wpd starts construction of 72 MW Aldermyrberget wind project in Northern Sweden

wpd europe GmbH, a unit of wpd AG, has finished the construction of the foundation structures for turbines of the 72 MW Aldermyrberget wind farm project in northern Sweden. Currently, the last steps in anchoring the foundations with special rock anchors in the ground are being implemented. The complex terrain structure with a high proportion of massive rock formations even offered advantages here, as the rocky ground provides the necessary prerequisites for such anchoring.

The Aldermyrberget wind farm project is being built in a traditional mining and industrial community in the municipality of Skellefteå in the province of Västerbottens Iän. The project area is located on the land owned by Sveaskog, Holmen, and a private landowner. The 72-megawatt wind farm will consist of 17 wind turbines (WTGs) of the Vestas V150 type, each with a rated output of 4.2 megawatts, a hub height of 155 meters and a total height of 230 meters. In view of the special climatic conditions in northern Sweden, they will be equipped with blade heating systems. The project’s planned annual production of 270 GWh corresponds to the annual electricity demand of approx. 54,000 households.

The construction of the plants is scheduled to start in early summer 2020, while commissioning is planned for the end of the year. In May 2019 wpd was able to announce the signing of a PPA contract with a large Swedish industrial company and in October finally the financial close, for which KfW IPEX-Bank was won as a partner.