Bergen: the lesser known Bergen: Toftøy power plant

Bergen is truly a wonderful city , with a lot of world- known  places tourists are eager to visit every year, such as, Brygge, Fisketorg and Fløibanen. But there are some  places how beautiful they may be yet slipped under the radar of common knowledge. Bergen has a rich history and there are a lot of things left by to remember it.
I want to start with the Toftøy power plant. This power plant was an experiment with wave power and was owned by two different  companies and had two turbines. The plant was built in  the 80`s  and destroyed by winter storms in 1988-1989. The waves were strong enough to destroy the bridge and rip a piece out of it to through it 5 m part from the bridge itself.

The destroyed bridge.

There are two sites where the turbines originally placed - one under the bridge and the other  right next to the cliff facing the ocean. Both of the turbines where removed. The site itself is an interesting, haunting place to visit, but be aware of  safety here.

Do get here you can take a bus from the center of Bergen to Øygarden right til the Toftøy stop. Make sure to check the schedule beforehand as the last bus back to the city is about 8 o`clock. To get to the location after that you should just take the Bølgekraftvegen right up til the plant. If you are coming here by car, you are going to need to park right next to this road because it is closed for cars,

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Bølgekraftverkene i Øygarden

Tur til Bølgekraftverket på Toftøy

Ocean wave plant destroyed by winter storm