This is a list of operational, offshore wind farms in Sweden (within the national maritime boundaries).
This information is gathered from multiple Internet sources, [1] [2] and commercial sources. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm and is usually related to a shoal or the name of the nearest town on shore. The "wind farm" part is implied and hence removed for clarity.
The list is sorted by capacity, but it can be sorted in any way by clicking the symbol >< at the top in each column.
| Wind farm | Location | Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Commissioning | Build Cost | Depth range (m) | km to shore | Owner | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bockstigen | 57°2′N18°9′E / 57.033°N 18.150°E | 2.75 | 5x WinWorld 550 kW | 1998 | €4m | 5-6 | 4-6 | Vattenfall | [3] |
| Lillgrund | 55°31′N12°47′E / 55.517°N 12.783°E | 110 | 48x Siemens SWT-2.3-93 | 2008 | €197m | 4-13 | 9 | Vattenfall | [w 1] [4] [5] |
| Vänern | 59°15′40″N13°23′10″E / 59.26111°N 13.38611°E | 30 | 10x WinWind 3MW Dynawind | 2010 | 1-22 | 10 | InnoVent GmbH Pettersson Vind AB [6] | [w 2] [7] | |
| Karehamn | 56°58′48″N17°01′12″E / 56.98000°N 17.02000°E | 48 | 16 × Vestas V112-3.0MW | 2013 | €120m | 21 | 5 | E.ON | [8] |
| Wind farm | Location | Capacity (MW) | Turbines | Commissioning | Build Cost | Depth range (m) | km to shore | Owner | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svante 1 | 56°0′0″N14°44′0″E / 56.00000°N 14.73333°E | 0.22 | one 3-bladed Danish W25 0.22 MW | 1990–2004 | 6 | 0.25 | E.ON | [9] [10] [11] | |
| Yttre Stengrund | 56°10′0″N16°1′16″E / 56.16667°N 16.02111°E | 10 | 5x NEG Micon 2MW | 2001–2015 | €13m | 6-8 | 2-4 | Vattenfall | [12] [13] |
| Utgrunden | 56°20′38″N16°16′48″E / 56.34389°N 16.28000°E | 10.5 | 7x Enron Wind 70 / 1.5MW | 2000–2018 | £12m | 6-15 | 4-7 | Vattenfall | [14] |
The United Kingdom is the best location for wind power in Europe and one of the best in the world. By 2023, the UK had over 11 thousand wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 28 gigawatts (GW): 14 GW onshore and 14 GW offshore, the sixth largest capacity of any country. Wind power generated about 25% of UK electricity, having surpassed coal in 2016 and nuclear in 2018. It is the largest source of renewable electricity in the UK.
China is the world leader in wind power generation, with the largest installed capacity of any nation and continued rapid growth in new wind facilities. With its large land mass and long coastline, China has exceptional wind power resources: it is estimated China has about 2,380 gigawatts (GW) of exploitable capacity on land and 200GW on the sea. Wind power remained China's third-largest source of electricity at the end of 2021, accounting for 7.5% of total power generation.
Wind power in Finland has been the fastest growing source of electricity in recent years. In 2022, Finland covered 14.1% of the yearly electricity demand with wind power production, which was 16.7% of the domestic production. Wind capacity was up 76% from the previous year and wind production up 41%. This compares to an average wind power share of 16% in the EU and 17% in the whole of Europe.
Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the generation of electricity through wind farms in bodies of water, usually at sea. There are higher wind speeds offshore than on land, so offshore farms generate more electricity per amount of capacity installed. Offshore wind farms are also less controversial than those on land, as they have less impact on people and the landscape.
Wind power in Indiana was limited to a few small water-pumping windmills on farms until 2008 with construction of Indiana's first utility-scale wind power facility, Goodland with a nameplate capacity of 130 MW. As of September 2017, Indiana had a total of 1897 MW of wind power capacity installed, ranking it 12th among U.S. states. Wind power was responsible for 4.8% of in-state electricity production in 2016.
The U.S. state of Massachusetts has vast wind energy resources offshore, as well as significant resources onshore. The 2016 update to the states's Clean Energy and Climate Plan had a goal of reducing 1990 baseline greenhouse gas emissions levels by 25% by 2020. Current goals include installing 3,500 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind power in the state by 2035. However, as of Q4 2021 the state had only 120 MW of wind powered electricity generating capacity, responsible for generating 0.9% of in-state electricity production. The state has awarded contracts to two offshore projects, the 800 MW Vineyard Wind project and 804 MW Mayflower Wind project. Construction began on the Vineyard Wind 1 project on November 18, 2021, after a long fight for approval. Commonwealth Wind was selected for development in 2021, but the developer has attempted to cancel the project due to increased costs. There are eight projects planned for off the southern coast of Massachusetts, though some will deliver power to Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.
Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. Renewable energy replaces conventional fuels in four distinct areas: electricity generation, air and water heating/cooling, motor fuels, and rural (off-grid) energy services. Based on REN21's 2014 report, renewables contributed 19 percent to our global energy consumption and 22 percent to our electricity generation in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Wind power is a major industry in Taiwan. Taiwan has abundant wind resources however a lack of space on land means that most major developments are offshore. As of February 2020, there were 361 installed onshore turbines and 22 offshore turbines in operation with the total installed capacity of 845.2 MW.
Yttre Stengrund was an offshore wind farm in Sweden, operated by Vattenfall. The wind farm was commissioned in 2001, using five 2 MW NEG Micon turbines. All turbines in Yttre Stengrund were decommissioned by November 2015, becoming the first offshore wind farm to be decommissioned in the world.
