Energi vattenfall
Wind power
Synergies of wind, sun and battery storage
Wind and solar energy complement one another well. Solar power works best in the summer, when wind energy output tends to be lower, and wind generation is most effective in winter, when solar energy is low. In our renewable hybrid power plants we get the most out of the combined potential of solar, wind and battery technology and support balancing of the grid system.
In the Netherlands, we have constructed a solar park at the Haringvliet wind farm. It is combined with a battery storage facility to support the integration of renewable energy into the system.
Wind – the fuel for electrification
To protect the climate, fossil fuels must not only be reduced in the electricity sector, but also in sectors such as transport, heat and industry. Integrating electricity from renewable energy sources into these sectors through the use of technology is called sector coupling. Sector coupling will play a key role in our strategy to use renewable energy sources. Whenever there is excess of supply of electricity from wind and solar energy, it can be used in various ways with sector coupling applications, such as hydrogen, power-
Our energy sources
Wind power
Wind power is one of the most important renewable energy sources to use if we want to limit global warming and contribute to Vattenfall's goal of fossil freedom.
Hydro power
Hydro power is economically attractive and has low levels of CO2 emissions.
Nuclear power
Nuclear power generation plays a key role in supporting the energy transition.
Biomass
Biomass is a renewable energy source and can be used to produce both heat and electricity.
Solar energy
The cost of solar panels has dropped significantly, and they are now among the cheapest forms of electricity generation. Volumes of solar panels will continue to grow in our core markets and around the world.
Waste
Waste can be used as fuel instead of being sent to landfill.
Natural gas
Natural gas can be a transition fuel on the journey towards fossil freedom.
Coal
We have phased out coal in our operations.
See also
Wind power &#x; a core ingredient for decarbonisation
We aim to help society break free from fossil fuels. To reach this mål, we need to dramatically increase the generation capacity of our renewable energy sources. Among these, wind power plays a critical role in reaching the ambitious europeisk and national climate targets, as well as our own targets. In September , we decided to make our emission reduction targets even bolder to help keep global warming at a maximum of degrees Celsius. With this in mind, we’re aiming to quadruple our production of wind and solar power bygd
Today, wind power alone provides 17% of Europe’s electricity consumption with a capacity of GW. To meet the rapidly growing demand, the EU aims to triple this capacity by As the leading wind energy company in our core markets with more than 1, turbines in operation, Vattenfall contributes strongly to this growth, for example with Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak. Inaugurated in , Kriegers Flak increased the Danish wind power production bygd 16% and has a capacity corresponding to the annual consumption of , Danish households.
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