Sōya Misaki Wind Farm

Sōya Misaki Wind Farm (宗谷岬ウインドファーム, Sōya-misaki Uindo Fāmu) is a wind farm in the Sōya Hills near the eponymous Cape Sōya in Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. With fifty-seven turbines each with a capacity of one megawatt, when completed in 2005 it became Japan's largest wind farm, capable of powering approximately 41,000 households and with a theoretical annual emissions reduction of 120,000 tons of CO₂ relative to an oil-fired power station of equal capacity.[2] It is one of a complementary network of wind power generation facilities in Wakkanai which together, eight-four turbines in all with a combined total capacity of 106,355 kilowatts, generate approximately 120% of the city's electricity demands.[1] In 2019, with the operator planning to replace the fifty-seven one megawatt turbines with fifteen four megawatt turbines, the Ministry of the Environment raised concerns about the number of bird strikes, in particular those involving white-tailed eagles, Steller's sea eagles, and migrating swans.[4]

Sōya Misaki Wind Farm 宗谷岬ウインドファーム
Country	Japan
Location	Wakkanai, Hokkaidō
Coordinates	45°28′13″N 141°54′55″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	November 2005[1]
Construction cost	¥12 billion[2] (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)[3]
Operator(s)	Eurus Energy
Power generation
Units operational	57 x 1 MW turbines[2]
Nameplate capacity	57,000 kW[2]
External links
Website	www.eurus-energy.com/project/project-jp/376/
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