Sōya Misaki Wind Farm 宗谷岬ウインドファーム | |
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Country | Japan |
Location | Wakkanai, Hokkaidō |
Coordinates | 45°28′13″N 141°54′55″E / 45.470278°N 141.915278°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | November 2005 [1] |
Construction cost |
¥12 billion
[2] ( Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) [3] |
Operator(s) | Eurus Energy |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 57 x 1 MW turbines [2] |
Nameplate capacity | 57,000 kW [2] |
External links | |
Website |
www |
Commons | Related 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]
Sōya Misaki Wind Farm 宗谷岬ウインドファーム | |
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| |
| |
Country | Japan |
Location | Wakkanai, Hokkaidō |
Coordinates | 45°28′13″N 141°54′55″E / 45.470278°N 141.915278°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | November 2005 [1] |
Construction cost |
¥12 billion
[2] ( Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) [3] |
Operator(s) | Eurus Energy |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 57 x 1 MW turbines [2] |
Nameplate capacity | 57,000 kW [2] |
External links | |
Website |
www |
Commons | Related 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]