Yttre Stengrund offshore wind farm

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,[1] becoming the first offshore wind farm to be decommissioned in the world.[2][3]

Yttre Stengrund
Location of Yttre Stengrund
Official nameYttre Stengrund offshore wind farm
CountrySweden
Coordinates56.166423°N 16.017246°E / 56.166423; 16.017246
StatusDecommissioned
Commission date2001 (2001)
Decommission dateNovember 2015 (2015-11)
Operator(s)Vattenfall
Wind farm
TypeOffshore
Power generation
Make and modelNEG Micon 2 MW
Units decommissioned5 x 2 MW
Nameplate capacity10 MW

References

  1. "THE END IS NEAR FOR YTTRE STENGRUND". NEWS FROM VATTENFALL. Vattenfall. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. "Vattenfall to scrap Yttre Stengrund". reNEWS - Renewable Energy News. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. "Vattenfall Wraps Up First Ever Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning". Retrieved 20 April 2017.


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