Government body calls for support of offshore wind in Sweden
The development of offshore wind projects off the coasts of Sweden is not commercially feasible, according to a government panel tasked with speeding up and reviewing the process for authorising new wind farms. The head of the commission, however, said that an analysis showed this would not guarantee the construction of more wind parks. Magnus Hermansson…
German power prices are falling while France's are rising
On Tuesday, the European wholesale power markets moved in different directions. Germany's spot fell from its near two-year peak due to calm and overcast conditions that reduced its wind and solar production. The French power price for the day ahead rose by 30.4%, to 131 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh), at 0920 GMT. This was due to an increase in demand after Monday's Armistice holiday.
Vattenfall invests 5 billion euros in Germany’s clean energy market
Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company, wants to invest in Germany five billion euros ($5.34billion) in climate-friendly products over the next few years. Robert Zurawski, German Finance Chief, said that the company plans to use the money to build wind and solar farms in the country as well as charging stations by 2028. He said that Germany is the fastest growing market in Europe for renewable energy.
Uniper buys German hydropower to hedge against future price increases
The German utility Uniper said that it has sold large quantities of future hydropower production as part of an hedging strategy. Uniper sold 75% (134.86 euros) of its German hydropower production for 2025 and 30% (2026) at an 88 euro/MWh average, according to a presentation made for a conference call with analysts on the earnings of the first three months of 2024.
Demand for Spots drops as public holidays approach
The European power price fell on Thursday ahead of All Saints Day in some parts of the region, which falls on November 1. This added to the expectation of a weaker demand for the weekend. Data from LSEG's utility EDF and LSEG showed that the supply of solar and wind electricity is expected to grow, while nuclear power availability will remain flat.
Spot price increases on German renewables supply
The European power price rose dramatically on Thursday as Germany is expected to have a lower wind and solar production in the coming days. By 0820 GMT the German baseload electricity for Friday had risen 5.1% to 114 euros ($126.40). The French equivalent day-ahead was up 2.65%, at 100.3 euro/MWh. LSEG analyst Francisco Gaspar Machado stated…
Vattenfall, Swedish energy giants and other industry leaders join forces to invest in new energy sources
The companies announced on Tuesday that Sweden's largest utility Vattenfall will explore joint investments in new fossil free power production to meet the growing electricity demand as part of decarbonisation efforts. Vattenfall, along with Industrikraft, a group that includes Alfa Laval Boliden SKF Stora Enso, Boliden and the Volvo Group, is investigating how, when, and what investments they can make together.
Vattenfall, BASF Partner on Nordlicht 1 and 2
Vattenfall and BASF are in advanced and exclusive discussions to partner on the Nordlicht 1 and 2 projects through a sale of 49 percent of the project shares to BASF. Both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formally express their joint ambition. The Nordlicht wind park zone is located 85 km north of the island of Borkum in the…
Vattenfall Shortlisted for 1 GW French Offshore Wind Tender
France has shortlisted Swedish utility Vattenfall and its two partners to bid in a tender to develop an offshore wind farm with a capacity of about 1 gigawatt (GW) off Normandy, the company said on Tuesday.Vattenfall and its partners - German wind farm developer wpd and French institutional investor Banque des Territoires - would participate in France's fourth offshore wind tender alongside five other groups…
Prysmian's Cables for Hollandse Kust Zuid III and IV Offshore Wind Farm
Prysmian Group, Italian marine cable installation company Prysmian, has finalized a contract for a project awarded by offshore wind farm developer Vattenfall.The contract is for the provision of the subsea inter-array cable systems for the Hollandse Kust Zuid III and IV offshore wind farm in The Netherlands, following Vattenfall’s successful bid for the permit to develop these non-subsidized wind farms.
Vattenfall Taps NGI for Kriegers Flak Wind Farm Monitoring
Swedish wind farm development company Vattenfall has hired Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to provide monitoring services for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm being built in the Baltic Sea, offshore Denmark.NGI will provide design, production, and installation of instrumentation for two offshore wind turbines, monitoring the Mono Pile (MP) foundation and Transition Piece (TP).
First Foundation Installed for Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm
Following the arrival of Van Oord's Svanen heavy-lift vessel at the Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm location offshore Denmark earlier this week, the first foundation has now been placed on the seabed, Vattenfall, the operator of what will be Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, said Friday."The foundation represents the first visual offshore part of the wind farm itself.
PHOTO: Van Oord's Heavy Lift Vessel Reaches Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm
Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has arrived at the Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind field in the Baltic Sea off Denmark, where it will install foundations for wind turbines.The Dutch offshore contractor entered into an agreement with Vattenfall for the transport and installation of the foundations for Kriegers Flak wind farm. Van Oord will install the 72 monopiles and transition pieces.
Subsea 7 Scores 'Substantial' Offshore Wind Deal in Dutch North Sea
Offshore installation contractor Subsea 7 has won a "substantial" contract for work on the first subsidy-free offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.The company has been tasked by Vatenfall to transport and install wind turbine monopile foundations and inner array grid cables for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 offshore wind farm project.Subsea 7 said the contract award was substantial…
Vattenfall Pulls Out of Dutch Offshore Wind Tender
Swedish utility Vattenfall will not take part in a Dutch tender for a 700 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm in the North Sea because of the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic, the state-owned firm said on Thursday.Vattenfall won the two most recent Dutch tenders for offshore wind farms in 2018 and 2019, which were the first granted…
Vattenfall, TuuliWatti to Balance Finnish Wind
European energy company Vattenfall has signed a five-year energy services agreement with the largest Finnish wind power producer TuuliWatti that includes the latter’s total wind power production in Finland.The agreement, which started on 1 January, entails forecasting, trading and balancing services for TuuliWatti’s total wind power production in Finland.Currently…
3sun Bags Vattenfall Contract
UK-based wind energy installation and maintenance company 3sun Group has won Vattenfall contract to carry out statutory inspections across its offshore and onshore wind farms in five countries.The deal, which will result in the creation of up to 30 new jobs, will cover 50 onshore and offshore wind farms in the UK, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden.3sun Group…
EDS Provides Cable Testing to Vattenfall at Horns Rev 1
High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group (EDS), part of the UK’s leading marine services company – James Fisher and Sons plc, has carried out an innovative cable testing campaign for Vattenfall at Horns Rev 1 after the windfarm had experienced network issues.In a first for the offshore wind industry, EDS used Damped AC testing (DAC)…
Scandinavia's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens
European energy giant Vattenfall opened Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3.The 49 wind turbines on the Horns Rev 3 also represent Vattenfall’s and Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, which is located 25-40 kilometers off Denmark’s west coast in the North Sea.Yesterday (22 August 2019), Crown Prince of Denmark accompanied by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Minister of Climate…
UK Offshore Wind Attracts Investments
Power companies including Ørsted, Vattenfall, Innogy, SSE and Scottish Power and financial investors such as infrastructure and pension funds are active in UK offshore wind power, said Deloitte.Japan, China and other countries in Asia are also showing increasing interest in the market, it said.With natural advantages including a long coastline…
