The Aapua wind park ( sv, Aapua-parken) is a
wind park
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on Eta, southwest of
Aapua
Aapua is a village in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. The village is situated in Övertorneå Municipality, 60 km from Pajala
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,
Övertorneå municipality
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Until the Finnish War (1808–1809) Övertorneå and the Finnish Ylitornio were a single parish. Fol ...
in
Norrbotten County
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,
Sweden
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. , it is the northernmost wind park in Sweden.
The park is owned by Aapua Vind AB, representing 14 private investors, and operates on land owned by the state-owned
Sveaskog, Sweden's largest forest owner.
The plant came online in 2005
Technical
The park consists of seven 1.5 MW
Vestas
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V82-1.5 MW Arctic wind turbine
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s
with a total stated power of 9.9 MW
(10.5 MW according to supplier Vestas
). Each unit has a nacelle height of 78 m and a rotor diameter of 82 m.
See also
*
List of wind farms in Sweden
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References
Wind farms in Sweden
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