Wind power

Driven by society’s need to tackle climate change, renewable energy generation continues to grow. Wind power alone is now providing 19% of Europe’s electricity consumption. Today, wind and solar are often the cheapest forms of new generation. The whole energy system is changing, and wind power is one of the most important energy sources for driving decarbonisation.

A market leader in wind energy

Vattenfall’s purpose is clear. We want to enable the fossil freedom that drives society forward. Expanding and integrating new renewable generation capacity is a core part of that mission. We are aiming for a strong portfolio of onshore and offshore wind in combination with solar and battery technology – to continue to play a strong role in the European energy transition. Industry partnerships with companies who want to reduce their carbon footprint will be of strategic importance for the future.

Today, Vattenfall operates more than 1,300 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of approximately 6.1 GW across five countries in Europe.

Examples of our flagship projects

Hollandse Kust, the world's first non-subsidised offshore wind farm

In 2023, the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm was inaugurated in the Netherlands. The fossil free energy from Hollandse Kust Zuid will benefit households, businesses and industrial partners. Vattenfall built Hollandse Kust Zuid together with its industrial partner BASF and Allianz insurance company.

Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm

Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm has a capacity of 604 MW which makes it Denmark's and Scandinavia's largest offshore wind farm.

Since it was taken into operation in 2021, it has increased Danish production of wind power by 16 per cent. and its 72 offshore wind turbines are able to cover the annual energy consumption of approximately 600,000 Danish households.

Blakliden Fäbodberget onshore wind farm

Blakliden Fäbodberget, located in northern Sweden, is Vattenfall’s largest onshore wind farm to date. The annual production of just over 1 billion kWh equals the consumption of around 220,000 Swedish households.

Construction began in 2018 and the wind farm went into commercial production in spring 2022. As the turbines are taller, have a longer life span than previously and with a clear environmental focus on both transportation and choice of materials, the overall emissions during the next 30 years are estimated to be as low as 8 grams of CO₂ per kWh.

The wind farm is located in Åsele and Lycksele municipalities, just south of the Arctic circle. The transportation of the many rotor blades and the construction work were challenging as temperatures reached as low as -30 degrees C from time to time, but all 84 wind turbines are now installed and in operation.

Wind power and the environment

The largest environmental impact of wind power is during the building phase due to production of equipment and transportation. We carry out an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) to assess the impact of both onshore and offshore wind projects. Wind power emits no CO₂ when producing energy and it is the fastest growing energy source in the EU.