Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has signed a contract with Vattenfall to supply 16 Senvion 3.4M104 turbines to the Ray Wind Farm.Located on the Ray Estate near Kirkwhelpington in Northumberland, Ray Wind Farm will have a total rated output of 54.4 megawatts (MW) and will produce enough electricity to power more … Continue reading Wind energy in UK: Senvion supplies 16 wind turbines to Vattenfall’s Ray Wind Farm
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Vattenfall to Build Wind Farm in Northeastern England
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, has confirmed today (23 July, 2015) plans to start generating low carbon electricity from a Northumbrian wind farm in early 2017. As preparatory works on the 16-turbine Ray Wind Farm near Kirkwhelpington start later this month so does engagement with local residents on the best way to invest a … Continue reading Vattenfall to Build Wind Farm in Northeastern England
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Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm off the Danish coast. Head of Vattenfall wind power Gunnar Groebler said: “We are very pleased to be able to appoint MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as preferred supplier of turbines for … Continue reading Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
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Offshore construction starts on Kent wind farm
Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, has started construction on a major offshore wind farm off the Kent coast. The state owned company said that Kentish Flats Extension – expected to cost more than £150mn to build – is the only wind farm to be built offshore in UK waters in 2015. Construction started late on … Continue reading Offshore construction starts on Kent wind farm
Continue readingGermany’s DanTysk offshore wind power plant officially inaugurated
Including DanTysk offshore wind power plant, the installed capacity of all Siemens wind turbines in German waters now tops 1 GW, according to Michael Hannibal, Offshore CEO of Siemens´ Wind Power and Renewables Division. Around 300 wind turbines installed across eight projects contribute to this milestone. Supplementary, Siemens has orders in hand for 700 additional … Continue reading Germany’s DanTysk offshore wind power plant officially inaugurated
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Germany’s DanTysk Offshore Wind Power plant inaugurated with 80 Siemens wind turbines
DanTysk offshore wind power plant in the German North Sea was officially inaugurated today. Siemens has supplied, installed and commissioned 80 wind turbines for the 288-megawatt project, each designed to generate 3.6 megawatts of power and equipped with a 120-meter rotor. Now Siemens wind turbines with a total capacity of over 1 gigawatt feed offshore … Continue reading Germany’s DanTysk Offshore Wind Power plant inaugurated with 80 Siemens wind turbines
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Vattenfall charges the buses of the future with electricity
The future is now. The bus service of the future starts today with route 73 in Stockholm, and the buses are a completely new type of plug-in hybrid. They can be rapid charged at terminuses and with a full battery they can run for up to seven kilometres – quietly and emissions-free – entirely on … Continue reading Vattenfall charges the buses of the future with electricity
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Vattenfall to build the world’s offshore cheapest wind farm, 10.31 euro cents per kilowatt-hour
Vattenfall has won a tender to build a wind farm off Denmark, which is expected to produce the world’s cheapest offshore wind energy, Denmark’s ministry of climate and energy said on Friday. The first wind turbines at the 400-megawatt capacity, Horns Rev 3 park are scheduled to start supplying power in 2017 at an agreed … Continue reading Vattenfall to build the world’s offshore cheapest wind farm, 10.31 euro cents per kilowatt-hour
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Vattenfall to build 400 MW wind farm offshore Denmark
Sweden’s state-owned Vattenfall won a concession to build a 400-megawatt wind power farm Horns Rev 3 offshore western Denmark, the company said on Friday. The wind farm will be able produce electricity for 450,000 households from 2017, and will boost Vattenfall’s offshore wind assets in Europe from the current 1,000 MW. Wind power met … Continue reading Vattenfall to build 400 MW wind farm offshore Denmark
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East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind farm secures 714 MW contract
ScottishPower Renewables has hailed a major breakthrough in efforts to reduce the costs of offshore wind after the East Anglia ONE project successfully secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the completive competitive auction process run by the UK Government. The successful bid was announced today as the shareholders work towards ScottishPower Renewables’ … Continue reading East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind farm secures 714 MW contract
Continue readingVattenfall has completed the sale of Thanet Offshore Wind Farm transmission infrastructure
