Increasingly weather-dependent electricity production makes grid operation more complex. A plant in Hjuleberg, Sweden, is using a solution based on new smart technology, combining wind power and batteries to bring optimum stability to the grid. Wind and solar power are the fastest-growing energy sources in the world today, thanks to their low climate impact and … Continue reading Hybrid technology boosts wind and solar photovoltaic energy
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Wind turbine turned into compact living
Living in a wind turbine? As of today that’s possible. Vattenfall and design studio Superuse converted a nacelle, the top part of a wind turbine, into a tiny house. This nacelle is four metres wide, ten metres long and three metres high and comes from a turbine that stood in Austria for 20 years. With … Continue reading Wind turbine turned into compact living
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Vattenfall expands offshore maintenance capacity with Van Oord contract for wind turbine servicing
Vattenfall is set to increase its offshore wind turbine servicing capabilities by signing a multi-year framework contract with Van Oord for the charter of the jack-up vessel, MPI Resolution. This contract will provide guaranteed availability of the vessel for several months each year, primarily during the peak maintenance season from early March to late October. … Continue reading Vattenfall expands offshore maintenance capacity with Van Oord contract for wind turbine servicing
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Havfram contracted for transport and installation services for wind turbines in the Nordlicht Cluster
Vattenfall and BASF have signed a contract with the Norwegian company Havfram to provide low-carbon transport and installation services for the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Havfram will deploy one of its state-of-the-art, low-emission wind turbine installation vessels for the construction of the two wind farms. Havfram’s new … Continue reading Havfram contracted for transport and installation services for wind turbines in the Nordlicht Cluster
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Symbizon may be a small agricultural park with photovoltaics, but this is just the beginning
With the opening of the Symbizon Agri-PV park, Vattenfall is taking the first step in the Netherlands towards combining agriculture and solar panels. Eric Tonnaer, Agri-PV Design Lead, is bringing all the lessons he has learned to new agri-PV projects.? Almost all existing solar parks in the Netherlands are monofunctional, meaning they are being used … Continue reading Symbizon may be a small agricultural park with photovoltaics, but this is just the beginning
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Vattenfall expands circular targets on wind turbine components
In 2021, Vattenfall committed to an immediate landfill ban and set a goal to recycle 50 per cent of all wind turbine blades from its owned farms by 2025, with a target of 100 per cent by 2030. Building on this commitment, the company is now incorporating nacelle canopies and nose cones into its strategy, … Continue reading Vattenfall expands circular targets on wind turbine components
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Farming and photovoltaica solar energy: a win-win solution
In northern Germany, Vattenfall is proving that farmland can produce both food and clean energy. As one of the largest Agri-PV project in Europe to date, it integrates solar panels with agriculture, boosting renewable energy production while preserving farmland for crops and livestock. In the village of Tützpatz in northeast Germany, home to fewer than … Continue reading Farming and photovoltaica solar energy: a win-win solution
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Sustainable procurement slashes carbon footprint from wind farm construction
When Swedish Bruzaholm wind farm is completed next autumn it will not only produce fossil free power. It will also be a shining example of how sustainable procurement can spur innovative ideas and bring the carbon footprint from construction down to a minimum. Facts Vattenfall Sustainable Procurement We aim to be net zero by 2040 … Continue reading Sustainable procurement slashes carbon footprint from wind farm construction
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Danish offshore wind farms Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd inaugurated
Today, Danish Minister of Environment, Magnus Heunicke, Vattenfall’s Head of Wind Helene Biström and Country Manager for Vattenfall Denmark Anne Mette Traberg, officially inaugurated the two wind farms Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd. Combined, the winds farms are expected to generate an annual production of 1.5 TWh fossil-free electricity, equal the consumption of 350,000 households. … Continue reading Danish offshore wind farms Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd inaugurated
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100 MW of new wind and photovoltaic (PV) for UK homes
In the UK, Clashindarroch II onshore wind farm and Kemberton solar farm have both secured a government price guarantee, Contract for Difference, in the latest allocation round. This will mean fossil free power for more than 60,000 British homes. Vattenfall has secured a CfD for two projects in the latest Allocation Round for low-carbon electricity … Continue reading 100 MW of new wind and photovoltaic (PV) for UK homes
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Vattenfall to pause offshore wind project Swedish Kriegers Flak
