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27 February 2024
Storing and using carbon – why it matters for the transition
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage sounds almost too good to be true. What role will it have in ... to a fossil-free future? What are its advantages, and what are its drawbacks?
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27 February 2024
Five better things do with carbon dioxide
Instead of regarding carbon dioxide as a threat, we should realise it’s an essential element for almost ... all products used by mankind. To be able to reach the necessary climate targets, carbon diox...
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26 February 2024
Norway’s Sleipner: Where CO2 has been buried in the rock since 1996
As the debate about carbon capture and storage (CCS) rages on elsewhere, carbon dioxide from the Sleipner ... Sleipner gas field has been successfully stored deep below the North Sea outside the coast...
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24 June 2024
Restoring peatland: From carbon leak to biodiverse carbon sink
planned the largest onshore wind farm in England and Wales, Pen y Cymoedd, it also took on the restoration ... restoration of up to around 1,500 hectares of blanket bog and other peatland habitat whic...
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27 February 2024
Vattenfall takes major step towards negative emissions in Jordbro
In Jordbro ... place by 2028 that will be able to capture up to 150,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the biomass fuelled ... of negative emissions through bio energy carbon capture and storage (BECCS...
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25 June 2024
Dancing foam rods guide fish to safety
Persuading fish to find their way past hydro power plants successfully has presented a challenge ... Vattenfall and Cellufy are now working together to trial a solution that involves using dancing ro...
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27 May 2024
The future of flight: How to make aviation fossil-free
The human urge to explore the far corners of the globe is as old as time itself, but our wanderlust ... cost. From electric planes to biofuels, hydrogen, and electrofuels, the aviation industry is now...
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9 February 2024
Vattenfall reviews HySkies project scope
Vattenfall and Shell are reviewing the scope for the HySkies electrofuel project with the ambition to
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23 April 2024
Pumped hydro storage: the Swiss Army knife of the energy industry
Pumped hydroelectric power ... stations offer the ability to store electrical energy easily, efficiently, and in large quantities. The technique
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23 January 2024
Finding the solutions will absolutely not be easy
Fossil fuels have contributed to an extraordinary level of economic transformation during ... know that the environmental cost has been enormous, and the essential decarbonisation might seem to presen...
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24 June 2024
Vattenfall and BASF partner with Vestas for low-emission steel wind turbines in Germany
Vattenfall and BASF have signed supply and service contracts with Vestas for 15 MW offshore wind turbines
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23 April 2018
Vattenfall aims for carbon-free gas power
News Carbon emissions to be replaced by water vapour if natural gas is switched for hydrogen. Cooperation ... Cooperation with Statoil and Gasunie started. technology, climatesmarter Vattenfall and it...
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28 May 2024
Innovative energy: Space solar and airborne wind turbines
sustainable energy and fossil freedom. News light-blue Innovative energy: Space solar and airborne wind turbines ... energy: Space solar and airborne wind turbines Innovative energy: Space solar an...
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26 January 2024
The challenge is on to make clean energy clean all the way
raise awareness and mobilise action for a just and inclusive transition to clean energy. And not just clean ... clean because it's low carbon, but because it’s built in environmentally and sociall...
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NEWS
25 March 2024
Offshore turbines get reusable covers
temporary solution used to cap the huge tube. In the past, covers tended to be written off and destroyed after ... after use. However, those used in the construction of the Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshor...
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30 May 2023
Five ways to reduce carbon emissions with hydrogen
everywhere and could replace fossil fuels in a variety of industrial processes, materials and products ... products and thereby reduce carbon dioxide emissions. However, it is only now that hydrogen p...
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25 June 2024
Match making: how energy transition and biodiversity can coexist
The energy sector needs to transition to fossil-free production to mitigate the impact of climate change. One ... challenge is to achieve this while also preserving and protecting biodiversity.
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23 October 2019
Hydrogen, an important step towards independence from fossil fuels
significant part of today’s carbon emissions from industry, transportation and heating could be avoided ... avoided. Vattenfall is exploring different options to use hydrogen to decarbonize our societ...
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NEWS
10 May 2024
The web of deceit: How false narratives threaten climate action
rising temperatures and extreme weather, but also the spread of disinformation and misinformation. False ... power. This is made worse by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media algor...
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23 January 2024
From blades to buildings
News This parking building is made using decommissioned wind turbines From blades to buildings In a new ... Wind turbine blades are made to deliver electricity and withstand tough weather for decades....
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28 November 2023
Watching eye encourages plastics recycling
Plastic in waste streams ... in waste streams used for energy recovery is an unnecessary source of fossil carbon dioxide emissions ... of making it profitable to improve waste sorting and increase rec...
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27 May 2024
Digital twins – a road to more profitable offshore wind
Digital twins can help Vattenfall and the wind industry get maximum value of its offshore wind farms ... farms. Real-time measurements of structures and operations ensure that all decisions on the ope...
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NEWS
5 September 2019
Smart land use: solar power and farming combined
Combined solar power and agriculture could significantly increase the yield from farm land Vattenfall's
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25 June 2024
Are bats and wind turbines a viable cocktail at sea?
Understanding the big picture when it comes to the movement of bats over the sea is important ... the risk of collisions between wind turbine blades and bats while also ensuring the generation of offs...
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NEWS
14 June 2024
Eco-anxiety – and how to make it go away
Eco-anxiety, a condition many experience in ... response to a barrage of bad news about climate change and the environment, seems to impact young people the
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NEWS
21 February 2020
Electricity and hydrogen reduce industry CO2
Industry needs help in order to ... reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. Vattenfall is making it happen through cooperation and partnerships
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NEWS
22 September 2022
HYBRIT: Milestone reached – pilot facility for hydrogen storage up and running
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall's HYBRIT pilot facility for the storage of fossil-free hydrogen gas is now ... the world for storing fossil-free hydrogen gas. The two-year test period will now start and...
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NEWS
28 November 2023
How using sewage for your shower helps the climate
We literally flush a huge part of produced energy right down the ... drain. But the hot sewage from you and your neighbours can be used to heat your shower water again - whilst
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NEWS
28 February 2023
Unique study: birds avoid wind turbine blades
Seabirds deliberately avoid wind turbine rotor blades offshore – that is the main finding ... importantly, during two years of monitoring using cameras and radar, not a single bird was recorded collid...
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29 August 2023
Finland to open the world’s first final repository for spent nuclear fuel
repository for spent nuclear fuel is being built using the method developed by Swedish Nuclear Fuel Management ... its first spent fuel in the middle of the 2020s and will thus be the first of its kin...
