Where is Vattenfall constructing its largest hybrid energy park?

In the Netherlands Vattenfall is constructing its so far largest hybrid energy park, Energy Park Haringvliet Zuid, featuring an efficient combination of wind turbines, solar panels and batteries. In the south-west of the Netherlands, Vattenfall is currently constructing its largest hybrid energy park.

What is a hybrid wind and Solar System?

The complementary wind and solar generation profiles reduce the load on the grid compared to a single generation technology. Hybrid systems provide less pronounced peaks and we see fewer total times without production. This leads to a more efficient use of the network infrastructure.

What are the benefits of a hybrid energy project?

The hybrid energy project is more beneficial when compared to stand-alone wind farms or solar farms as it is more economical in terms of co-designing and sharing of infrastructure for generation, storage and grid connection. The integrated systems reduce the load on the grid in comparison with a single-generation facility.

Why do we need hybrid power plants?

Gunnar Groebler, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Wind, Vattenfall: "Vattenfall wants to enable fossil-free living within one generation and hybrid power plants are an important building block for us in the direction of 100% fossil-free power generation.

Should you build a hybrid plant?

For Vattenfall, building the hybrid plant has mainly illustrated key efficiency gains related to project development. “The benefits are countless,” it noted. “For example, developing a wind farm can easily take 10 years to prepare. Significant time savings are made by including sun and batteries in the plans from the start.