Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines
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| Coordinates | 52°17′41″N 16°09′11″E / 52.2947°N 16.1531°E |
| Status | Operational |
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The Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines are wind turbines which used to be the tallest in the world.[1] They are situated in Paproć, a village near Nowy Tomyśl in Poland and were erected in 2012. Each of these two wind turbines has a generating capacity of 2500 kW. Both rotors have a diameter of 100 metres and are mounted on 160 metre tall free-standing lattice towers, which are the tallest free-standing lattice towers in Poland.
The basement of each of these turbines weighs 1500 tons, the tower 350 tons and the gondola 100 tons.
Coordinates[edit]
- 52°17′39.32″N 16°08′57.3″E / 52.2942556°N 16.149250°E
- 52°17′41.7″N 16°09′21.3″E / 52.294917°N 16.155917°E
References[edit]
- ^ "Nowy Tomyśl: powstały najwyższe wiatraki na świecie!" (in Polish). Epoznan.pl. 3 December 2012.
