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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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
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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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NEWS
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
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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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
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
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
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
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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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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NEWS
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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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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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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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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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 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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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
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
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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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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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
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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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
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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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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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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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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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
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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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3 April 2019
New test facility increases fish migration past hydro power plants
A unique test facility for ... studying the behaviour of fish in running water and around power plants has now been inaugurated at the
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12 March 2021
Vattenfall's CEO Anna Borg: "I try to be the leader I would like to have"
Anna Borg took up one of Sweden's most important CEO positions on November 1, 2020. Now ... she talks about her dreams and mistakes and about her views on leadership and career.
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20 June 2017
Three Nordic utilities propose a mechanism to ensure policy coherence with the EU ETS
policy coherence with the EU ETS Fortum, Statkraft and Vattenfall, the three largest Nordic utilities, today ... coherence between the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and other policies. The proposa...
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25 January 2019
Mentorship strengthens Vattenfall
Some 100 people are available to ... anyone requiring a mentor for both professional and personal development.
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18 June 2020
Solar farms can increase biodiversity
With proper planning and ecological strategy Vattenfall’s solar power farms can contribute to a wider ... wider range of plant and animal life.
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21 May 2018
It's hunting season - for sea mines
In late summer, Vattenfall will be sending a ship to investigate what might be lurking ... precisely, in the North Sea and Baltic Sea areas where Vesterhav Syd and Nord and Kriegers Flak offshore wind
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26 March 2018
Vattenfall is changing – now also visually
steps along the way together with its customers and partners. One year ago, Vattenfall embarked on an ... internal journey of change by defining its role and the social value that it contributes. This...
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20 July 2023
First six months 2023: A positive development for the customer business and challenges in offshore wind power
Vattenfall’s business is in general progressing well. We benefit from our integrated business model with better results ... model with better results from Distribution, Heat and Customers & Soluti...
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24 February 2022
We are deeply concerned by the serious security situation in Europe and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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11 October 2019
A vital part of Berlin's energy history retires
After 50 years of operation, the Reuter CHP plant's Unit C is now being ... decommissioned. Through war and peace the site has supplied power and heat to Berlin and it is now making an
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24 October 2018
Vattenfall acquires another wind power project
Vattenfall has acquired the Vargträsk wind power project in Åsele and Lycksele municipalities ... acquired the Vargträsk wind power project in Åsele and Lycksele municipalities in ...
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18 January 2022
Anna Borg in WEF panel on innovations for the climate
Vattenfall’s CEO Anna Borg is participating in a World Economic Forum panel talk with Bill ... with Bill Gates and John Kerry about the steps needed to drive climate innovation. View and listen onlin...
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10 July 2019
New £1.5 million boost for UK offshore wind innovators
UK innovators are ... offered an opportunity for testing and demonstrating products and services for the offshore wind market
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20 September 2023
How Horns Rev 1 paved the way for offshore wind
In the 1990’s, the Danish state decided for a large-scale offshore windfarm in the North Sea. ... problem was that this had never been done before and no one knew how to do it. Vattenfall’s Bent Johan...
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5 January 2021
The Ringhals 1 reactor has crossed the finish line
for decommissioning. Nuclear Facts: "Ringhals 1 and Ringhals 2, which was taken out of service one year ... be proud of. They have contributed towards safe and reliable electricit...
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24 May 2019
Energy crops - a growing business for Vattenfall
Energy crops have become an important source of biomass fuel for ... Vattenfall in Berlin and provide farmers in the German states of Brandenburg and Schleswig Holstein with
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15 May 2019
Joint trainee hackaton on future energy solutions
Vattenfall, SEB, Siemens and Husqvarna cooperated on a joint hackaton with former trainees about future
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1 September 2020
All Kriegers Flak foundations installed
On Friday, the 72nd and last foundation for Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm was successfully placed
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12 February 2020
After the disaster: Vattenfall Solar Team sets off to conquer America
go. We considered all our options after the fire and decided to go to America with a new car for the first ... Solar Challenge follows the historic Oregon trail and runs from Independence, Missouri to...
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23 May 2018
Biodiversity - a very important issue for Vattenfall
order to draw attention to and raise awareness of the importance that nature and the great variety of species ... 25th year in succession that the day has been held, and it is being observed in Sweden...
