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Varberg Energi´s Wooden Wind Turbine Tower Marks a Year of Sustainable Power

  • 11 mars 2025
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(Swedish below)

It has been a year since Modvion’s first commercial wooden wind tower was handed over to Varberg Energi. Over the past 12 months, the wind turbine has consistently generated electricity,

The wind turbine ”Wind of Change” is equipped with a refurbished Vestas V90-2.0 MW and has delivered stable and efficient electricity production in its inaugural year.

The initial phase of electricity production has been highly successful,” says Björn Sjöström, CEO at Varberg Energi. ”The turbine’s availability has been excellent, and we’ve had no operational issues. This wind power plant is completely in line with our vision of becoming a technology leader in Sweden.”

Building wind turbine towers from wood significantly reduces carbon emissions. Traditional turbine towers are among the largest carbon contributors in wind power production, but wooden towers act as carbon sinks, storing more CO₂ than is emitted during manufacturing, transport, and installation.

This first year of operation confirms that wooden wind towers are a sustainable and scalable solution for tall wind turbines,” says Otto Lundman, CEO at Modvion. ”Our modular design simplifies transport and enables installations at hard-to-reach sites.”

With a successful year behind them, Modvion is now scaling up. The company has completed a tower design for a 6-megawatt wind turbine, among the largest onshore, and is adapting the technology for series production to support the industry’s shift to taller, more efficient turbines.

 

 

More info about Modvion here

More info about Varberg Energi (Swedish)
here

Further information is provided by;

Sara Woodgate, Communications Manager, Modvion AB: +46 76 031 0450, sara.woodgate@modvion.com
Henrik Näsström, Marketing Manager, Varberg Energi AB, +46 70 290 77 07, henrik.nasstrom@varbergenergi.se

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About Modvion

Swedish wood technology company Modvion develops demanding designs made of laminated wood, nature’s carbon fibre, for large-scale applications. Wooden designs enable radical reductions in emissions by replacing emission-heavy materials such as steel and concrete. Thanks to their patented modular system, Modvion has been able to develop cost-effective wind turbine towers and more efficient transportation for installations of tall towers. The operation is part-financed by the Swedish Energy Agency, the Västra Götaland region, and the EU program Horizon 2020 EIC Accelerator.

 

 

 

 

Svensk text: Varberg Energis vindkraftverk i trä markerar ett år av hållbar energi

Det har gått ett år sedan Modvions första kommersiella vindkraftverk i trä överlämnades till Varberg Energi. Under de senaste 12 månaderna har vindkraftverket på 2 MW konsekvent genererat elektricitet och producerat 5,1 gigawattimmar (GWh) – tillräckligt för att driva mer än 400 svenska hem med el.

Utrustad med en renoverad Vestas V90-2,0 MW-turbin, har vindkraftverket ”Wind of Change” levererat stabil och effektiv energiproduktion under sitt första år.

– Den initiala fasen av elproduktion har varit mycket framgångsrik, säger Björn Sjöström, VD på Varberg Energi. Tillgängligheten för turbinen har varit utmärkt och vi har inte haft några driftproblem. Det här vindkraftverket ligger helt i linje med vår vision om att bli tekniskt ledande i Sverige.

Sedan det togs i drift i början av 2024 har Modvions trätorn stått emot varierande vindförhållanden samtidigt som det behållit sin strukturella stabilitet och prestanda. Trots att vindhastigheterna på platsen har påverkat den totala produktionen, har själva tornet fungerat felfritt, vilket bekräftar ingenjörs- och materialvalen bakom projektet.

Att bygga vindkraftstorn av trä minskar koldioxidutsläppen avsevärt. Traditionella vindkraftstorn är bland de största koldioxidutsläpparna i vindkraftsproduktionen, men trätorn fungerar som koldioxidsänkor, där de lagrar mer CO₂ än vad som släpps ut vid tillverkning, transport och installation.

– Det första driftåret bekräftar att trätorn för vindkraft är en hållbar och skalbar lösning för höga vindkraftverk, säger Otto Lundman, VD på Modvion. Vår modulära design förenklar transport och möjliggör installationer på svåråtkomliga platser.

Med ett framgångsrikt år bakom sig går Modvion nu vidare med att expandera. Företaget har slutfört en torndesign för ett 6-megawatt vindkraftverk, bland de största på land och anpassar teknologin för serieproduktion för att stödja industrins skifte till högre och mer effektiva turbiner.

 

Mer information om Modvion här

 

Mer information om Varberg Energi här

 

Ytterligare information tillhandahålls av:

Sara Woodgate, Kommunikationschef, Modvion AB: +46 76 031 0450, sara.woodgate@modvion.com

Henrik Näsström, Marknadschef, Varberg Energi AB, +46 70 290 77 07, henrik.nasstrom@varbergenergi.se

 

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The future is wooden

Modvion provides the wind power industry with the solution needed to build tall wind turbine towers. When the height of a tower doubles, the effect from the turbine quadruples.

The market predictions are 30 000 new turbines per year. And every wind turbine needs a tower.

Our modular wooden solution provides the world with tall towers that are not only close to climate neutral, but also stores CO2 during its lifetime. That’s why we’re confident that our patented, modular solution is the way for wind power to reach it’s full potential.

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