Utsira
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| County | Rogaland | |
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| Municipality | NO-1151 | |
| Administrative centre | Utsira | |
| Mayor (2005) | Geir Helge Rasmussen (Bygdalista for Utsira) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 433 6 km² 6 km² 0.00 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 433 215 0.00 % -0.9 % 34/km² | |
| Coordinates | Template:Coor dm | |
| www.utsira.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1151) | ||
Utsira is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Utsira is an island located in the North Sea, 18 km west of Haugesund. Utsira is also the smallest municipality of Norway.
The Utsira church is from 1785. There is also a finding from the Stone Age on the island.
In 2004, Norsk Hydro installed a combined wind power and hydrogen power utility on Utsira. It is a full scale pilot project for energy self-sufficiency for a remote community. In periods when there is surplus wind energy, the excess power will be used for generating hydrogen by electrolysis. The hydrogen is stored, and is available for power generation in periods where there is little wind.
External links
- Municipality web site (http://www.utsira.kommune.no/)
- Map (http://www.utsira.kommune.no/kart.htm)
- Hydrogen pilot project (http://www.hydro.com/no/press_room/news/archive/2003_09/utsira_no.html)
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