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{{Short description|UK windfarm operator}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Vattenfall United Kingdom
| name = Vattenfall UK
| logo = Logo-vattenfall.svg
| logo = Logo-vattenfall.svg
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| type = Subsidiary
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| fate =
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| founded = 2000
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| location_city = [[London]]
| location_city = London
| location_country = [[United Kingdom]]
| location_country = England
| locations =
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| area_served = Parts of the [[United Kingdom]]
| area_served = United Kingdom
| key_people = Danielle Lane (country manager)<ref>Weston, David (27 June 2018) [https://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1486208/vattenfall-appoints-new-uk-chief Vattenfall appoints new UK chief] ''Windpower Monthly''</ref>
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| industry = [[Renewable energy]]
| industry = [[Renewable energy]]
| products = [[Electrical power]]
| products = [[Electrical power]]
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| homepage = {{url|www.vattenfall.co.uk}}
| homepage = {{url|https://www.vattenfall.co.uk}}
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'''Vattenfall United Kingdom ''' (former name: '''Nuon Renewables''') is a subsidiary of [[Vattenfall]].<ref name="Centre" /> It generates [[renewable energy]], primarily through [[wind farms]]<ref name="Association" /> in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Home Page" />
'''Vattenfall UK''' (formerly: '''Nuon Renewables''') is a subsidiary of [[Vattenfall]] headquartered in London. It generates [[renewable energy]], primarily through [[wind farms]].<ref name="Association" />


==History==
==History==
Vattenfall United Kingdom was established as Nuon Renewables in 2000. It was a [[United Kingdom]] based subsidiary of [[N.V. Nuon Energy]]. It has since built many wind farms which form a potential annual power generation total of eight hundred megawatts.<ref name="Us" /> They generate and distribute gas and electricity to millions of customers across the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="Projects" /> After acquisition of N.V. Nuon Energy by Vattenfall it operated as an independent business unit. In January 2012 it was merged with Vattenfall's other assets in the United Kingdom and was renamed ''Vattenfall United Kingdom''.<ref>http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2012/01/nuon-renewables-joins-forces-with-vattenfall--in-the-uk.html</ref>
Vattenfall UK was established as Nuon Renewables in 2000. It was a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of [[N.V. Nuon Energy]]. It has built wind farms across the UK with a potential annual power generation total of eight hundred megawatts.<ref name="Us" />


In 2009, N.V. Nuon Energy was acquired by Vattenfall.<ref>[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090223005490/en/Nuon-Vattenfall-Join-Forces-Create-Leading-European Nuon and Vattenfall Join Forces to Create a Leading European Energy Company] (23 February 2009) Business Wire</ref> In January 2012, it was merged with Vattenfall's other assets in the United Kingdom and was renamed ''Vattenfall UK''.<ref>[http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2012/01/nuon-renewables-joins-forces-with-vattenfall--in-the-uk.html Nuon Renewables joins forces with Vattenfall in the UK] (10 January 2012) Power Engineering International</ref>
==Projects==

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The company owns and operates many wind farms, some as small as their ten megawatt Parc Cynog wind farm, to others as large as their current project, a two-hundred and ninety-nine megawatt development in [[Pen y Cymoedd]] Wind Energy.<ref name="Us" />
In March 2020, Vattenfall UK sold its [[electric vehicle network]] to [[Statkraft]] and its supply side business, {{Proper name|iSupply}} Energy, to [[EDF Energy]].<ref name=current180320/>

==Operations==
{{update|section|date=May 2020}}
Vattenfall's core businesses in the United Kingdom are renewable power generation, heating, business-to-business sales and distribution.<ref name=current180320>
{{cite news
| url= https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/statkraft-acquires-vattenfalls-uk-charging-network-as-company-continues-to-shift-focus
| title= Statkraft acquires Vattenfall's UK charging network as company continues to shift focus
| first = Molly | last = Lempriere
| date= 2020-03-18
| work= Current±
| access-date= 2020-05-22}}
</ref>

