This paper summarizes wind turbines of Swedish origin, 50 kW and above. Both the large\ngovernmental-funded prototypes from the early 1980s and following attempts to build commercial\nturbines are covered. After the 1973 oil crisis, a development program for wind turbine technology\nwas initiated in Sweden, culminating in the early 1980s with the 2 and 3-MW machines at Maglarp\nand Näsudden. However, government interest declined, and Sweden soon lost its position as one of\nthe leading countries regarding wind turbine development. Nevertheless, several attempts to build\ncommercial wind turbines in Sweden were made in the following decades. Most attempts have, like\nthe earlier prototypes, used a two-bladed rotor, which has become synonymous with the Swedish\nwind turbine development line. The current ongoing Swedish endeavors primarily focus on the\nniche-concept of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs), which is a demonstration of how far from the\nbroad commercial market of Sweden has moved. Thus far, none of the Swedish attempts have been\ncommercially successful, and unlike countries like Denmark or Germany, Sweden currently has no\nlarge wind turbine producer. Suggested reasons include early government interventions focusing on\ntwo-bladed prototypes and political disinterest, with wind power grants cut in half by 1985, and the\ndomestic industry not being favored in government policies for deploying wind power.
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