Cloudberry Annual report 2022 Sustainability report 58 At Cloudberry we have initiated efforts regarding the mitigation hierarchy. As a first step, we work to avoid and minimize the impact on nature. What actions have you been taking at Hån? “We try to minimize the construction area and thereby the impact on nature, and we continuously learn what we can improve. At Hån we avoided building a blade storage area close to each turbine and focused on a logistics solution that minimized the land claimed. Instead, we built one common storage area for all the blades next to the E18 road, where nature was already strongly impacted by the road. When we add up the total constructed storage area, we reduced the impact on nature by 7,500 m2 compared to constructing a storage area close to each turbine. When we planned the roads to each turbine, we reused the existing forest roads and tried to make the roads and their verges as narrow as possible according to laws and regulations. When we find new solutions to minimize impact on the nature, we share our experiences internally so that our knowledge bank grows and brings us forward in our journey to minimize our impact on nature around our wind parks. I am inspired by our examination of how we can restore and compensate the nature to support biodiversity in our upcoming projects.” Our ambition at Cloudberry is to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to reach net-zero no later than 2040. How have you worked in that direction at Hån? “At Hån we used up to 70% less concrete by using rock-anchored foundations instead of gravity foundation depending on the ground conditions. It is our base line to always evaluate if we can use rock-anchored foundations.” We are all in a learning process in our aim to be nature positive. What will you bring to the next project to work even more with the mitigation hierarchy? “The surfaces to be re-covered after the construction phase could be replanted with species that improve biodiversity and strengthen local resilience. All upcoming projects should strive to find opportunities to create better conditions for biodiversity. Which measures that could be relevant are highly project specific and should be evaluated in collaboration with experts.” Hån wind farm Our project manager at Hån wind farm, Sebastian Prause, shares his view on nature impact and biodiversity
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