Vattenfall UK
UK windfarm operator
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Vattenfall UK (formerly: Nuon Renewables) is a subsidiary of Vattenfall headquartered in London. It generates renewable energy, primarily through wind farms.[2]
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Renewable energy |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | London , England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Claus Wattendrup (country manager)[1] |
| Products | Electrical power |
| Parent | Vattenfall |
| Website | www |
History
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]
Operations
Vattenfall's core businesses in the United Kingdom are renewable power generation, heating, business-to-business sales and distribution.[6] In 2025, Vattenfall UK began exploring the sale of its heating and electricity distribution businesses.[7][8]
The company owns and operates numerous wind farms,[9] some as small as their ten megawatt Parc Cynog wind farm, to others as large as Pen y Cymoedd Wind Energy, a 228-megawatt development.[3] Their largest wind farm is Thanet, with a nameplate capacity of 300-megawatts. In 2023, Vattenfall UK announced that it planned to pause any further offshore wind farm development in Norfolk,[10] and sold its Norfolk Wind Zone to RWE for £1 billion.[11]
| Project | Location | Windmills | State | Generating Capacity | Total Height | Year Submitted | Year Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aultmore Forest - Buckie - Windfarm | Aultmore Forest, Drybridge, Buckie | 16 | Proposed | 105.60 megawatts | 200 meters | 2024 | N/A |
| Clashindarroch | Clashindarroch Forest, Huntly | 18 | Operational | 37 megawatts | N/A | 2009 | 2015 |
| Clashindarroch 2 | Clashindarroch Forest, Huntly | 14 | Approved | 77 megawatts | 180 meters | 2019 | N/A |
| Edinbane Wind Farm | Cruachan Brinn Mhicaskill, Edinbane, Portree, Highlands | 18 | Operational | 41.4 megawatts | 2002 | 2010 | |
| European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) - testing and demonstration site | Aberdeenshire | 11 | Operational | 96.8 megawatts | N/A | 2011 | 2018 |
| Harrington | Former RAF Harrington Airfield | 7 | Denied[13] | 14 megawatts | 126 meters | ||
| Hirddywel | Hirddywel | 9 | Proposed | 27 megawatts | 125 meters | 2010 | |
| Kentish Flats | 60 km east of London | 30 | Operational | 90 megawatts | 2002 | 2005 | |
| Kentish Flats 2 | 60 km east of London | 15 | Operational | 49.5 megawatts | 2012 | 2015 | |
| Llanbadarn Fynydd | North of Llanbadarn Fynydd in Radnorshire, Powys | 17 | Denied | 51 megawatts | 126.5 meters | 2007 | N/A |
| Muir Mhòr | 63 km east of Peterhead | 67 | Proposed | 51 megawatts | 340 meters | 2024 | |
| Mynydd Waun Fawr | Southwest of Llanerfyl in Powys, Wales | 15 (revised to 13) | Withdrawn[14] | 37.5 megawatts | 110 meters | ||
| Ormonde Offshore | 10 km off Barrow on Furness, Heysham | 30 | Operational | 150 megawatts | 2005 | 2012 | |
| Ourack | 6 km north of Granton-on-Spey | 18 | Under Development[15] | 105 megawatts | 180 meters | 2022 | |
| Pen Y Cymoedd | Land stretches from the Upper Afan Valley to end of Cynon Valley | 76 | Operational | 228 megawatts | 2009 | 2017 | |
| Quantans Hill Wind Farm | Carsphairn, Castle Douglas | 14 | Proposed[16] | 96 megawatts | 200 meters | 2023 | |
| Ray Wind Farm | Kirkwhelpington, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 16 | Operational | 54.4 megawatts | 2005 | 2017 | |
| South Kyle Wind Farm | within Kyle Forest and to the east of Dalmellington | 50 | Under Development | 240 megawatts | 150 meters | 2013 | N/A |
| South Kyle Wind Farm 2 | within Kyle Forest and to the east of Dalmellington | 11 | Proposed | 92.4 megwatts | 200 meters | 2025 | |
| Thanet | 11 km off North Foreland Kent | 100 | Operational | 300 megawatts | 2005 | 2010 |