Vattenfall has completed the sale of Thanet Offshore Wind Farm transmission infrastructure in a £164mn deal, approximately SEK 2 bln. The sale includes export cables and substations and is a part of the unbundling process. The agreement, with international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, was finalised today following a tender process, managed by energy regulator Ofgem, … Continue reading Vattenfall has completed the sale of Thanet Offshore Wind Farm transmission infrastructure
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Gamesa wind power will install 18 wind turbines at the Höge Väg wind farm in Sweden
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, signed an agreement with the state-owned utility Vattenfall, one of Europe’s leading power companies, for the supply of 36 MW in Sweden. Under the terms of the agreement, Gamesa will supply and install 18 of its G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Höge Väg wind farm located … Continue reading Gamesa wind power will install 18 wind turbines at the Höge Väg wind farm in Sweden
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Vattenfall orders nine Siemens direct drive wind turbines for Juktan onshore wind farm
Onshore wind power plant will consist of nine SWT-3.2-113 wind turbines. Siemens Energy has been awarded an order for Vattenfall’s Juktan onshore wind power plant. Siemens is to supply nine direct-drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.2-113 with a power rating of 3.2 megawatts each and optimized for the climate in the north of Sweden … Continue reading Vattenfall orders nine Siemens direct drive wind turbines for Juktan onshore wind farm
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Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank offshore wind farm. The project is being erected 90 kilometers west of the island of Sylt in water depths between 25 and 37 meters within the exclusive economic zone off the German North Sea coast. A pioneering service … Continue reading Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
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Bilfinger to install foundations for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
The engineering and services group Bilfinger has won an order for the installation of a total of 72 foundations for the new Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm. Sandbank is a joint partnership of Vattenfall (51 percent) and the city of Munich’s public utility company (49 percent). The foundation elements will be installed in the seabed with … Continue reading Bilfinger to install foundations for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Continue readingSiemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Seventy-two wind turbines of Siemens’ G4 product platform to deliver a total electrical generating capacity of 288 megawatts. Pioneering joint service plan with the neighboring DanTysk wind power project. Specialized shared servicing ship will enable highly efficient operation. Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank … Continue reading Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Continue readingVattenfall Continues to Invest in Offshore Wind Energy in Germany
Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (Munich City Utilities, SWM) have decided to jointly invest about 11 billion Swedish kronor (1.2 billion Euro) in a second joint offshore wind farm off the German North Sea coast. The offshore wind project Sandbank will include 72 units of 4 MW wind turbines (totaling 288 MW) and is expected to … Continue reading Vattenfall Continues to Invest in Offshore Wind Energy in Germany
Continue readingVattenfall is currently overseeing 944 operational wind turbines in five countries
Vattenfall’s surveillance centre in Esbjerg is currently overseeing 944 operational wind turbines in five countries. In total, Vattenfall operates around 1.9 GW of installed wind power capacity. Commissioning of the 56 DanTysk wind turbines that make up the four-digit milestone is now just some weeks away. DanTysk, which features 80 wind turbines, is a joint … Continue reading Vattenfall is currently overseeing 944 operational wind turbines in five countries
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UK Department for Energy & Climate Change has approved planning consent for East Anglia One offshore wind farm project
Iberdrola and Vattenfall are planning to install up to 240 offshore wind turbines between 2017 and 2019 off the East Anglian coast in the North Sea. East Anglia One Offshore Wind, a 50-50 joint venture between IBERDROLA’s subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, has received consent from the UK Department for Energy & Climate Change. With … Continue reading UK Department for Energy & Climate Change has approved planning consent for East Anglia One offshore wind farm project
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DECC has granted ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall consent to develop the 1.2 GW East Anglia One offshore wind farm in the UK
According to the DECC, the developers currently plan to install up to 240 wind turbines, meaning the project would be significantly larger than the current largest wind farm in the world, the 630 MW London Array, which is also in the U.K. “East Anglia and the rest of the U.K. have a lot to gain … Continue reading DECC has granted ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall consent to develop the 1.2 GW East Anglia One offshore wind farm in the UK
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