Alto Minho Wind Farm
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The Alto Minho Wind Farm in the Viana do Castelo district, of Portugal, became fully operational in November 2008, when Portugal's Economy Minister Manuel Pinho inaugurated it.[1] At the time of completion, it was Europe's largest on-shore wind farm.[2] The wind farm began generating electricity in 2007, with production increasing as more wind turbines came online, reflecting the modular nature of wind farms. The wind farm consists of 68 Enercon E-82 2MW wind turbines and 52 Enercon E-70 E4 2MW turbines, totaling 136 MW and 104 MW, respectively, for a grand total of 240 MW of nameplate capacity.[3][4] The wind farm will produce 530 GWh annually, avoiding 370,000 tonnes (410,000 tons) of carbon dioxide emissions.[1]
In December 2013, there were 4731 MW of Wind Power installed and operational in Portugal.[5]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Europe's biggest wind energy park inaugurated in Portugal". Yahoo News. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-12-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tremlett, Giles (2008-12-02). "Europe's biggest wind farm switches on". guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ Rodrigues, Álvaro (March 2007). "Wind farms in Portugal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ Rodrigues, Álvaro (March 2007). "Parques Eólicos em Portugal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ http://e2p.inegi.up.pt/relatorios/Portugal_Parques_Eolicos_201312.pdf Archived 2014-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