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4 December 2019
Vattenfall helps eels migrate safely
Vattenfall is using a unique method to ensure eels can safely pass through hydro power plants in the ... eels shortly before they start to migrate en masse and keeps the adverse environmental impact o...
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NEWS
30 March 2020
Drone technology facilitates inspections of hard-to-access areas
Inspection of power ... lines, hydropower dams and nuclear reactors made simpler and safer by the use of drones.
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30 May 2023
Accelerating ahead with hydrogen in the tank
Alongside battery drive, sustainable hydrogen is considered the major ... enabler when it comes to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from road traffic and other transport. Vattenfall
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20 November 2018
New report: Fossil-free industry is more than possible
Vattenfall contributes ... contributes to report from industry and experts from all over the world: Zero carbon from harder-to-abate sectors ... sectors is technically and financially possible by mid-...
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NEWS
3 April 2024
Vattenfall InCharge expands public charging station network in The Hague
Hague in the Netherlands has awarded the management and maintenance of its 5,400 public charging points to ... charging technologies and feature easy payment options. With a comprehensive and modern c...
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NEWS
11 June 2018
Risk of seabirds colliding with offshore wind turbines lower than expected
than expected Investigation into seabird behaviour and collision risk hosted at Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore ... expected. offshorewind LAWR radar, telescope and observer using rangefinder on a wind t...
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25 February 2019
Vattenfall’s battery solution reduced climate impact at skating championships
Another ... major sports event make use of Vattenfall’s expertise in energy storage and other climate-smart solutions
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NEWS
8 May 2023
Vattenfall replies to open letter by NGOs regarding the use of biomass
regarding the use of biomass Vattenfall replies to open letter by NGOs regarding the use of biomass Vattenfall ... Vattenfall replies to open letter by NGOs regarding the use of biomass On 26 April, a...
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18 February 2022
HYBRIT: A unique hydrogen storage facility in Luleå is taking shape
Construction of the rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen in Luleå ... important part of the value chain for fossil-free iron and steel production, is planned to be in operation b...
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14 September 2020
AI steered district heating - a success in Gustavsberg
Smart algorithms enable optimisation of district heating in an apartment building. Vattenfall's digitisation ... in Gustavsberg shows lower costs, reduced carbon footprint and more satisfied custo...
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14 March 2024
Vattenfall gets international supply chain award – again
we are working very hard to minimise our carbon footprint and have set an ambitious target to reach net ... order to minimize the carbon footprints in our supply chain Those efforts and the results of...
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NEWS
13 March 2019
Vattenfall’s biggest solar farm to date opened in the Netherlands
Smart use of investments and land: Crowdfunded 5.7 MW solar farm co-located with the Magnum gas power
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NEWS
27 June 2023
250 kilometres of biodiversity hotspots
Energy transition, biodiversity and responsible use of land - to some people inherent contradictions
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29 March 2023
Turning wind power into plannable power – with hydrogen
New technologies are set to make wind power a more predictable source of energy. ... Several players are currently developing production and storage of hydrogen from wind power – so that excess
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NEWS
2 April 2019
Node Pole launches world's first Fossil Free Data label
Node Pole, a joint venture between Vattenfall and Skellefteå Kraft, is to launch the world's first Fossil
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NEWS
25 March 2021
Comments regarding Swedish Radio broadcast solar cells from China
“Forced labour in any form is unacceptable. For Vattenfall it is of utmost importance to ... secure that products and material that we use are manufactured in a sustainable and responsible way,” says
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NEWS
27 May 2024
Drones make it safer and more efficient
of sustainable energy and fossil freedom. News light-blue Drones make it safer and more efficient Drones ... Drones make it safer and more efficient Drones make it safer and more efficient The deve...
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28 December 2022
Vattenfall achieves safer and climate smarter seabed inspection with uncrewed vessels
Vattenfall has conducted the first large-scale seabed survey with uncrewed surface vessels. ... positive, both from a climate and a safety aspect. This opens up for a broader use of this new technolog...
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NEWS
26 September 2022
Vattenfall to develop new wind farm cranes together with Mammoet
Vattenfall to reduce the carbon footprint of its operations towards net zero and deliver more renewable ... on could unlock benefits for both the environment and local communities in the years ahead.
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5 April 2022
Mobile battery solution supports drones in fossil-free thinning of forests
Vattenfall’s 'Power-as-a-Service' solutions for mobile energy storage continue to develop. Together ... project is now underway in which drones are charged using a mobile energy storage system...
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19 June 2024
Vattenfall shares best practices on Diversity & Inclusion in Paris
Vattenfall recently participated in an event hosted by the French Minister for Ecology Transition, Christophe Béchu, to ... discuss women's access to careers in the energy and ecology transit...
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1 October 2019
Solar Team charges for another victory in Australia
Technology Video animation Vattenfall Solar Team and the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2019 in 100 ... Max van der Waals. Photo Jorrit Lousberg. A light and stable car Most of the gains that can ...
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NEWS
29 March 2023
Northvolt: “Don’t fight carbon with carbon in the energy transition”
Batteries have a key role in the sustainable energy transition. But for batteries to be truly sustainable, there are ... Energy Storage Systems at Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt.
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NEWS
5 June 2024
From Vattenfall Diversity Month to Pride Season 2024
of diversity, for example gender and sexual orientation, ethnicity and worldview or age. The concept of ... underscore that one size does not fit all. The first and single most important step towards ...
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NEWS
5 December 2019
Vattenfall reduces carbon dioxide emissions with new CHP plant in Berlin
Vattenfall has inaugurated a new, efficient Heat and Power (CHP) plant at the company's Lichterfelde generation ... gas-fired power plant in the same location and will cut down on carbon dioxide e...
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NEWS
22 April 2021
Decarbonisation through electrification – a comprehensive overview
Although ... creative and innovative solutions. Vattenfall has a unique position to seize these opportunities and transform ... transform itself and other emitting industries on an unprecedented scale...
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NEWS
31 August 2017
We have the technology to cut Sweden's emissions by 30 per cent
Almedalen, according to Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg. hybrit, proofpoint Three ... emissions by 30 per cent if the steel and cement industry and the transport sector, in conj...
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30 October 2023
Yes, AI will improve energy efficiency – “Essentially all buildings can benefit from this technology“
reduced energy consumption in buildings by 20 percent and halved electricity usage for mobile networks. A decisive ... decisive advantage is AI's ability to adapt and optimise energy use exactly w...
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NEWS
26 September 2017
Pilot project uses salt for energy storage
News Pilot project uses salt for energy storage A project that will be performed in Vattenfall's combined ... combined heat and power plant in Berlin will eventually give answers how well surplus ...
