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02 Sep, 2015

Lillgrund, Öresund - the largest offshore wind farm in Sweden

Lillgrund, Öresund - the largest offshore wind farm in Sweden

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | SWEDEN | 02 Sep, 2015
Published by : Ecotechtube


Photograph by :  Tomasz Sienicki

Video by : ion on

Lillgrund Wind Farm is located about 10 km off the coast of southern Sweden, just south of the Öresund Bridge, where average wind speeds are 8 to 10 metres per second (26 to 33 ft/s). With 48 wind turbines (Siemens SWT-2.3-93) and a capacity of 110 megawatts (MW), Lillgrund is Sweden's largest offshore wind farm, which will meet the domestic electricity demand of more than 60,000 homes (5000 kWh per home).
The farm's turbines have a rotor diameter of 93 metres and a total height of 115 metre.


Construction began: August 2006

Commission date :June 2008

Owner(s): Vattenfall

Wind Farm

Max. water depth4-8 m (13-26ft)
Distance from shore7km (4.3 mi)
Hub Height65m (213 ft)
Rotor diameter93m (305 ft)


Power Generation

Units Operational48
Make and modelSiemens Wind Power : SWT -2.3-93
Nameplate capacity110 MW
Annual Generation330 Gwh
*Statistics from Wikipedia