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Modern Wind Turbines
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Denmark has (in 2003) around 3,000 MW wind power, which is supplied by approximately 5,500 wind turbines. Individuals and cooperatives own around 80% of the capacity.
Avedøre Holme, Denmark
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The picture shows the Avedøre Wind Farm, just 5 kilometres from the city centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. The 12 Bonus 300 kW wind turbines, (and one 1,000 kW power company test wind turbine) are located next to a 250 MW coal-fired power plant.
(Photograph Søren Krohn, © 1997 DWIA)
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Large Onshore Wind Farms
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Rejsby Hede wind farm consist of 40 turbines from Bonus Energy each of 600 kW. The turbines were erected in 1995 near Tønder in southern Jutland. Totalling 24 MW it was the largest wind farm in Denmark at the time.
Today the largest onshore wind farm in Denmark is Syltholm on the southern island Lolland. The farm consist of 35 NEG Micon 750 kW turbines i.e. a total capacity of 26,25 MW.
(Photograph Soren Krohn, © 2000 DWIA) (252 K, JPEG)
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Updated 11 September 2003 http://www.windpower.org/en/pictures/modern.htm |