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8 February 2024
Vattenfall receives top marks for its climate work
Vattenfall has received highest rating in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) environmental disclosure
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2 March 2020
How we will phase out our carbon dioxide emissions
Tuomo Hatakka head of Vattenfall's ... Heat operations, describes the roadmap to become carbon free.
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NEWS
9 September 2020
Solar power complements German pumped hydro plants
Combining ... solar with other power sources is smart way of using technical infrastructure. In Germany two hydro power
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26 January 2017
Reducing industrial emissions
News Greater use of electricity by industry can lead to steel with almost no carbon-dioxide, “green concrete” ... concrete” and boost the production of non-fossil diesel. Sweden’s basic industries are...
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13 September 2019
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall ready to step up work to achieve fossil-free steel production
SSAB, together ... with LKAB and Vattenfall, is ready to step up work to achieve fossil-free steel production and to move
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NEWS
8 November 2022
Vattenfall’s Annika Ramsköld is at COP 27
The UN climate conference - COP 27 – has started. Vattenfall will be represented by the Head of Sustainability, Annika ... making new commitments to reduce the carbon footprint from cement and concret...
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NEWS
5 July 2022
Vattenfall aims to build the world’s first offshore hydrogen cluster in the Netherlands
In the future, more and more of our energy will come from wind and solar power. Since nothing changes ... weather, the amount of electricity supplied by wind and solar is also in a constant state of f...
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13 December 2019
Electric car battery carbon footprint much lower than assumed
Electric car battery carbon footprint much lower than assumed Electric car battery carbon footprint much lower ... lower than assumed Electric car battery carbon footprint much lower than assumed Elec...
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12 June 2018
Vattenfall/Nuon takes another step towards fossil-free gas power production
power production Builds combined electricity storage and hydrogen production facility at Dutch gas power plant ... renewable energy. Now a combined energy storage and hydrogen production facility, a ‘...
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27 March 2024
A just and fair energy transition – or no transition at all?
Europe’s shift towards fossil-free energy, justice and fairness take centre stage. A looming backlash is ... is seen in protests against climate policies, and a surge in politicians opposing these mea...
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19 April 2024
"We need to understand the real risk wind farms pose to birds"
Vattenfall. In spring and autumn, millions of birds migrate over the North Sea and come close to wind farms ... has to shut down the wind turbines for a few hours and no power can be generated. "...
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NEWS
13 September 2018
Vattenfall invited to EU conference on hydrogen
at the EU:s high-level conference for the energy and industry sectors. The subject is to discuss how sustainably ... gas can be manufactured, stored and used to transform the energy system and reduce ...
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NEWS
16 June 2022
Vattenfall offshore wind farm will use recyclable wind turbine blades
The Hollandse Kust ... Zuid offshore wind farm in the Netherlands will use a new type of wind turbine blades that can be recycled
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NEWS
19 November 2020
Heating of Amsterdam: every source needed
Vattenfall's largest heat grid in the Netherlands is located in the Amsterdam ... Presently the main heat source is gas, but plans are to use all available fossil free heat sources to replace
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NEWS
27 April 2022
Comment from Vattenfall on our use of biomass
Ulrika Jardfelt, Senior Vice President Business Area Heat at Vattenfall comments on an open letter from a ... number of environmental organizations on Vattenfall’s use of biomass.
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NEWS
25 April 2019
Isle of Man utility Manx uses Vattenfall’s trading platform
Isle of Man utility uses Vattenfall’s trading platform Isle of Man utility uses Vattenfall’s trading ... trading platform Isle of Man utility Manx uses Vattenfall’s trading platform Manx Utilities tra...
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16 May 2019
HYBRIT– fossil-free steel receives environmental award
The HYBRIT project from Vattenfall, SSAB and LKAB receives the environmental target award for the fossil-free
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NEWS
4 February 2019
Climate-smart World Ski Championships in Åre now under way
under way in Åre and will run for two weeks. Hundreds of ski racers, officials and more than 120 000 ... Northern Sweden. Using solar panels, electric vehicles, battery storage facilities and cha...
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5 April 2019
Batteries, an important part of a fossil-free energy system
renewables by 2040, and across the EU the share of renewable sources in the electricity, heat and transport sectors ... on system services that will keep the frequency and voltage on the grids stable ...
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14 February 2019
Big interest for Vattenfall's electric snowmobiles in Åre
Travelling in silence and fossil-free proved popular at the recent Alpine World Ski Championships.
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19 April 2024
Satellites monitor Swedish eels on their way to the Sargasso sea
burning issue from the world of sustainable energy and fossil freedom. News light-blue The past year, more ... reduced natural habitats, changing ocean currents and diseases. Since 2011, Vattenfall is...
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NEWS
1 April 2020
Vattenfall donated hand sanitiser, plastic film and 400,000 face masks to health care providers
Emergency stockpiles came to use in efforts to mitigate the shortage of protective equipment during the
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NEWS
22 December 2023
Vattenfall Energy Savings Barometer: Money motivates most Europeans to save energy
To save energy continues to be relevant in Europeans everyday life. 95 percent of the French ... popular actions to take are to use fewer lights, to reduce shower time and to cook with lid. All accord...
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NEWS
31 August 2018
Cows milked with the help of sunshine and battery
The agricultural sector could generate much more solar electricity. Vattenfall's trial ... more solar electricity. Vattenfall's trial project stores solar electricity from the roof of a cowshe...
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NEWS
27 November 2018
Strong electrification can make Europe’s power sector carbon-neutral by 2045
electrification can make Europe’s power sector carbon-neutral by 2045 Investments at around 100 billion ... power sector in Europe can become fully carbon-neutral by 2045 and enable a deep society-wid...
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NEWS
4 May 2023
Halting climate change can also reduce business risk
Some say investing in new technology to decrease carbon emissions is risky business. Energy utility Vattenfall’s
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NEWS
22 July 2022
First 6 months 2022: Gas market is in focus and emphasises the importance of the energy transition
News First 6 months 2022: Gas market is in focus and emphasises the importance of the energy transition ... needs to remain high. Q2 2022 Vattenfall’s President and CEO Anna Borg comments on the inter...
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NEWS
21 June 2018
Construction work for Hybrit now underway
Magnus Hall and the Prime Minister break the ground.
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3 May 2023
On the road to net zero with sewage and algae
District heating is an efficient way of providing sustainable heating solutions by replacing ... from toilets, rivers, production of algae and porcelain – and in future maybe even from the London Unde...
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NEWS
10 October 2018
PPAs directly links to Vattenfall’s purpose
PPAs, or Power Purchase Agreements, is a frequently used term nowadays but what is it actually?
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14 March 2019
Wastewater heats residential complex in Berlin
Climate-smart heat: In Germany Vattenfall uses wastewater to heat Berlin homes.
