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Avedøre
Holme, Denmark
The
picture shows the Avedøre Wind Farm, just 5 kilometres
from the city centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. The 12 Bonus 300
kW wind turbines, (and one 1,000 kW power company test wind turbine)
are located next to a 250 MW coal-fired power plant.
(Photograph © 1997 Copyright Søren
Krohn) (39K, JPEG)
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Denmark's
Largest Wind Farm: Middelgrunden
Denmark currently has some 2,000 megawatts
of wind power, and 6,000 wind turbines in operation. 80 per cent
of the turbines are owned by individuals or local
wind turbine co-operatives.
The
largest wind farm in Denmark is Middelgrunden, which is also
the largest offshore wind farm in the world. It consists of 20
Bonus 2 MW wind turbines - a total power of 40 MW.
The
largest land based wind farm in Denmark is Syltholm on the island
of Lolland, consisting of 35 NEG Micon 750 kW wind turbines -
a total power of 26,25 MW.
(Photograph © 2000 Soren Krohn) (52 K, JPEG)
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