Tahkoluodon tuulivoimapuisto rakenteille - valtion tukea 20 MEUR

Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy rakentaa parhaillaan Poriin Tahkoluodon edustalle 10 voimalan merituulipuistoa vuonna 2010 valmistuneen Suomen ensimmäisen merituulivoimalan ympärille. Merituulivoimalat laajentavat Suomen Hyötytuuli Oyn jo olemassa olevaa Reposaaren tuulipuistoa.

REW kirjoittaa asiasta eilisessä jutussaan ja sanoo mm: Work on the 120 million euro, 40 MW Tahkoluoto wind farm began this spring. Arto Huhmarkangas, project director for Tahkoluoto, told Renewable Energy World that ice is by far the single greatest concern, noting that “Tahkoluoto will be the world’s first offshore wind farm designed for icy conditions and the harsh effects of pack-ice.” Tahkoluoto is found in its gravity-based steel foundations - supplied by Technip Offshore Finland - which will feature a conical top designed to withstand heavy ice-loading in waters up to 15 meters deep. Reassuring is the government’s support for offshore wind. State-support amounting to 20 million euros is going into the Tahkoluoto project, which Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori referred to as a “trailblazer for Finnish offshore wind power.”