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This project is an example for [[community wind energy]]. It is 50% owned by the 10,000 investors in the ''Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative'', and 50% by the municipal utility company.<ref name=middelgrunden2></ref>Being clearly visible from the capital of Denmark it states the importance of [[wind power in Denmark]]. |
This project is an example for [[community wind energy]]. It is 50% owned by the 10,000 investors in the ''Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative'', and 50% by the municipal utility company.<ref name=middelgrunden2></ref>Being clearly visible from the capital of Denmark it states the importance of [[wind power in Denmark]]. |
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[http://www.middelgrunden.dk/MG_UK/ukindex.htm] |
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Revision as of 14:00, 22 January 2009
Middelgrunden is an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea 3.5 km outside Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 2000 when it was the world's largest offshore farm with 20 turbines and a capacity of 40 MW. The farm delivers more than 3% of the power for Copenhagen.[1]
History
In 1996, the project was initiated by the Copenhagen Environment and Energy Office (CEEO) after Middelgrunden had been listed as a potential site in the Danish Action Plan for Offshore Wind. Together with the CEEO a group of local people formed the Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative and established a cooperation with Copenhagen Energy, the local electric utility. The proposed location was initially opposed by the Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature, but this decision was later changed.
Public involvement
This project is an example for community wind energy. It is 50% owned by the 10,000 investors in the Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative, and 50% by the municipal utility company.[1]Being clearly visible from the capital of Denmark it states the importance of wind power in Denmark.
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References
- ^ a b Hans Christian Sørensen, Lars Kjeld Hansen, Jens H. Mølgaard Larsen (2002). "Middelgrunden 40 MW offshore wind farm Denmark: Lessons Learned" (PDF). SPOK Consult. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
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