Sweden blocks 13 offshore wind farms over defence concerns

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Concerned about limitations on its defense capabilities, Sweden has stopped a number of planned wind farms in the Baltic Sea.

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For security reasons, Sweden's government has rejected the construction of several wind farms in the Baltic Sea. According to the armed forces, the facilities could make the country's defense more difficult.

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According to a study by the armed forces, these projects could have disrupted Swedish defense sensors in the Baltic Sea, while tensions with Russia are growing in the region.

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Sweden has announced that it is canceling 13 wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea due to their impact on national defense capability. More precisely, they would have halved, from one minute to two, the time to detect an attack...