polish). Epoznan.pl. 3 December 2012.
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