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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Renewable energy |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | London , England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Danielle Lane (country manager) [1] |
| Products | Electrical power |
| Parent | Vattenfall |
| Website | www |
Vattenfall UK (formerly: Nuon Renewables) is a subsidiary of Vattenfall headquartered in London. It generates renewable energy, primarily through wind farms. [2]
Vattenfall UK was established as Nuon Renewables in 2000. It was a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of N.V. Nuon Energy. It has built wind farms across the UK with a potential annual power generation total of eight hundred megawatts. [3]
In 2009, N.V. Nuon Energy was acquired by Vattenfall. [4] In January 2012, it was merged with Vattenfall's other assets in the United Kingdom and was renamed Vattenfall UK. [5]
In March 2020, Vattenfall UK sold its electric vehicle network to Statkraft and its supply side business, iSupply Energy, to EDF Energy. [6]
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Vattenfall's core businesses in the United Kingdom are renewable power generation, heating, business-to-business sales and distribution. [6]
The company owns and operates several wind farms, some as small as their ten megawatt Parc Cynog wind farm, to others as large as their current project, a two-hundred and ninety-nine megawatt development in Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy. [3]
| Project | Location | Windmills | State | Generating Capacity | Total Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airfield Farm | Airfield Farm (in North West Bedfordshire) | 3 | Under Development | ? | ? |
| Harrington | Former RAF Harrington Airfield | 7 | Under Development | 14 megawatts | 126 meters |
| Hirddywel | Hirddywel | 9 | Under Development | 27 megawatts | 125 meters |
| Llanbadarn Fynydd | North of Llanbadarn Fynydd in Radnorshire, Powys | 17 | Active | 51 megawatts | 126.5 meters |
| Mynydd Waun Fawr | Southwest of Llanerfyl in Powys, Wales | 15 | Proposed | 37.5 megawatts | 110 meters |
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