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Wind energy

Skaveröd/Gurseröd

Skaveröd
Municipality :

Tanum municipality

Wind turbines :

11

Total height :

150 meters

Annual production :

94 GWh

Start of operation :

2014

Owner :

Rabbalshede Kraft

Turbine supplier :

Vestas

Wind farm Skaveröd/Gurseröd is located in Tanum municipality, approximately three kilometers east of the municipality's central town of Tanumshede. The park includes 11 wind turbines with a total output of 33.8 MW and an annual production of approximately 94 GWh. The project was commissioned in December 2014 and has been developed independently by Rabbalshede Kraft.

From woodland to wind farm

The site where the wind farm is located today originally consisted of woodland and impediments that were mainly used for forestry. The height of the area ranges from 135–175 meters above sea level and the linear distance to the coast is about 15 kilometers. The geographical location was well suited for a wind farm establishment for several reasons. Partly because of the area’s good wind resources, with an open location in a predominantly south-west direction, and partly because the distance to the nearest neighbors was relatively large. The site was also within an area designated by Tanum municipality's wind plan as suitable for wind power. Parts of the area were also of national interest for wind farms.

"The location met several criteria that we always examine when we project a wind farm. Firstly, the wind conditions at the site were very good, which it usually is a few kilometers from the coast. The second is that we managed to sign a lease agreement with the landowner, which is always a prerequisite. And the third criterion is that the site must be located relatively close to a connection to the electricity grid.", says Mikael Johansson, Team Leader at Rabbalshede Kraft.

Today, the wind park includes a total of 11 wind turbines of the model Vestas 112-3MW with a total height of 150 meters, a rotor diameter of 112 meters and an output of 3,075 MW per turbine. The total production capacity in the park amounts to approximately 94 GWh per year, which corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of approximately 19 000 households with an average consumption of 5 000 kWh per year.

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