Vikna Wind Farm

Vikna Wind Farm (Norwegian: Vikna vindmøllepark) is located on Husfjellet, just west of the village of Garstad on the island Mellom-Vikna in the municipality of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. The wind farm consists of five wind turbines, with an installed capacity of 2.2 megawatts (3,000 hp) (calculated as 3 x 0.4 MW + 2 x 0.5 MW), with an average annual production of 5.8 gigawatt-hours (21 TJ). The wind farm began operation in 1991 and is owned by Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk.[1]

Vikna Wind Farm
Official nameVikna vindmøllepark
CountryNorway
LocationNærøysund
Coordinates64°52′48″N 10°56′47″E
StatusOperational
Commission date1991 (1991)
Owner(s)Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Rated wind speed5 to 25 m/s (16 to 82 ft/s)
Power generation
Units operational5
Nameplate capacity2.2 MW
Capacity factor30.1%
Annual net output5.8 GW·h

References

  1. "Vindkraft" (in Norwegian). NTE. Retrieved 2011-10-03.


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