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I'm very proud of our wind turbines. In fact, as you drive along one of the main roads of the small coastal city of Mariehamn, which runs in parallel with the shore, you can see four of them in the distance on the other side of the bay. It's a landmark of sorts.

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by NordicStorm (m<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Fri Jul 27th, 2007 at 08:42:50 AM EST
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What turbines are they (manufacturer and scale), and who provides maintenance?

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by Crazy Horse on Fri Jul 27th, 2007 at 09:41:49 AM EST
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They all seem to be listed here (homepage of Ålands Vindenergi, the company mentioned in the diary), the four in particular I mentioned in my comment above ("Fortuna", "Fredrika" etc) are Vestas 600Kw with a wing span of 44m and a hub height between 45m - 50m.

As for maintenance, I'm assuming Ålands Vindenergi handles its nine (soon to be 13), but I couldn't say if they have enough knowledge "in-house" or hire outside expertise.

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde

by NordicStorm (m<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Fri Jul 27th, 2007 at 09:57:36 AM EST
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