News
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Processing of the Palkisvaara project by the municipal government on 19 January 2016
At its meeting on 19 January 2016, the Sodankylä Municipal Government considered the complaints submitted against the Palkisvaara wind power master plan. At the request of the Administrative Court of Northern Finland, the municipal government has decided to issue statements on four appeals concerning zoning. The case continues in the administrative court. More information is available at: http://sodankyla.ktweb.fi/ The development of the Palkisvaara wind farm project continues normally.
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The master plan for the Palkisvaara wind power section was approved by Sodankylä Municipal Council
Sodankylä Municipal Council approved the master plan for Tuulikolmio's Palkisvaarantu wind power section at its meeting held on 12 November 2015. It was decided to deal with the Palkisvaara-Kannusvaara project in two parts, and Kannusvaara's part will be discussed by the municipal government and council later. The plan proposal proposes 21 wind power plants in the Palkisvaara area and 13 power plants in Kannusvaara. The next turn in the case of Palkisvaara is a 30-day appeal period and the submission of building permit applications.
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Construction work on the mast fabric has started
Construction of the Mastokangas wind farm has begun. The development of the wind farm is progressing in stages. During 2020, road construction work will be completed and the construction of the rest of the wind farm's infrastructure will begin. During 2021, the installation and start-up of wind turbines will be carried out. The connection to the network will be completed by the beginning of 2022. The Wind Triangle began partnership negotiations for the development phase of the project in 2018, and German developer Aquila Capital was selected as the partner. Aquila Capital is a leader…
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Geotechnical studies begin with Mastokangas
We are starting geotechnical studies in the Mastokangas project area. The work is carried out by Keski-Suomen Betonirakenne Oy. The research is particularly focused on turbine construction sites.
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Mastmangas 230 m building permits in progress
In the Mastokangas wind farm project, a 20 m increase to the maximum height of wind turbines has been applied for by a municipal deviation. The wind farm will then be built with 230 m high turbines. Complaints about municipal deviations have been submitted to the Administrative Court of Northern Finland, by whose decision the appeals have been rejected in respect of 11 turbines and the deviations are then final. We are awaiting a decision on 3 turbines next autumn. The construction permit for the substation is also final.
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Mastokangas building permits are legally binding
The planned building permits for the Mastokangas wind farm are legally binding. The treatment of the municipal deviation from raising the height to 230 m has been transferred to the Administrative Court of Northern Finland. More information on how to handle the matter can be found at the links below: Raahe Siikajoki
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Happy New Year 2019!
Thanks last year to all partners and stakeholders. We will continue to develop our projects this year.
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Mast fabric building permits
We have started applying for building permits in the Mastokangas project.
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The wind triangle continues to develop projects in northern Finland
The wind triangle has nine projects under development, mainly in northern Finland. The total rated power of the current projects in the wind triangle is over 700MW, or about 140 power plants. The more backward locations and numbers of power plants will be confirmed as project licensing processes and wind measurements progress. The target for 2028 for new wind power capacity is 1.25GW, equivalent to 250 power plants. We will provide more detailed information on the locations and development stages of the projects on the soon-to-be-launched new website.
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We are on autumn vacation October 14-18
We are on autumn vacation October 14-18