The Markbygden project in northern Sweden has political backing in Stockholm - but lacks the financial muscle needed to install the 1,101 turbines slated for the giant wind farm.
Developer
Svevind
has
big
plans.
Markbygden
will
cover
450sq
km
of
the
Norrbotten
region
-
far
more
land
than
any
other
onshore
wind
project
in
Scandinavia.
If
all
the
Enercon
turbines
are
erected,
they
could
produce
as
much
as
eight
terawatt
hours
per
year.
"We
passed
a
very
huge
milestone
when
we
got
an
'okay'
from
the
government
for
the
whole
project
in
March
this
year.
We
are
now
in
discussions
with
the
grid
operator,
Svenska
Kraftnät.
Only
small
improvements
in
the
existing
grid
are…
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