The first power from Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm has been successfully delivered to the Dutch electricity grid.
The first wind turbine at Grönhult wind farm is now being erected, where a total of twelve 5.6 MW wind turbines will be installed from Vestas.
Air Liquide has signed its largest long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to date in the Netherlands with Vattenfall, for 115 MW or around 500 GWh per year, of renewable electricity from the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. This PPA comes in addition to a 100 GWh-PPA with Air Liquide announced in March 2021, expanding the long-term partnership.
Vattenfall is buying the majority share in two offshore wind projects off the coast of Gothenburg from wind power company Zephyr. Once fully developed, the projects are expected to generate 10.5 TWh of fossil-free electricity annually.
Construction of Vattenfall’s South Kyle Wind Farm is powering ahead with the installation of the project’s first wind turbine.
Today, Blakliden Fäbodberget – Vattenfall’s largest onshore wind farm to date with 84 turbines – was inaugurated.
Vattenfall has been awarded GBP 9.3 million in innovation funding from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 fund by the UK Government. The funding will be used to develop the world’s first hydrogen-producing offshore wind turbine, with the electrolyzer sited directly onto an existing operational turbine.
No deliveries of nuclear fuel from Russia to Vattenfall's nuclear power plants will take place until further notice.
The UK Government has today, awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm.
Vattenfall and Norwegian company Seagust have formed a joint venture to bid for offshore wind areas in Norway’s upcoming licensing rounds. The joint venture represents Vattenfall’s entry into the Norwegian wind market.
Black blades can reduce the number of bird collisions by 70 percent, a Norwegian study has shown. But will Dutch birds follow the same behaviour and could dark-coloured wind turbine blades be accepted by the Dutch public? A new study in Eemshaven aims to find the answers.
Vattenfall’s largest onshore wind farm to date is now complete. The last of the 84 turbines is now in place at Blakliden Fäbodberget in northern Sweden. The annual production of just over 1 billion kilowatt hours corresponds to the consumption of around 220,000 Swedish households.
Vattenfall and European Energy have today announced the transaction of eight wind and solar assets, totaling 85.8 MW. The sites are located in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and UK. European Energy will take over the day-to-day operations of the renewable assets from Vattenfall.
Construction passes significant milestone with installation of first turbine foundations / Work started in June 2020 with site due to be operational by early 2023 / Over half a million hours worked on site in first year of construction / More than 60% of workforce live within Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway areas
Vattenfall, NS (the largest passenger rail transport company in the Netherlands) and ProRail have joined forces to open the Nieuwe Hemweg wind farm. Vattenfall has built six wind power turbines on the NS site in the Port of Amsterdam in recent months. These new turbines are replacing twelve old ones from the province of North Holland.
Vattenfall and Fred. Olsen Renewables announce 50/50 Joint Venture Partnership to bid in Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind offshore leasing round / Partnership aims to develop projects with strong environmental and socio-economic benefits in Scotland at best value to consumers / Collaboration combines industry leading expertise, strong track record of delivering renewable energy projects in Scotland, and exemplary engagement with local supply chain and communities
Vattenfall and BASF have agreed the sale of 49.5% of Vattenfall’s offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) in the Netherlands. Once fully commissioned it will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world and also the first one ever to be built without subsidies for the power produced.
On 5 June, the last of a total of 72 turbines was installed at Kriegers Flak, which will be Denmark's largest offshore wind farm. Next steps will be to finalise testing and certification of the farm so that it can be inaugurated after summer.
Vattenfall and Siemens Gamesa are working together on the development of the new 11 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines for offshore Wind Farm Hollandse Kust Zuid.
The first turbine at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm is in place and will deliver the first fossil-free electricity shortly. It will be the largest offshore wind farm in Denmark.
A new study of birds at Klim Wind Farm in Northern Jutland in Denmark shows that birds are far better at avoiding turbine blades than previously thought. The positive results confirm bigger potential for co-existence between nature and wind farms.
Vattenfall and the European clean energy investor Glennmont Partners have signed a long-term agreement to provide balancing services for Piiparinmäki, a new 211 MW onshore wind farm that will become the largest in Finland.
In the Netherlands Vattenfall is constructing its so far largest hybrid energy park, Energy Park Haringvliet Zuid, featuring an efficient combination of wind turbines, solar panels and batteries.
Today, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy awarded development consent for Vattenfall's application to build Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm.
Vattenfall has taken final investment decision for Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 proceeding with the construction of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
Vattenfall enters a partnership with Greencoat UK Wind and gives the green light to the construction of South Kyle, its largest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.
More businesses can supply new generation offshore wind projects if procurement is approached differently, Swedish energy group Vattenfall states.
Vattenfall's operations are not being impeded by the effects of the coronavirus in the current situation. Plans to maintain secure operation of generation and distribution in the event of an even more serious situation are in place.
Today, 22 August 2019, HRH Crown Prince of Denmark accompanied by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Dan Jørgensen officially opened Denmark’s, Scandinavia’s and Vattenfall’s largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3.
Vattenfall awards contract to Scottish ornithologists to deliver world first bird study programme
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