67 Cloudberry Annual report 2022 Sustainability report How would you describe local value creation at our wind power project at Sundby? “When we develop and construct wind power plants, we affect those in the local area in different ways over a longer period of time, and so also when the turbines are operating and producing electricity. It is important to respect the people who lives in the area, and we want to take care of the local knowledge. We have a clear ambition to provide jobs for the locals where possible, both during the construction of the wind power plant and during its operation and maintenance. For example, we need service technicians, maintenance of the roads, accommodations, and meeting facilities. We have included a specific budget for environmental and social work in the construction phase. In addition, a budget for the production period is in place for investment in local initiatives. This is an integral part of returning value to the communities in which Cloudberry operates. Seen in a greater perspective, Eskilstuna municipality currently consumes almost ten times more electricity than what is produced. With the construction of Sundby Vindpark, in just a year, we generate almost 89 GWh new renewable energy in the area, almost a doubling of current electricity production. This is extremely important to secure the electricity supply. For the municipality’s it means possibilities for further growth.” How is it possible constructing a wind power plant in just a year? “This project is very interesting in terms of climate and nature impact. The construction of the wind farm had already started. A lot of the infrastructure will be reused, so will also the foundations. We will use the existing support structures for the legs of the crane that will lift the turbines into place - not obvious at all, but by this we avoid emissions of 700 tCO2e compared to building new ones. To be able to reuse the existing foundations we have also invested in turbines with custom designed towers made in collaboration with our supplier Vestas. This allows the turbines to fit onto the existing foundations, which were originally designed for another turbine model.” Sundby wind farm Our project manager at Sundby wind farm, Joachim Espvik, shares his thoughts on local value creation and impact
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