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NEWS
23 April 2024
Has the time come to turn the tide into energy?
In the UK, the need for predictable, fossil-free and preferably indigenous energy has revived an old dream:
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NEWS
22 December 2021
Vattenfall to deliver Nordic hydro power to Neste's sites in Finland
producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel refined from waste and residues. Neste has been ... been a Vattenfall customer since 2019 and the prolonged agreement is valid until 202...
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13 July 2021
Vattenfall and Preem continue their collaboration on fossil-free hydrogen gas for biofuels
The conditions are excellent for building an electrolysis plant for producing hydrogen gas for ... reduce CO2 emissions by at least 80% compared to using fossil materials. The potential of a first 50 ...
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NEWS
28 September 2018
Even when the sun doesn't shine, Vattenfall's solar car still covers the kilometres
solarteam Using their technical knowledge and creativity, the Nuon Solar Team developed and built the ... negotiate the changing landscape of mountains and deserts? And what is the Nuna9S' secret ...
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NEWS
12 February 2020
Vattenfall pens Scottish energy partnership to roll out first UK heat network
Carbon footprint cut by 75 percent when 1800 new homes in Scottish Midlothian are heated by waste heat
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NEWS
5 December 2019
Eva Vitell appointed HYBRIT’s new Managing Director
HYBRIT Development AB, which is owned by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, appoints Eva Vitell as the new Managing ... during an intensive period, develop the organization and ensure the ambitious schedule f...
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NEWS
10 October 2022
Dutch project to combine solar and farming
In the Netherlands Vattenfall is constructing a solar park where solar panels are combined with cultivation. ... so-called Symbizon project is to show that farming and solar panels can go well togethe...
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NEWS
28 June 2017
Swedish fossil-free steel one step closer
News Vattenfall, SSAB and LKAB form joint venture company. fossilfree Vattenfall together with Swedish ... Swedish steel manufacturer SSAB and iron ore producer LKAB have formed a joint venture compan...
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NEWS
31 August 2021
Offshore construction of Hollandse Kust Zuid going on at full speed
households, businesses and industrial partners. As installation manager, Malte Röder and his team make sure ... the foundation installation work is well prepared and executed in a safe manner: “W...
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NEWS
24 April 2020
Vattenfall Solar Team will not participate in US race due to coronavirus
News Vattenfall Solar Team will not participate in US race due to coronavirus The Vattenfall Solar Team ... to compete in the race, which takes place in the US, for the first time, but the coronavirus...
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NEWS
25 April 2018
Support your local solar farmer
140 000 solar panels with a total output of 38 MW and able to produce electricity corresponding to the ... the electricity from the solar power farm will be used directly by the citizens of the munici...
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NEWS
27 March 2024
Building energy resilience in the face of climate change
Climate change is becoming increasingly apparent and is likely to become even more pronounced in the future
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NEWS
28 March 2024
Vattenfall to participate in the Dutch offshore wind tender IJmuiden Ver with ‘Zeevonk’
Vattenfall ... has decided to enter a bid for the sites, Alpha and Beta, of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver offshore wind tender
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NEWS
6 February 2024
Full-year report: Strategic divestments strengthen Vattenfall's preparedness for the future
divestments of the heating operations in Berlin and our wind power projects off the coast of Norfolk ... balance sheet and includes the expansion of both fossil-free electricity generation and electri...
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NEWS
22 March 2024
Vattenfall's largest land-based wind power project receives environmental permit
The adjacent Norrbäck and Pauträsk wind project, which together make up Vattenfall's largest land-based ... plans for a wind farm with up to 111 wind turbines and a maximum output of 530...
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NEWS
5 June 2018
Plastic – a challenge to the fossil free society
bottles sold every minute, 500 billion plastic bags used in the world every year, plastic makes up 10 per ... per cent of all the waste we generate. These and many other facts from the UN are the back...
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NEWS
10 June 2022
Old Dutch wind turbine blades becomes new skis
recycle all dismantled wind turbine blades by 2030, and 50 percent of the blades already by 2025. Turbine ... first to enter the recycling process and turned into skis, snowboards and construction mat...
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NEWS
23 June 2021
Less cement makes climate-smarter concrete
Vattenfall has developed a climate-smarter hydropower ... concrete with less cement content that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around a quarter. The first
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NEWS
22 May 2024
Vattenfall receives Platinum for its sustainability performance again
For the fourth time, Vattenfall’s sustainability performance receives Platinum, the ... highest rating from EcoVadis, one of the largest and most trusted providers of sustainability assessments
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NEWS
23 April 2024
Offshore wind farms – why they appeal to wildlife
production while also avoiding harm to ecosystems and biodiversity loss. But can power production actually ... conditions for wildlife? When it comes to offshore wind and marine life, that seems to be...
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NEWS
18 January 2024
First seaweed from wind farm Kriegers Flak harvested this spring
for growing mussels and making an in-depth assessment of cod stocks in the area in and around Scandinavia’s ... universities and companies are exploring how best to produce fossil-free energy and food...
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NEWS
21 September 2018
Survival
News Survival More and more Vattenfall employees are working at sea. The wind and weather out there are ... are often more violent than on land, and if things get really rough, you need to be ver...
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NEWS
22 January 2021
Nordic energy utilities call for swift revision of the EU 2030 climate and energy legislation
Fortum, Statkraft and Vattenfall, the three largest Nordic energy utilities welcome the EU’s revised
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NEWS
7 March 2024
International Women’s Day: Vattenfall’s women make all the difference
Vattenfall is a strong player in the energy market and a successful driver of the energy transition in Europe ... stories and update on the work across our business to help greater numbers of women ri...
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NEWS
13 November 2020
Batteries make construction easier and more sustainable for Dutch Heijmans
In the Netherlands construction company Heijmans uses GreenBattery instead of diesel generators on its
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NEWS
1 December 2021
Vattenfall to cut supply chain emissions by half
Vattenfall increases focus on ... supply chain impact, where emissions from goods and services will be halved by 2030. This is one of several
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NEWS
28 August 2020
Vattenfall drives sector integration as member of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance
Groebler, Senior Vice President Business Area Wind and Vattenfall’s representative in the European Clean ... Alliance is a great opportunity for us to use our experience, expertise and strengths to ac...
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NEWS
30 September 2021
Anna Borg met with John Kerry in Geneva
Vattenfall’s CEO Anna Borg was specially ... invited to the World economic Forum in Geneva by US Envoy for the Climate John Kerry.
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NEWS
26 September 2023
Silent revolution as Copenhagen’s rubbish trucks go electric
In Copenhagen, rubbish trucks are switched to electric ones. The switch is primarily ... emissions, but for the residents of the Danish capital, and for refuse collectors, electric trucks bring a much...
