Vattenfall UK
Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Renewable energy |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Parts of the United Kingdom |
Products | Electrical power |
Parent | Vattenfall |
Website | www |
Vattenfall United Kingdom is a subsidiary of Vattenfall.[1] It generates renewable energy, primarily through wind farms[2] in the United Kingdom.[3]
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.[4] They generate and distribute gas and electricity to millions of customers across the United Kingdom.[5] 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.[6]
Projects
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.[4]
Source[5] | Project | Location | Windmills | State | Generating Capacity | Total Height | Equiv Homes |
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[7] | Airfield Farm | Airfield Farm (in North West Bedfordshire) |
3 | Under Development |
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[8] | Harrington | Former RAF Harrington Airfield |
7 | Under Development |
14 megawatts | 126 meters | 7,700 |
[9] | Hirddywel | Hirddywel | 9 | Under Development |
27 megawatts | 125 meters | 15,100 |
[10] | Llanbadarn Fynydd |
North of Llanbadarn Fynydd in Radnorshire, Powys |
17 | Active | 51 megawatts | 126.5 meters | 27,566 |
[11] | Mynydd Waun Fawr | Southwest of Llanerfyl in Powys, Wales |
15 | Proposed | 37.5 megawatts | 110 meters | 20,000 |
Current project
Nuon Renewables is currently considering building a wind farm of seven turbines at the RAF Harrington airfield.[12]
Turbines In Operation | Estimated Average Generating Capacity |
Average Tower Height |
Average Blade Length |
Average Turbine Height |
Estimated Yearly Electricity Produced |
Estimated Equivalent Homes Powered |
Estimated Yearly Carbon Dioxide Saved |
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7 | 14 Megawatts | 85 Meters | 41 Meters | 126 Meters | 36,000,000 Kilowatt hours | 7,700 | 13 - 31 Kilotons per Year |
References
- ^ MMC Centre. "Overview". Baobab Solutions UK Ltd. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Renewable Energy Association. "Renewable Energy Association". Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ Nuon Renewables. "Nuon Renewables Home Page". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ a b Nuon Renewables. "About". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ a b Nuon Renewables. "Projects". Pronto CMS. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2012/01/nuon-renewables-joins-forces-with-vattenfall--in-the-uk.html
- ^ Nuon Renewables. "Airfield Farm Cite". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Nuon Renewables. "Harrington Cite". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Nuon Renewables. "Hirddywel Cite". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Nuon Renewables. "Llanbadarn Fynydd Citation". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Nuon Renewables. "Llanbadarn Fynydd Citation". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Nuon Renewables. "Nuon Renewables Project". ProntoCMS. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
External links
- Project Website
- Location Of New Windmills
- Vattenfall enter the UK consumer energy market by buying iSupplyEnergy