Tag: Vattenfall offshore wind farm

Vattenfall batteries secure fossil-free electricity for Way Out West festival

Stuart Mitchell

Since the start in 2007, sustainability has been a central part of the Way Out West festival. As a Smart Energy Partner, Vattenfall is providing energy solutions for stages, lighting and other parts of the festival site. At the same time, there remains a focus on energy efficiency to reduce the festival’s climate impact. “Many people have come to realise that the way electricity is produced and used really does matter,“ says Jens Berggren, Climate Coach at Vattenfall. “Way Out West demonstrates that large public events and high sustainability ambitions…

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Vattenfall offshore wind farm will use recyclable wind turbine blades

Stuart Mitchell

The Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Netherlands will use a new type of wind turbine blades that can be recycled. The blades are made with a new type of resin which makes it easier to reclaim the different blade components. Last year, Vattenfall set the target to recycle all wind turbine blades by 2030. Several initiatives have started in order to reach the target. Now Vattenfall has decided to introduce a new type of blade from Siemens Gamesa, called Recycableblades in Hollandse Kust Zuid. “The wind industry…

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