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NEWS
27 April 2018
Cementa aims for zero emissions with Vattenfall
zero emissions with Vattenfall A large source of carbon dioxide could disappear in less than 20 years, ... fossilfree, cementa Swedish cement manufacturer Cementa and Vattenfall will conduct a pilot s...
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NEWS
16 February 2023
Open letter on upcoming reform of the EU Electricity Market Design
On behalf of some of the major European energy companies we would like to contribute to the debate ... EU Electricity Market Design by making proposals and raising awareness on this very complex dossi...
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NEWS
28 June 2018
Vattenfall takes the initiative in the energy debate
Swedish politicians, industry leaders, interest groups and decision makers, which is held one summer week each ... important energy issues of the future, and a fossil-free Vattenfall and Sweden. "...
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NEWS
23 January 2024
The lives of hundreds of millions of Europeans will be affected by EU elections in June.
Even if the European Parliament feels distant for most people, its decisions have ... far-reaching effects on day-to-day environmental and energy issues, such as how strict energy efficiency
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NEWS
18 March 2020
Vattenfall takes part in Estonian pilot study on small modular reactors
New technology can help to reduce Estonia's fossil dependence and give Vattenfall new knowledge. ... technology can help to reduce Estonia's fossil dependence and give Vattenfall new knowledge...
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NEWS
27 June 2018
New country manager in the UK
integrated, customer focused, low carbon energy service in power, heat and transport. Danielle Lane takes ... for five years and will leave later in the summer after 15 years with Vattenfall and Nuon ...
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NEWS
6 August 2018
Vattenfall to supplement hydro power with solar power
at Vattenfall’s pumped storage plants in Germany, and the first project has now been launched at the pumped ... further expanding its solar electricity generation and is currently checking the extent ...
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NEWS
4 June 2018
Electrification key to meet climate goals in Europe
major shift to electricity in transport, buildings and industry in the EU, a new study by the European power ... transport, buildings and industry,” says Magnus Hall, President and CEO of Vattenfall a...
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31 January 2017
The world-famous photographer and Vattenfall
News The world-famous photographer and Vattenfall Prior to Lennart Nilsson making his breakthrough as ... were erected. Lennart Nilsson travelled the length and breadth of the country from Messaure in...
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24 March 2021
140 wind turbines with a rotor diameter of 200 meters for Wind Farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vattenfall and Siemens Games are working together on the development of the new 11 MW Siemens Gamesa
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18 August 2020
Our progress towards fossil free living
that shows the need to balance the conversation and also point to the positive progress that’s being ... understand how climate change and the conversation surrounding it affect us. To get a better un...
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26 May 2021
The EU emissions trading system shows its muscles
In her speech at US President Joe Biden's climate summit, Vattenfall's CEO Anna Borg called the price
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13 March 2020
German car dealers get complete electrification offer
Vattenfall and Castrol have partnered to offer electric-car chargers and lubricants to car dealerships
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24 April 2018
More and more female managers at Vattenfall
News More and more female managers at Vattenfall Last year, 2017, almost every fourth manager at Vattenfall ... workingatvattenfall Tuomo Hatakka and Kerstin Ahlfont. Today, 8 March, is International ...
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17 January 2020
More solar power for Amsterdam and Uppsala
Vattenfall has built Amsterdam's largest solar roof and in Uppsala one of Sweden's biggest solar farms will
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29 June 2021
Vattenfall builds new European warehouse for wind turbines at the Danish Port of Esbjerg
in Northern Europe with critical main components and spare parts for wind turbines. The warehouse will ... Danish Port of Esbjerg and serve wind farms in Great Britain, Scandinavia and Northern Europe...
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7 August 2018
Pride parades and rainbow charging points
Pride parades and rainbow charging points Saturday was the big pride parade day in Stockholm and Hamburg with ... employees participating. pride Video With blazing sun and temperatures you normally on...
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6 April 2022
How SMRs can become the future of nuclear power
Small modular reactors, so-called SMRs, are becoming a clearer choice in nuclear ... power. What are the advantages? How can they be used?
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28 July 2022
Vattenfall and Netto Germany Cooperate on Charging Infrastructure for Electric Mobility
Vattenfall and the grocery discounter Netto will cooperate in setting up fast charging stations in Germany
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6 May 2021
Hybrid parks – new opportunities with multi-technology facilities
Combining wind, solar, batteries and in future even electrolysers, allows hybrid parks to be more cost ... infrastructure such as roads, grid connections or substations and even support the grid stabi...
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13 February 2020
Time for the ski event of the year, Ski Tour 2020
This coming weekend sees the kick off of Ski Tour 2020, a world cup competition from Sweden to Norway. As a partner in smart energy, ... will help the competition organisers reduce their carbon footpr...
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17 July 2019
Innovative collaborations accelerate the route to fossil-free living
solar fields, maintenance robots for wind turbines and hydrogen production solutions. These are some areas ... innovation platform and acts as the bridge between Vattenfall’s current core business and...
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26 September 2023
Electric vehicles and charging – time to cut the cord?
New technological developments make wireless ... charging the perfect solution for all kinds of vehicles and transportation.
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5 August 2020
Bosch and Vattenfall sign 12-year contract for solar power
Vattenfall and Bosch have signed a corporate power purchase agreement, PPA, for solar power in northern
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20 July 2021
First half of 2021: A strong result and a development that drives the transition for Vattenfall and our customers
2021: A strong result and a development that drives the transition for Vattenfall and our customers First ... 2021: A strong result and a development that drives the transition for Vattenfall and our ...
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23 October 2018
Ringhals' lesser-known hydrogen gas factory contributes to tomorrow's biofuel
Preem and Vattenfall aim to produce fuel with an insignificant environmental impact through a process
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26 February 2024
Offshore wind continues to play major role in energy transition
2023 was a great year for offshore wind in the Netherlands with the opening of wind farm ... paused construction of the Norfolk Boreas wind farm and later sold the project. So what does the futur...
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9 March 2018
World’s biggest blockchain hackathon in the Netherlands
challenges facing companies and/or public authorities around the world using blockchain technology. Together ... Together with GasUnie and New Energy Coalition, Nuon is sponsoring the Energy Transitio...
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13 July 2022
Germany's largest heat storage in the starting blocks
Germany's largest heat accumulator is expected to be commissioned at the start of ... Vattenfall's site at the Reuter West CHP plant in Berlin and is now being filled with a water volume of ar...
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2 May 2019
Vattenfall supports task force on climate-related company information
Vattenfall becomes even more ... transparent on climate performance towards investors and customers.