Vattenfall has decided to pause the development of the offshore wind power project Swedish Kriegers Flak until further notice, due to unviable investment prerequisites in Sweden. Swedish Kriegers Flak, located about 30 km south of Trelleborg, is Sweden’s most mature offshore wind power project. The wind farm is estimated to generate 2.7 TWh of fossil-free … Continue reading Vattenfall to pause offshore wind project Swedish Kriegers Flak
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Offshore wind for green steel: Vattenfall and Salzgitter AG enter into electricity partnership
Energy company Vattenfall and steel producer Salzgitter are pushing ahead with their joint goal of decarbonising industrial production processes. A new power purchase agreement (PPA) provides for fossil-free electricity from the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm to be available for steel production from 2028. “The electricity partnership with Salzgitter underlines our long-term strategy at Vattenfall … Continue reading Offshore wind for green steel: Vattenfall and Salzgitter AG enter into electricity partnership
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Wind farm and seafood farming combined: First harvest at Kriegers Flak
With the increasing competition for space at sea, seaweed and mussel farming in the sea between the mighty offshore wind turbines will likely become reality in the future. A new study shows how it is possible to use offshore wind farms to produce food, while meeting the renewable energy needs of northern Europe. The WIN@sea research … Continue reading Wind farm and seafood farming combined: First harvest at Kriegers Flak
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Are bats and wind turbines a viable cocktail at sea?
Understanding the big picture when it comes to the movement of bats over the sea is important background knowledge. It will help wind farm operators to mitigate the risk of collisions between wind turbine blades and bats while also ensuring the generation of offshore renewable energy. Did you know that bats fly long distances across … Continue reading Are bats and wind turbines a viable cocktail at sea?
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Vestas signs agreement with Vattenfall and BASF for Nordlicht offshore wind projects in the German North Sea
Vestas has secured a conditional agreement to supply 112 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for Vattenfall and BASF’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind projects, as previously disclosed in Vestas’ company announcement 10/2024 of June 13, 2024. Also within the scope of the contract is a 5-year service and warranty agreement followed by an operational support … Continue reading Vestas signs agreement with Vattenfall and BASF for Nordlicht offshore wind projects in the German North Sea
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Vattenfall awarded IJmuiden Ver Beta offshore wind farm
Zeevonk, a joint venture of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Energy Transition Fund, and Vattenfall has been awarded a permit to build wind farm IJmuiden Ver Beta in the Netherlands. This 2 GW offshore wind project will include a 50MW floating offshore solar farm on site and a new electrolyser at the Port of … Continue reading Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Vattenfall awarded IJmuiden Ver Beta offshore wind farm
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Digital twins – a road to more profitable offshore wind power
Digital twins can help Vattenfall and the wind industry get maximum value of its offshore wind farms. Real-time measurements of structures and operations ensure that all decisions on the operating wind farms are taken on the basis of current facts. “Design models of wind turbines are typically based on industry codes and standards as well … Continue reading Digital twins – a road to more profitable offshore wind power
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Vattenfall and BASF sign purchase agreement for 49 percent of Germany’s Nordlicht offshore wind farms
Vattenfall and BASF have agreed the sale of 49 percent of Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms to BASF. The two companies are thus deepening their partnership in the field of renewable energy. Nordlicht is already Vattenfall’s second major offshore wind project in which BASF is participating as a partner. In 2021, BASF acquired … Continue reading Vattenfall and BASF sign purchase agreement for 49 percent of Germany’s Nordlicht offshore wind farms
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Vattenfall to participate in the Dutch offshore wind tender IJmuiden Ver with ‘Zeevonk’
Vattenfall has decided to enter a bid for the sites, Alpha and Beta, of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver offshore wind tender. IJmuiden Ver consists of two sites, each with a 2 GW capacity. Plans for site Alpha focus on biodiversity criteria, while Beta is focused on system integration. With entering the bids, Vattenfall wants to … Continue reading Vattenfall to participate in the Dutch offshore wind tender IJmuiden Ver with ‘Zeevonk’
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Vattenfall and RWE conclude sale of Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone
Vattenfall has today completed the sale of the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone to RWE. The agreed purchase price corresponds to an enterprise value of £963 million. The deal ensures continued development of the Norfolk Zone which will produce clean power for over four million homes across the UK. Vattenfall will record a capital gain from … Continue reading Vattenfall and RWE conclude sale of Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone
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