Näsudden

Näsudden is a peninsula on the south coast of Gotland, Sweden, adjacent the localities of Näs, Fide and Burgsvik.{{cite web|title=Näsudden - vägbeskrivning|trans-title=Näsudden - how to get there|url=http://www.guteinfo.com/?avd=980&lat=57.07629482&lon=18.21138382&t=1&id=2159|website=www.guteinfo.com|publisher=Guteinfo|access-date=26 June 2015}} Näsudden had a weather station between 1986 and 1999. During this period, during a late summer heat wave of 1997 Näsudden broke the nationwide record for consecutive overnight lows above {{convert|20|C|F}} and a yearly record for those nights. Between August 20 and September 3 the temperature never fell below {{convert|20.2|C|F}}, but also never rose above {{convert|25.3|C|F}} during the day.{{cite web|url=https://www.smhi.se/kunskapsbanken/meteorologi/tropiska-natter-1.1085|title=Tropiska nätter|language=sv|publisher=SMHI|access-date=31 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://opendata-download-metobs.smhi.se/explore/#|title=SMHI Öppna Data|language=sv|publisher=SMHI|access-date=31 May 2017}}

It was on Näsudden that wind power on a large scale was first tested in Sweden. The Swedish power company Vattenfall, started to explore and develop wind power in the 1970s, and southern Gotland was selected as a suitable location for tests in 1979. Construction of a prototype wind turbine, the Näsudden I, started in the beginning of the 1980s. The prototype was ready and started in 1983. The collecting of data from the trial runs and evaluation of the project was financed by the Swedish government. The study became the base for further research in wind power technology in Sweden. Näsudden I was in operation until 1989, when it was replaced by Näsudden II.{{cite web|last1=Hållén|first1=Jonas|title=Slutet nära för första vindkraftverket|trans-title=The end is near for the first wind turbine|url=http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/vindkraft/article260650.ece|website=www.nyteknik.se|publisher=Ny Teknik|date=7 December 2007|access-date=26 June 2015}}

Näsudden was developed into a large wind farm during the 1990s. In 2010, it had the highest wind power density in Sweden. In 2014, there were 60 wind turbines on Näsudden, ten of which were owned by Vattenfall.{{cite web|last1=Jardim Ribeiro|first1=Cristina|title=De plockar ned vindkraftverken|trans-title=They dismantle the wind turbines|url=http://www.helagotland.se/start/?articleid=10335014|date=6 November 2014|website=www.helagotland.se|publisher=Helagotland|access-date=26 June 2015}} In 2004, the then-largest land based wind turbine, the Olsvenne 2, was built on the peninsula.{{cite web|title=Olsvenne (Sweden)|url=http://www.thewindpower.net/wind-farm-5045-olsvenne-bonus-b44-600.php|website=www.thewindpower.net|publisher=The WindPower|access-date=26 June 2015}} On 9{{nbsp}}January 2007, the Näsudden II was decommissioned. During the time it was in operation it produced 61,4 GWh in 61,496 hours, a world record at that time.

On Näsudden, there is also a {{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}} mast with instruments for measuring temperature, wind direction, wind speed and other meteorological data on different altitudes. The readings are continuously presented on line, where it is available to anyone.{{cite web|title=Driftuppföljning vindkraft|trans-title=Operation monitoring for wind power|url=http://www.vindstat.nu/stat/index.htm|website=www.vindstat.nu|publisher=Wind Power Forecasting}} In 2009, there were a total of 156 wind turbines on Gotland, producing 200,158,000 kWh of electricity.{{cite web|title=Vindkraftsstatistik 2009|url=http://www.energimyndigheten.se/Global/Press/Pressmeddelanden/Vindkraftsstatistik%202009.pdf|website=www.energimyndigheten.se|publisher=Energimyndigheten|access-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125130434/http://www.energimyndigheten.se/Global/Press/Pressmeddelanden/Vindkraftsstatistik%202009.pdf|archive-date=25 November 2011}}

In 2014, the last of the first large wind turbines were torn down and dismantled. They will be replaced by a new generation of more efficient turbines. Prior to that, a new cable for transmitting the electricity to mainland Sweden must be in place, since the existing one is insufficient for the energy produced by the new turbines.

The Näsudden wind farm is open to the public and has an exhibition about wind power.{{cite web|title=Sommaröppet på kraftverken|trans-title=Power plats open this summer|url=http://corporate.vattenfall.se/om-oss/var-verksamhet/besok-oss-i-sommar/#nasudden|website=www.corporate.vattenfall.se|publisher=Vattenfall|access-date=26 June 2015}}

{{wide image|Vindkraftstransport Gotland.jpg|700px|Turbine blades on trucks stopping south of Visby before continuing further south on Gotland.}}

On the southwestern tip of Näsudden is the {{convert|94|ha|acre|abbr=on}} Näs Reef Seal and Bird Reserve (Näsrevets säl- och fågelskyddsområde).{{cite web|title=Näsrevet djurskyddsområde|trans-title=The Näs Reef Seal and Bird Reserve|url=http://www.guteinfo.com/?id=2437|website=www.guteinfo.com|publisher=Guteinfo|access-date=25 June 2015}} The area has a rich bird life, it is the second most visited habitat for greylag geese in the Baltic Sea during their annual "wing moult". It also has a small colony of grey seals.{{cite web|last1=Martinsson|first1=Magnus|title=Näsuddens kust|trans-title=Näsudden's coast|url=http://www.gotland.se/naturvarden/riksintresse/nasuddens_kust|website=www.gotland.se|publisher=Gotland Municipality|date=25 February 1999|access-date=26 June 2015}}

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• [http://bbb.ma/watch/xB7NoQy405E Video – The blasting of wind turbine Näsudden II in 2008 on Näsudden.]

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