The first study of its kind in Finland shows that wind farms have have no effect on residential property prices. Municipalities in which wind power was built between 2012 and 2021 were selected for the study commissioned by the Finnish Wind Power Association and carried out by the Finnish Consulting Group (FCG) and Taloustutkimus (independent […]
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Publications 18.2.2022
New research data from Finland: wind power does not cause health problems
According to a recently published study, people living near a wind power plant did not have more diseases or symptoms than in the reference area. An in-depth study shows that wind power is planned and built in Finland at a sufficient distance from the population. A study by the Turku University of Applied Sciences’ Built […]
Publications 1.5.2020
Infra sound of wind turbines and health
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 […]
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 […]
Publications 11.6.2019
Capacity factors of wind turbines installed in Finland 2011 – 2017
According to statistics from the Technology Research Center VTT, the average capacity factor of wind power plants built in Finland in 2011–2017 in 2018 was 32 per cent. According to statistics, wind power produces more in winter than in summer. Download statistics