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The company owns and operates several wind farms, some as small as their ten megawatt [[Parc Cynog]] wind farm, to others as large as their current project, a two-hundred and ninety-nine megawatt development in [[Pen y Cymoedd]] Wind Energy.<ref name="Us" />


{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
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|+ Wind farms
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! scope="col" | Generating Capacity
! scope="col" | Generating Capacity
! scope="col" | Total Height
! scope="col" | Total Height
! scope="col" | Equiv Homes
|-
|-
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/sapd1|title=Airfield Farm Cite|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=ProntoCMS|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> || Airfield Farm || Airfield Farm<br><small>(in North West Bedfordshire)</small> || 3 || Under <br>Development || <center>?</center> || <center>?</center> || <center>?</center>
| Airfield Farm || Airfield Farm<br /><small>(in North West Bedfordshire)</small> || 3 || Under <br />Development || {{center|?}} || {{center|?}}
|-
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/wige1 |title=Franklyn Cite |author=Nuon Renewables |publisher=ProntoCMS |accessdate=23 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804070948/http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/wige1 |archivedate=August 4, 2010 }} </ref> || Franklyn || North Devon<br><small>(east of Witheridge)</small> || 4 || Under v<br>Development || 8.5 megawatts || TBA || TBA
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/wige1 |title=Franklyn Cite |author=Nuon Renewables |publisher=ProntoCMS |access-date=23 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804070948/http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/wige1 |archive-date=August 4, 2010 }} </ref> || Franklyn || North Devon<br /><small>(east of Witheridge)</small> || 4 || Under v<br />Development || 8.5 megawatts || TBA
|-
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/hari|title=Harrington Cite|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=ProntoCMS|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> || Harrington || Former RAF <br>Harrington Airfield || 7 || Under <br>Development || 14 megawatts ||126 meters || 7,700
| Harrington || Former RAF <br />Harrington Airfield || 7 || Under <br />Development || 14 megawatts ||126 meters
|-
|-
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/hiel1|title=Hirddywel Cite|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=ProntoCMS|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> || Hirddywel || Hirddywel || 9 || Under <br>Development || 27 megawatts || 125 meters || 15,100
| Hirddywel || Hirddywel || 9 || Under <br />Development || 27 megawatts || 125 meters
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|-
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/nech|title=Llanbadarn Fynydd Citation|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=ProntoCMS|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> || Llanbadarn <br>Fynydd || North of Llanbadarn Fynydd<br> in Radnorshire, Powys || 17 || Active || 51 megawatts || 126.5 meters || 27,566
| Llanbadarn <br />Fynydd || North of Llanbadarn Fynydd<br /> in Radnorshire, Powys || 17 || Active || 51 megawatts || 126.5 meters
|-
|-
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects/mywf|title=Llanbadarn Fynydd Citation|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=ProntoCMS|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> || Mynydd Waun Fawr || Southwest of Llanerfyl<br> in Powys, Wales || 15 || Proposed || 37.5 megawatts || 110 meters || 20,000
| Mynydd Waun Fawr || Southwest of Llanerfyl<br /> in Powys, Wales || 15 || Proposed || 37.5 megawatts || 110 meters
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==Current project==
==References==
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{{Reflist|refs=
Nuon Renewables is currently considering building a wind farm of seven [[turbines]] at the [[RAF Harrington]] airfield.<ref name="Project" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Turbines In Operation
!Estimated Average <br>Generating Capacity
!Average <br>Tower Height
!Average <br>Blade Length
!Average <br>Turbine Height
!Estimated Yearly <br>Electricity Produced
!Estimated Equivalent <br>Homes Powered
!Estimated Yearly <br>[[Carbon Dioxide]] Saved
|-
|7
|14 [[Megawatts]]
|85 Meters
|41 Meters
|126 Meters
|36,000,000 [[Kilowatt hours]]
|7,700
|13 - 31 Kilotons per Year
|}


