Vattenfall to balance Finnish wind for Google
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Vattenfall and European clean investor Glennmont Partners will provide balancing services for a new onshore wind farm, due to be one of the largest in Finland.
The two companies will be responsible for levelling out frequency deviations to the grid to ensure a secure power supply from the 211.4MW Piiparinmäki Piiparinmäki (211.4MW) OnshorePyhäntä and Kajaani, Finland, Europe Click to see full details wind farm in central Finland.
Tech giant Google will buy a portion of the subsidy-free project’s estimated 700GWh annual production.
Glennmont owns a majority stake (85%) in Piiparinmäki, with Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power holding the 15% remainder.
The project will feature 41 Vestas turbines – 13 V150-4.2MW units and 28 V150-5.6MW turbines – and is due online next year.
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