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30 April 2024
First quarter 2024: Good result development despite lower electricity prices
Vattenfall has had a solid start to 2024 with a good result development despite lower ... financial position. We continue to invest in projects and technologies that drive the energy transition forwar...
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13 September 2018
Shipwrecks and naval mines at Vesterhav Syd and Nord offshore wind farms
Over the next two to three weeks, a ship filled with specialists will sail the ... area where the offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord will be erected off the Western coast
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18 March 2022
EU Commissioner for Energy visits HYBRIT pilot plant in Luleå
Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, visits the HYBRIT pilot plant in Luleå during her ... value chain for iron and steel production. HYBRIT is jointly owned by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfa...
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24 May 2018
Magnus Hall in meeting with world ministers
place in Malmö and Copenhagen this week, with environment ministers from all over the world and representatives ... representatives from industry and environmental organisations. Vattenfall is re...
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8 February 2019
Comment on reports in media about whistleblowers and alleged misconduct
Various media, ... including NRC in the Netherlands, Der Spiegel in Germany and Dagens Nyheter in Sweden, publish claims made by
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26 April 2018
First quarter: Vattenfall's figures continue to improve
Customer growth and increased generation contributed to the continued increase of profit and turnover in ... for Vattenfall. Net sales increased by 11 per cent and the underlying operating profit incr...
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8 December 2020
Marcus Bokermann chairs energy traders’ federation
is working on and promoting improvements of the wholesale energy markets in Europe and the way these ... Vattenfall’s generation and sales portfolios but also how the transition to a carbon neutral ec...
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24 April 2020
Vattenfall and Subsea 7 sign contract for windfarm Hollandse Kust Zuid
News Vattenfall and Subsea 7 sign contract for windfarm Hollandse Kust Zuid Vattenfall and Subsea 7 signed ... the transport and installation of approximately 140 wind turbine monopile foundations and...
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15 February 2019
First power-to-heat plant in Hamburg to convert wind energy into heat
during peak-load periods and, in future, convert wind energy into heat to be used for district heating. ... during peak-load periods and, in future, convert wind energy into heat to be used for heatin...
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16 July 2020
Smart algorithms for better fish migration
programming smart self-learning algorithms. The aim is to use this technology to improve biodiversity in watercourses ... possibility that migrating fish have to pass upstream and downstream of the pl...
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17 March 2020
Vattenfall and K3 enter partnership to improve sustainability
Energy company Vattenfall and Dutch land developer K3 have entered into a partnership for the purpose
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18 December 2019
Wind power project closed for winter
A combination of snow, cold weather and reindeer herding means that Vattenfall's largest onshore wind
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24 November 2021
Bats, bombs, bears and the journey to fossil free
Operating and constructing onshore windfarms can pose certain challenges. In Vattenfall’s monthly project
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18 May 2020
Northvolt and Vattenfall launch battery energy storage solution
Modular lithium-ion battery solution Voltpack Mobile ... System could be an alternative for diesel generators and more.
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6 June 2017
At the forefront: field trial on blockchain technology
data-fingerprint technology saves money and enables also small energy producers to buy and sell their power. technology ... technology Vattenfall’s Business Area Markets and 22 other European energy t...
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7 November 2017
Offshore wind: suction buckets reduce cost and underwater noise
News Offshore wind: suction buckets reduce cost and underwater noise Vattenfall installs the next wind ... that can cause a lot of noise and disturbance for sea mammals and fish and nearby coastal com...
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7 February 2019
2018 was a challenging year for Vattenfall
Increased sales, record nuclear power generation and progress for Wind, but continued challenges for Heat
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21 September 2023
Vattenfall takes seabird tracking to the next level with AI technology
A new trial for tracking seabirds has been launched at Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind ... Farm. This time artificial intelligence, AI, is used to gather detailed information of the birds’ movements
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19 October 2018
Vattenfall celebrates 10 years of UK operations
onshorewind In September 2018 Vattenfall CEO Magnus Hall and Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, inaugurated ... Vattenfall’s operations are not limited to wind power and the ambitions for th...
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23 November 2022
“Large companies should be at the forefront of the transition”
“From words to action – that's how I'd describe the ... difference between COP 26 in Glasgow a year ago and COP 27.” Vattenfall’s Head of Sustainability Annika
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11 September 2018
160 Dutch McDonald´s restaurants get fast chargers
Nuon and McDonald's have reached an agreement to start placing 168 fast charging stations, each ... Nuon and McDonald's have reached an agreement to start placing 168 fast charging stations, e...
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27 June 2019
On the ongoing German court case between PreussenElektra and Vattenfall
On the ... ongoing German court case between PreussenElektra and Vattenfall regarding the transfer of residual amounts
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3 February 2022
Year-end report 2021: Strong result and strategic progress
Vattenfall’s 2021 results is strong, mainly owing to ... compensation for the closure of German nuclear power and the divestment of the distribution operations in
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21 July 2021
Smart combination of solar panels and strip cultivation
Vattenfall has received a permit to build a solar farm in Almere, the ... Netherlands, where the combination of solar panels and strip farming can be tested.
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22 May 2020
Vattenfall shares ideas for biodiversity enhancement
Against the serious backdrop of a global loss of biodiversity, Vattenfall has decided to share some of its experience within biodiversity ... of ideas for initiatives that can support nature and biodi...
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1 September 2023
New artificial reefs bring new life to Hollandse Kust Zuid
a marine biologist at Vattenfall’s Environment and Sustainability Department, works with the ecological ... face all kinds of environmental and other permit requirements. For us, too, the environment...
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6 August 2019
Vattenfall selects operation and maintenance hub for Horns Rev 3
Vattenfall ... Danish West Coast as the operation and maintenance hub for Denmark’s next and largest offshore wind farm Horns ... the local benefits of investing in offshore wind and a fossil-free liv...
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21 January 2021
Sweden and Germany are leading the development for electric roads
Germany and Sweden are world leaders when it comes to real-world studies on electric roads. On Gotland
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28 June 2018
Rent an electric scooter in Berlin and Hamburg!
News Rent an electric scooter in Berlin and Hamburg! Cooperation with Vattenfall provides 400 electric ... Short-term renting of cars and bicycles with the aid of membership cards and apps has become ...
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25 April 2018
2017 a record year for wind in Germany and Denmark
News In Germany and Denmark wind’s share of the total power supply reached an all-time high in 2017, ... renewable energy. In Germany, solar, wind, hydropower and biomass accounted for a record 38.5 p...
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19 April 2021
Flexible charging cuts electricity bills and creates grid stability
Steered charging of electric vehicles can provide the ... electricity grid with much needed flexibility. In Berlin and Amsterdam, Vattenfall is running two interesting
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20 March 2020
Vattenfall's operations are well prepared for the crisis
Plans to maintain secure operation of generation and distribution in the event of an even more serious ... to ensure generation and other activities critical to society. This is done using continuity ...
