The Government-funded project investigated the health effects of infrasound from wind turbines in Finland. According to the research results, the infrasound of wind turbines does not explain the symptoms associated with wind turbines. The study was performed as a multidisciplinary collaboration by the Technology Research Center VTT Oy, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, the University […]
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Press releases 30.4.2020
Government study: No health effects observed with infrasound from wind turbines
The Government-funded project investigated the health effects of infrasound from wind turbines in Finland. According to the research results, the infrasound of wind turbines does not explain the symptoms associated with wind turbines. The effect of infrasound was extensively investigated in the study with long-term sound measurements, surveys in wind power areas and lab tests. The […]
Publications 28.4.2020
Capacity factors of wind turbines installed in Finland 2011 – 2018
The efficiency of wind turbines built in Finland has been growing in recent years, according to statistics collected by the Technology Research Center VTT. Last year, the capacity factor of Finnish wind turbines built in between 2011 and 2018 was 33 percent. However, last year the capacity factor of the best-producing wind farm rose to as much as […]
Press releases 28.4.2020
Finland’s most productive wind farms produced with an efficiency of almost 50%
The efficiency of wind turbines built in Finland has been growing in recent years, according to statistics collected by the Technology Research Center VTT. Last year, the average efficiency of Finnish wind farms was 33 percent. However, the best wind farm generated electricity at almost 50 percent efficiency. According to VTT’s statistics, the efficiency of […]
Press releases 19.2.2020
Finnish wind power project portfolio updated: A record amount of wind power is planned in Finland
According to FWPAs’ wind power project list a record number of new wind power projects are planned in Finland. The planned 18,000 MW (3,400 wind turbines) in production would cover more than 71 percent of current electricity consumption. Wind power can thus respond well to the increase in electricity consumption due to the fight against climate change and the […]