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<ref name="Association">{{cite web |url=http://www.r-e-a.net/members/nuon_renewables/|title=Renewable Energy Association|author=Renewable Energy Association|access-date=18 August 2010}}</ref>
==References==
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<ref name="Us">{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/about-us|title=About|author=Nuon Renewables|publisher=ProntoCMS|access-date=19 August 2010}}</ref>
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{{Reflist|2|refs=
<ref name="Home Page">{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/|title=Nuon Renewables Home Page|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=ProntoCMS|accessdate=18 August 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="Project">{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/newsite/projects/hari1/default.aspx|title=Nuon Renewables Project|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=ProntoCMS|accessdate=18 August 2010}}</ref>
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<ref name="Association">{{cite web |url=http://www.r-e-a.net/members/nuon_renewables/|title=Renewable Energy Association|author=Renewable Energy Association|date=|accessdate=18 August 2010}}</ref>
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<ref name="Us">{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/about-us|title=About|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=ProntoCMS|accessdate=19 August 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="Centre">{{cite web |url=http://www.mmccentre.com/content/nuon_renewables|title=Overview|author=MMC Centre|date=|publisher=Baobab Solutions UK Ltd|accessdate=20 August 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="Projects">{{cite web |url=http://www.nuonrenewables.com/projects|title=Projects|author=Nuon Renewables|date=|publisher=Pronto CMS|accessdate=20 August 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{official|https://www.vattenfall.co.uk}}
* [https://www.penycymoeddwindfarm.info/welcome/information_pack.html Project Website]
* [https://www.penycymoeddwindfarm.info/map.html Location Of New Windmills]



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Latest revision as of 17:41, 7 April 2024

Vattenfall UK
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRenewable energy
Founded2000
Headquarters
London
,
England
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Danielle Lane (country manager)[1]
ProductsElectrical power
ParentVattenfall
Websitewww.vattenfall.co.uk

Vattenfall UK (formerly: Nuon Renewables) is a subsidiary of Vattenfall headquartered in London. It generates renewable energy, primarily through wind farms.[2]

History

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Vattenfall UK was established as Nuon Renewables in 2000. It was a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of N.V. Nuon Energy. It has built wind farms across the UK with a potential annual power generation total of eight hundred megawatts.[3]

In 2009, N.V. Nuon Energy was acquired by Vattenfall.[4] In January 2012, it was merged with Vattenfall's other assets in the United Kingdom and was renamed Vattenfall UK.[5]

In March 2020, Vattenfall UK sold its electric vehicle network to Statkraft and its supply side business, iSupply Energy, to EDF Energy.[6]

Operations

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Vattenfall's core businesses in the United Kingdom are renewable power generation, heating, business-to-business sales and distribution.[6]

The company owns and operates several wind farms, some as small as their ten megawatt Parc Cynog wind farm, to others as large as their current project, a two-hundred and ninety-nine megawatt development in Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy.[3]

Wind farms
Project Location Windmills State Generating Capacity Total Height
Airfield Farm Airfield Farm
(in North West Bedfordshire)		 3 Under
Development
?
?
Harrington Former RAF
Harrington Airfield		 7 Under
Development		 14 megawatts 126 meters
Hirddywel Hirddywel 9 Under
Development		 27 megawatts 125 meters
Llanbadarn
Fynydd		 North of Llanbadarn Fynydd
in Radnorshire, Powys		 17 Active 51 megawatts 126.5 meters
Mynydd Waun Fawr Southwest of Llanerfyl
in Powys, Wales		 15 Proposed 37.5 megawatts 110 meters

References

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  1. ^ Weston, David (27 June 2018) Vattenfall appoints new UK chief Windpower Monthly
  2. ^ Renewable Energy Association. "Renewable Energy Association". Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b Nuon Renewables. "About". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  4. ^ Nuon and Vattenfall Join Forces to Create a Leading European Energy Company (23 February 2009) Business Wire
  5. ^ Nuon Renewables joins forces with Vattenfall in the UK (10 January 2012) Power Engineering International
  6. ^ a b Lempriere, Molly (2020-03-18). "Statkraft acquires Vattenfall's UK charging network as company continues to shift focus". Current±. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
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