Högabjär-Kärsås
Facts
Planning of the wind farm began in 2009. The turbines were installed and commissioned in 2015. The total height of the turbines is 150 metres up to the outermost tip of the rotor blades, and the rotor diameter is 113 metres.
Vattenfall has set up a service office at Högabjär-Kärsås for servicing and maintaining the Högabjär-Kärsås and Hjuleberg wind farms. Both wind farms are also remotely monitored around the clock by a surveillance centre.
Landscape and environment
The landscape surrounding the wind farm consists of production forests, and the varied terrain features several heights and steep slopes. A number of streams flow between these heights. Wet forests are abundant in the low-lying areas.
As bats inhabit the area, the wind turbines are fitted with a 'bat mode' that stops them spinning when bats are active on warm summer nights.
Archaeological excavations were carried out alongside the construction of the wind farm. The remains discovered indicate that the area was used for agricultural purposes around 2,000 years ago. Vattenfall has erected signs around the wind farm to provide visitors with more information about these excavations and the archaeological remains.