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26 April 2018
A head for heights
above the ground in the lift basket of a creaking and squeaking truck to inspect a turbine blade. After ... she decided to take matters into her own hands and got a rappelling certificate so that she ...
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25 April 2018
Continued electric car boom in Norway
fossilfree In Norway, there are 46,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the roads, making it the country ... Europe. Only last year, 18,650 all-electric cars and transport vehicles were registered...
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14 September 2022
Comment on the European Commission's energy market proposals
We fully ... acknowledge the political and financial pressure all European countries and many customers are under.
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22 September 2023
A place in the sun: Tützpatz combines solar and farming
In the north east corner of Germany, Vattenfall has started the construction of the country’s largest agrivoltaic ... makes it possible to combine solar power production and sustainable farming in the...
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14 September 2020
Vattenfall and Aral in a new e-mobility cooperation
Vattenfall has closed one of the major deals in e-mobility with Aral ... in Germany and and BP in the Netherlands. The deal makes it easier to get into e-mobility and mixed fleets
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29 April 2022
First quarter 2022: War in Ukraine dominated energy market sentiment
The war in Ukraine and its related market volatility pose great challenges for the European energy system
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7 September 2018
“We did it!” – Awarded as best Trainee Programme of the year
theory behind High Performance Learning Journeys and the CEO of Promote International, Jon Serrander. ... Learning Journey, using a variety of ways to communicate and interact during the programme and...
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19 April 2023
Vattenfall plans for new hydro power in Sweden
720 MW, which could be built starting from 2026 and into the 2030s. Pre studies are now being conducted ... reservoirs are Sweden’s green batteries and by adding new flexibility and balancing capabili...
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27 October 2022
First nine months 2022: Stable result and strong financial position in troubled times
quarter was characterised by the turbulent markets and there is major uncertainty ahead of the winter. Vattenfall’s ... Vattenfall’s financial position is however strong and the underlying results for...
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13 February 2020
Vattenfall reveals fossil free crib
without the use of oil, gas or coal. Something that is almost impossible today, because we use fossil fuels ... which made the challenge bigger and also quite costly. But it is possible, and it serves...
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10 October 2019
Vattenfall Solar Team prepared for a new title win
Maud Diepeveen, team leader, and Maxime Croft, engineer and driver of the NunaX solar car are ready for
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29 October 2021
Vattenfall at COP26: Will the world step up to the climate challenge?
Sustainability, hybrit COP26 is a long-awaited and crucial moment in the global efforts to tackle the ... warming caused by human activity is widespread, rapid and intensifying. The COP26 climate sum...
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17 September 2019
Climate work a powerful way to reach goals
Vattenfall CEO Magnus Hall is impressed by Greta Thunberg and stresses the importance of continuing to work for
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30 October 2023
House of the midnight sun – energy efficiency north of the Arctic Circle
The rugged mining community of Kiruna is one of Sweden’s northernmost cities. In winter, temperatures drop below -30 degrees Celsius. Despite ... efficient on average, than in the rest of Sweden and t...
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21 September 2016
Mines found at Horns rev 3 site
conducted in 2015. The data collected was then analysed and compared with the site where Vattenfall planned to ... mine could pose a risk to the workforce and the equipment to be used. "I underst...
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21 September 2022
After more than 100 years: Electric cars are on the rise again
is characterised by exhaust pipes, petrol pumps and diesel fumes. For most of the twentieth century, ... with an internal combustion engine, French inventor and engineer Gustave Trouvé unveiled h...
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14 February 2020
Senfal becomes Vattenfall Flexibility Services
been committed to using smart software to make the most of flexibility in consumption and production of electricity ... electricity. Senfal's supply and demand software automatically increases or ...
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18 August 2020
Vattenfall becomes member of the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance
that uniquely aligns energy suppliers, governments and industry to a mission of decarbonizing the global ... attention to the rise of global data centers, whose carbon emissions rival that of the avia...
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29 March 2023
Batteries born to be flexible
Everyone knows what a battery is, but fewer people know their vast potential. In fact, batteries ... helping stabilise electricity grids to balance demand and supply for the purpose of maintaining a c...
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27 October 2021
Vattenfall explores new ways to quantify biodiversity
Vattenfall and French based CDC Biodiversité, a leading European organization in biodiversity assessments
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24 May 2023
Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Sweden collaborate on electric heavy goods transport
Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Sweden are investing in electric operation of heavy goods vehicles. Initially
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15 January 2019
Vattenfall and TenneT have signed agreements for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore grid connection
Grid operator TenneT and wind farm developer Vattenfall have signed agreements for the construction of ... Kust Zuid I and II wind farms. The agreements concern the realisation of the connection and t...
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12 July 2022
Wind power and biodiversity come together at Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm
with nature and the environment. Critical biodiversity research, groundbreaking innovations and updates to ... turbines mean that sustainably generated electricity and a healthy ecosystem are becoming...
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30 November 2021
Cargill, Vattenfall and Windpark Hanze accelerate the green energy transition in the Netherlands
Cargill and Vattenfall partner with Windpark Hanze in the Netherlands, who will build a wind farm that
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5 December 2018
Vattenfall partners with Åre World Ski Championship for the climate
The organisers have high sustainability ambitions and aim to arrange the first climate neutral world championship ... climate efficiency. "Vattenfall is a great asset to us as a Smart Energy Part...
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9 December 2019
Vattenfall and HYBRIT in focus at the UN Climate Change Conference
News Vattenfall and HYBRIT in focus at the UN Climate Change Conference Vattenfall and HYBRIT in focus ... focus at the UN Climate Change Conference Vattenfall and HYBRIT in focus at the UN Climate Ch...
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7 November 2019
Nordic energy CEOs call for an ambitious European Green Deal
In a ... joint declaration, the CEOs of Fortum, Statkraft and Vattenfall encourage the EU to increase its climate
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29 September 2017
Today sustainability is big business, not just goodwill
world's most powerful decision-makers in politics and industry at the World Economic Forum. climatesmarter ... in New York 2017, with Atlanta's mayor Kasim Reed and Charles Arden-Clarke, UN En...
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26 March 2021
Vattenfall joins initiative to protect and restore nature in line with science
To actively ... participate in the development of new methods and guidance to protect and restore nature based on science Vattenfall
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25 April 2018
Determination and drive make elite athletes an asset – even after their careers are over
News Determination and drive make elite athletes an asset – even after their careers are over Vattenfall ... athletes. Photo: World Curling Federation. If they use their mental resources effectively, ...