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8 July 2019
25 years in support of the environment with Vattenfall Umweltstiftung
25 years of financial support to small and medium-sized environmental projects was celebrated at Vattenfall’s
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18 November 2013
Times of surge
Berlin’s electricity grid was divided into East and West for almost forty years. When the Berlin Wall ... reunifying its power grid system. Ulrich Strasse and Uwe Reich look back at those turbulent ye...
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7 July 2021
Wind farm Nieuwe Hemweg opens
Vattenfall, NS (the largest ... passenger rail transport company in the Netherlands) and ProRail have joined forces to open the Nieuwe Hemweg
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20 July 2018
Increased electricity generation contributes to stable earnings for the first half of 2018
Vattenfall’s earnings at the same level as last year, and the company develops in line with its strategic direction ... in customer sales, we have had a good production and we are investing quite a lo...
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23 April 2021
Swedish Kriegers Flak: Natura 2000 permit a step towards more fossil-free electricity
The County Administrative Board of Skåne grants Vattenfall a Natura 2000 permit to build ... is a step toward achieving Sweden's climate goals and makes a long-awaited contribution to energy ...
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19 October 2020
Birds are good at avoiding wind turbine blades
A new study of birds at Klim Wind Farm in Northern Jutland in Denmark shows that birds are far better at avoiding turbine blades than ... bigger potential for co-existence between nature and wind farm...
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17 April 2018
Crowd funding Dutch solar farms
programme, Dutch people can invest in solar energy and enjoy a sustainable return. solar A photo from the ... infrastructure and grid connection can be shared and both make best use of the opportuniti...
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15 June 2018
Vattenfall's sustainability report awarded
accountants association, has appointed Vattenfall's annual and sustainability report to Sweden's best in competition ... transparent and balanced and that it succeeds in communicating the comp...
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15 March 2023
Vattenfall’s offshore wind turbines to test sustainable food production
wind power and sustainable food be produced – all while improving the marine environment and biodiversity ... 'Win@Sea' between Danish universities, companies and Vattenfall hopes to investiga...
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29 November 2022
Vattenfall’s new D&I Officer, keen to continue making a difference
Andreas Regnell, Head of Strategic Development, is Vattenfall's new D&I Officer ... Vattenfall's new D&I Officer and thus responsible for ensuring that the diversity and inclusion work...
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28 October 2021
First nine months 2021: Stable result in turbulent market
“Our underlying operations remain stable, we continue to ... deliver on our strategy and during the quarter we concluded several important projects and transactions,” Vattenfall’s
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5 June 2020
Vattenfall: “We stand by you. We pledge to do more.”
continue and intensify the focus on diversity and inclusion. “We recognise the current unrest and stress ... pursuing greater diversity and inclusion, both within our own organisation and beyond. The ...
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8 March 2023
International women’s week: “We are not nearly as emancipated as we think"
Diversity, empowerment and inclusion is what drives her in her private life and her work. “I want Vattenfall
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23 August 2021
Scandinavia’s largest offshore wind farm to be inaugurated on September 6th
His Royal ... Highness the Danish Crown Prince and the Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Simon Kollerup
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9 May 2018
Vattenfall registered with Nasdaq Stockholm
Nasdaq Stockholm. Financial Vattenfall is state-owned and therefore has no shares listed on the stock exchange ... its headquarters in Stockholm and sizeable operations both in Sweden and in Europe,” ...
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1 March 2022
Vattenfall stands by Ukraine
On Thursday morning ... war broke out in Europe. Vattenfall’s President and CEO Anna Borg, comments on the situation.
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1 October 2019
More than 100 new arrivals received internships
More than 100 new arrivals received internships and thus increased opportunities to enter the labour
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28 February 2023
Fish recognition algorithms can stop invasive species
energy production and nature is rarely as clear as in the case of hydro power plants and migrating fish ... Sweden, and on the other, salmon and other fish that want to migrate both up and down rivers...
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9 July 2018
Great interest in Vattenfall's Almedalen seminars
Sweden will be able to achieve its climate goal and become fossil free by 2045. In recent years, Sweden ... solutions there are and what is lacking. The speedometer, which will be accessible and open ...
