Wind energy
Vattenfall is the largest Nordic wind power generator, and one of the biggest in Europe.
The 700 wind turbines in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom currently generate about 2,2 TWh of electricity annually.
Vattenfall is the proud owner of many of the world’s largest offshore wind farms — Horns Rev off the west coast of Denmark, Lillgrund in the Öresund Strait in Sweden, Kentish Flats just off the South East coast of England and Egmond aan Zee off the Dutch coast in the North Sea.
Wind energy - main advantages
- Renewable
- Little to no emissions
- Low operating costs
Wind energy - main disadvantages
- Is not a controllable source for electricity because it depends on the wind blowing, which leads to a low utilisation factor and high capital costs per kWh
- Has very high investment costs and often requires investment in new network capacity
- Requires flexible back-up capacity to generate energy when wind generation fluctuates
- Impacts the landscape and seascape
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