Norway expects onshore wind lift-off

Im Bild der erste in Norwegen errichtete Windpark in Smøla. Er wurde in zwei Phasen errichtet. Phase 1: 20 Maschinen mit einer Leistung von jeweils 2,0 (MW) Leistung; Phase 2: 48 Maschinen mit einer Leistung von jeweils 2,3 MW) Leistung. Gesamtleistung des Windparks 150,4 (MW).The photo shows the first wind farm in Norway, located in Smøla. Erection was implemented in two phases. Phase 1: 20 wind turbines rated at 2.0 megawatts; phase 2: 48 wind turbines rated at 2.3 megawatts. Total installed capacity of wind farm 150.4 MW.

Norwea says many more onshore turbines will joion these in Norway

A steady flow of large onshore wind farms will start coming on line across Norway from 2015, claims the Norwegian Wind Energy Association (Norwea) – sooner than the timeframe forecast by country’s power-market regulator.

So far, the impact of the launch of a joint green-certificate (GC) scheme between Norway and Sweden at the beginning of 2012 has been minimal, admits Norwea managing director Øyvind Isachsen.

Depressed GC prices – largely the result of a sustained period of wetness last year that contributed to cheaper-than-normal electricity in Scandinavia – have not helped.

But Isachsen says there is no need for alarm, as Norway’s power sector is “just starting to understand how the system functions.

“It’s important to give the Norwegian power utilities a little time to figure Log in to read complete article.

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