Icy test site shall attract the world's wind industry to Sweden
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and power utility Skellefteå Kraft are about to establish a test centre where the global wind industry can test their equipment in cold and icy conditions. The site is Uljabuouda in the municipality of Arjeplog in the northern part of Sweden. By now the test tracks in Arjeplog attract automotive industry from all over the world. Now it's time for another industry to take advantage of the cold climate. The biggest potential to expand wind power is in the world's cool areas, as they are less populated. However, ice formation and low temperatures