Baywa r.e commissions its largest wind farm in Europe

Baywa r.e has greenlit the 94.6 MW Lyngsasa wind farm in Southern Sweden - the company's largest wind farm in Europe, marking another major milestone for the nation's renewable energy transition.

Located in Kronoberg Country, the farm is set to be made up of 22 Vestas V150 turbines, with the group expecting the site to generate enough electricity to power 80,000 homes while offering a net reduction of around 93,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

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“We are proud to have delivered our largest wind farm in Europe to date, which will make a significant contribution to the Swedish energy transition," said Baywar r.e's CEO Håkan Wallin. "We’ve developed the Lyngsåsa wind farm from greenfield during several years of intensive project development, including a re-permitting procedure and, with the new permit in hand, we managed the complete engineering, procurement and construction process.

"Thanks to a great team effort, despite challenging circumstances due to the COVID-19 regulations, Lyngsåsa is now delivering green electricity to the citizens in the Southern part of Sweden," he added.

The company initially sold the site in 2019 to investors SUSI Partners to secure a long-term power purchase agreement for the project.

This marks the second major wind farm in Southern Sweden for Baywa r.e alongside the 62 MW Furuby wind farm, which is now under construction.

Lorenzo Palombi, Baywa r.e's director for wind projects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said: “The Lyngsåsa wind farm is a major project that will make a key contribution to the Swedish government's goal of transitioning the country’s energy supply completely to renewable by 2040. The implementation and sale of projects such as Lyngsåsa and Furuby also demonstrate the favourable investment opportunities in wind energy."

While efforts into wind energy continue to offer significant growth, current estimates suggest installed wind capacity must increase threefold to meet the targets laid out by the Paris Climate Agreement.

One report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) suggests a target of around 1800GW of new wind energy per year.

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The report also shows that 93GW of new wind energy was installed in 2020 alone, a 53% increase year on year.

Baywa r.e recently acquired German wind energy developer NWind, including its portfolio of 60 wind projects with a combined capacity of 700MW.

It is also strengthening its position in France with a 300MW wind deal through the acquisition of French developer Enerpole back in May.

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