Wind power in Estonia
Wind power in Estonia amounts to an installed capacity of 184 MW,[2] whilst roughly 546 MW[3] worth of projects are currently being developed. All wind farms as of now are on land, offshore farms are planned on Lake Peipus[4] and in the Baltic Sea near the island of Hiiumaa.[5]
Pakri wind farm is located in Paldiski at the tip of the Pakri peninsula near the old light house. It consists of eight wind turbines and has a capacity of 18.4 MWs.[6]
Offshore wind power
Altogether, three major projects with total capacity of 1490 MW are being planned in Estonia: a 700 MW project near the island of Hiiumaa by Nelja Energia, also a 600 MW project in Gulf of Riga by Eesti Energia and a 190 MW offshore wind farm near the western cost of Estonia by Neugrund OÜ.[7]
Statistics
Installed wind power capacity in Estonia and generation in recent years is shown in the table below:[8][9][10]
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Installed Capacity (MW) | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 31.65 | 31.65 | 58 | 77.7 | 141.7 | 148.6 | 184.5 |
| Generation (GW·h) | 1 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 76 | 91 | 133 | 191 | 276 | 365 |
| Year | 2012 | |||||||||
| Installed Capacity (MW) | 269.4 | |||||||||
| Generation (GW·h) | 448 | |||||||||
References
- ^ Pakri 18,4 MW Wind Farm
- ^ "Estonian Wind Energy". EWPA. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "List of wind energy developments in Estonia". EWPA. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ Peipsile võib kerkida mitusada tuulikut. 21 October 2007. Postimees. (In Estonian)
- ^ Hiiumaa Offshore windfarm
- ^ [1][2]
- ^ "List of wind energy developments in Estonia". EWPA. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Estonian Wind Energy". EWPA. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Production of wind energy grew significally in 2010". EWPA. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Share of renewable energy in electricity production is increasing". stat.ee. Retrieved 28 April 2012.