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Sōya Misaki Wind Farm

Coordinates: 45°28′13″N 141°54′55″E / 45.470278°N 141.915278°E / 45.470278; 141.915278
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Sōya Misaki Wind Farm
宗谷岬ウインドファーム
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CountryJapan
LocationWakkanai, Hokkaidō
Coordinates45°28′13″N 141°54′55″E / 45.470278°N 141.915278°E / 45.470278; 141.915278
StatusOperational
Commission dateNovember 2005[1]
Construction cost¥12 billion[2]
(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)[3]
OperatorEurus Energy
Power generation
Units operational57 x 1 MW turbines[2]
Nameplate capacity57,000 kW[2]
External links
Websitewww.eurus-energy.com/project/project-jp/376/
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Sōya Misaki Wind Farm (宗谷岬ウインドファーム, Sōya-misaki Uindo Fāmu) is a wind farm in the Sōya Hills near the eponymous Cape Sōya in Wakkanai, Hokkaidō, Japan. With fifty-seven turbines each with a capacity of one megawatt, when completed in 2005 it became Japan's largest wind farm, capable of powering approximately 41,000 households and with a theoretical annual emissions reduction of 120,000 tons of CO2 relative to an oil-fired power station of equal capacity.[2] It is one of a complementary network of wind power generation facilities in Wakkanai which together, eight-four turbines in all with a combined total capacity of 106,355 kilowatts, generate approximately 120% of the city's electricity demands.[1] In 2019, with the operator planning to replace the fifty-seven one megawatt turbines with fifteen four megawatt turbines, the Ministry of the Environment raised concerns about the number of bird strikes, in particular those involving white-tailed eagles, Steller's sea eagles, and migrating swans.[4]

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  1. ^ a b 稚内市における風力発電施設の現状 [Current State of Wind Power Generation Facilities in Wakkanai] (in Japanese). Wakkanai City. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Projects in Japan: Eurus Soya misaki Wind Farm (Hokkaido)". Eurus Energy. 15 November 2005. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ 市町村別風力発電施設稼働状況及び計画案件一覧 [List of Wind Power Generation Facilities in Operation and Planned, by Municipality] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hokkaido Regional Environment Office. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Env. minister urges review of Hokkaido wind farm project over bird strike fears". Mainichi Shimbun. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.