Case Study (721 Kb)

Wind energy is not the energy source that immediately comes to mind when thinking about renewable energy in cities. Few cities have enough space within their area to build large wind farms. You may rather find small wind turbines on suitable locations within the city's area or see cities doing feasibility studies on this subject. The City of Kotka took advantage of its sea side location by installing two wind turbines at the sea border close to the city centre. A nature trail named "wind trail" has been built on a length of 1.5 km to attract citizens and tourists to visit the site.

This case study was elaborated by Energie-Cités in collaboration with the City of Kotka. It received funding from the ALTENER Programme of Energy and Transport DG of the European Commission.