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22 November 2018
Vattenfall among the top 20 green energy companies globally
More renewables and diminishing fossil-based power result in Vattenfall climbing the ranking of the
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30 April 2019
600 MW more output from hydro power plants by 2023
Vattenfall's hydro power ... plants are being upgraded and gaining greater flexibility in balancing more solar and wind power.
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4 July 2019
Ornithology embraces the digital age in novel bird study at Vattenfall offshore wind farm
The next phase of ground-breaking environmental research at a wind farm off the Scottish ... coast has begun after Vattenfall appointed Scottish and Danish specialists to carry out a bird study.
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27 April 2023
First quarter 2023: Good result development and continued fossil-free investments
Vattenfall has had a good start to 2023 with stable financial development. Thanks to a calmer ... power generation, upgrading the electricity grid and helping our customers reduce their climate impact
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18 June 2019
Ørsted and Vattenfall link up offshore wind farms in the North Sea
A new eight-kilometre cable between Horns Rev 2 and Horns Rev 3 allows the two offshore wind farms to
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19 November 2019
Lowered costs and hydrogen production in focus for Vattenfall at WindEurope Offshore conference
News Lowered costs and hydrogen production in focus for Vattenfall at WindEurope Offshore conference ... conference Lowered costs and hydrogen production in focus for Vattenfall at WindEurope Offshore...
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30 October 2023
Busting energy saving myths: What we should and shouldn’t do this winter
There are good ways to keep your energy bill down and there are bad ways. Check out this list before the ... winter chill to ensure that you don’t waste energy and money.
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2 November 2021
Vattenfall Solar Team finishes third in exciting desert race
The Vattenfall Solar Team took third place in the Solar Challenge Morocco. The race took teams ... Desert with camels and endless sand dunes, and was marked by chaotic traffic, sand storms and stomach...
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16 July 2019
The latest solar car from the Vattenfall Solar Team sails on the Australian wind
smaller, lighter and more efficient, but comes with a secret weapon: the car is designed to use the wind to ... in October. After more than a year of design and construction, it is finall...
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8 September 2021
Flexible chlorine production contributes to grid stability
electricity caused by the growing share of solar and wind energy. Nobian can quickly adjust the chlorine ... demand." Making better use of energy supply As a result of the growing share of solar ...
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8 May 2019
Construction of Hollandse Kust Zuid has started
In preparation for offshore windfarm Hollanse Kust Zuid 1&2, the sea bed is being examined for mines and more. ... Zuid 1&2, the sea bed is being examined for mines and more.
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29 October 2019
First nine months of 2019 saw greatly improved profits
Nuclear power, ... hydro power and wind power contributed to the year-on-year improvement in profits and financial targets
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4 January 2022
North Brabant and Limburg score a European first with the large-scale proactive roll-out of charging infrastructure
Vattenfall is ... installing 8,000 charging points in North Brabant and Limburg. 4,500 of these are being installed in a
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11 February 2019
Electric car rally next up for Vattenfall's battery storage facility in Åre
Vattenfall's mobile energy storage facility is reinforcing the grid where it is needed most. During the FIS Alpine ... Åre, Sweden, the mega battery will charge vehicles and electrical snowmo...
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30 October 2018
Vattenfall nine months report: A weak result for Heat balanced by increased earnings for Wind
Increased costs for fuels and emission allowances lower the profits of Vattenfall's heat business. Higher ... Higher electricity prices and increased wind capacity balance these out.
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28 November 2023
Reuse or recycle batteries? Why researchers disagree
More and more batteries will be needed in the future. This also means that more batteries will have to ... or reused. But which method is the most effective and sustainable? Well, as we discovered, it...
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16 October 2018
Vesterhav Syd and Nord will strengthen the electricity grid in West Denmark
Vattenfall's two new offshore wind farms, Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord, will be the first in Denmark to be ... directly involved in stabilising the electricity grid and thus the power supply.
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14 December 2020
The Danish Energy Agency grant permits for Vesterhav Syd and Nord
construction work on the offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord to begin. The Danish Energy Agency's decision ... legislation with regards the environment, nature and consideration for neighbo...
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8 September 2020
Vattenfall and Eurofiber to build large high-speed fiber optic network in Berlin
Vattenfall and Eurofiber will establish a Berlin based joint venture which will provide access to fiber ... fiber connectivity for more than 500,000 households and businesses.
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29 April 2021
First three months: A strong quarter and recovery in the market
A strong quarter and recovery in the market First three months: A strong quarter and recovery in the market ... market First three months: A strong quarter and recovery in the market Vattenfall has go...
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7 March 2023
International women’s week: Radioactivity attracted Matilda to nuclear power
As a nuclear engineer for over a decade, Matilda Hjelmberg has worked with ... everything from matters involving safety and final repository to permit and staffing issues.
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4 February 2021
Year-end report 2020: Resilience and progress during a challenging year
Vattenfall has managed well during 2020. The year-end report shows a stable underlying operating ... profit despite low electricity prices, lower sales and ongoing pandemic.
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14 September 2018
Vesterhav Syd and Nord set to be Denmark's most efficient offshore wind farms
Vattenfall's offshore wind farms, Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord, will break all previous ... Vattenfall's offshore wind farms, Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord, will break all previous effi...
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8 February 2023
Full-year report: 2022 – a challenging year
customers and ensure the security of supply for electricity and heat. Vattenfall's business and underlying ... underlying results developed well, and we continue to have good liquidity and a stron...
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1 February 2019
Mathematics generates million-euro savings on future offshore wind farms
A new mathematical tool ... makes it possible to optimise both power generation and costs in relation to offshore wind farms already
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18 February 2022
Research studies will increase diversity in recruitment
Vattenfall has high goals and ambitions for diversity and inclusion. A new study on Vattenfall’s recruitment ... recruitment processes aims to improve these and to reduce bias in recruitment to better...
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23 May 2017
Nordic energy CEOs call on EU to Make Markets Work in the Clean Energy Package – Joint Declaration
joint declaration, the CEOs of Fortum, Statkraft and Vattenfall encourage the European Commission to safeguard ... instruments, a level-playing field and coherent governance. Fortum, Vattenfall and St...
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30 November 2021
Vattenfall's tax transparency receives international recognition
to have been accredited with the Fair Tax Mark using the new Global Multinational Business Standard. ... towards greater tax transparency and the accreditation process has given us confirmation that w...
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12 May 2021
Profitable Plug-in car cooperation with Volvo
Vattenfall and Volvo Car Corporation started a first-of-its-kind joint venture, V2, in 2009. The aim ... In December 2020, the joint venture was dissolved and the joint venture can look back on a succ...