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27 April 2018
Bright future for Berlin
maintenance and repair of the public lighting in Berlin, including lighting on traffic signs and road facilities ... Transport and Climate Protection in Berlin. The contract was finally awarded on 11 ...
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15 March 2023
Vattenfall gets international supply chain award
Vattenfall started a supplier CO2 reduction project and we have worked hard to implement measures throughout ... throughout all of Vattenfall to minimize our carbon footprint in also our supply chain....
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7 November 2017
New report on human rights risks in Colombia
representatives from Vattenfall’s responsible sourcing and sustainability departments, was to identify possible ... European utility to conduct such a risk analysis and many stakeholders, including se...
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9 August 2021
Vattenfall Customer Service wins LGBTQI prize
Vattenfall Customer Service in Sweden is this year's LGBTQI award winner for their ... this year's LGBTQI award winner for their tireless and goal-oriented efforts to be a rainbow-coloured wor...
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25 April 2018
Food from wind turbines donated to homeless organisation
people, offshorewind The volunteers Maibritt Rønne and Klaus Gustenhoff Eriksen from De Hjemløses Venner ... Leader Jason Davidsen. Somebody must be able to use all that food, but who?” was ...
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12 February 2019
An open marketplace can provide new, improved energy services in the EU
An open European market, with standardised, accessible ... data regarding customer electricity consumption and generation will lead to the development of smart
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24 May 2019
Here’s the summer weather 2019
Unstable in June but then hotter and drier. This is what the summer is going to be like according to
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17 December 2018
Vattenfall received the highest ranking for sustainability performance
global provider of environmental, social and governance research and ratings. climatesmarter, fossilfree In ... In parallel to being assessed for their financial and business performance, companies ar...
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8 February 2023
Vattenfall invests in 76-megawatt agrivoltaic project
Agrivoltaics is the combination of sustainable agriculture and solar power generation on the same agricultural land
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1 August 2018
Warm cooling water forces Swedish nuclear reactor Ringhals 2 out of operation
water is used for cooling of various systems and components in the process. The sea water used for cooling ... warmer, its cooling capacity is reduced and in order for us to keep the necessary cooling...
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26 March 2019
Vattenfall chooses Port of IJmuiden as maintenance hub for Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm
Vattenfall has chosen the ... Port of IJmuiden as its home base for operational and maintenance activities related to the Hollandse Kust
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16 May 2023
Vattenfall goes the extra mile for dolphins in Denmark
Offshorewind, Sustainability In 2020, wildlife and underwater photographer Lars Mikkelsen discovered ... sailing trip in the canal between the North Sea and the Limfjord at the Danish coastal town of...
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29 July 2020
Vattenfall’s largest hybrid energy park is taking shape in the Netherlands
efficient combination of wind turbines, solar panels and batteries. onshorewind, solarpower, batteries In ... consist of 6 wind turbines, 115,000 solar panels and 12 sea containers with batteries. The...
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3 September 2018
Trainee hackathon generates innovative charging solutions
compulsory group project, Fanny Lindberg and Anna Rydberg took the lead and organised a hackathon together with ... all the groups presented their ideas to each other and to a panel of experts. When I...
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11 April 2017
Vattenfall’s production now environmentally certified
almost 100 per cent of Vattenfall's electricity- and heat-generating facilities are now covered by certified ... electricity- and heat-generating facilities covered by environmental management sys...
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8 March 2021
International Women’s day: share your story
opportunity to recognise women who encourage, guide and inspire other women. In the video below, eight women ... privately and professionally. With the appointment of Vattenfall’s first female Preside...
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8 October 2019
Vattenfall Solar Team reveals secret weapon: shark skin
Solarpower "We are very proud that we are able to use shark skin”, says Max van der Waals (22) aerodynamics ... competing in this race for 20 years and this is the first solar car that uses this ...
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14 June 2023
Vattenfall inaugurates its largest onshore wind farm in the UK – South Kyle
Onshorewind The wind farm was developed and constructed by Vattenfall and will be owned by Greencoat UK Wind ... ceremony attended by Vattenfall’s CEO, Anna Borg, and Laurence Fumagalli of Greencoat U...
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25 May 2018
Vattenfall welcomes the Dutch government decision on coal phase-out by 2024
Cabinet will introduce a law that prohibits the use of coal as a fuel for electricity production. Based ... constructively involved in this discussion from the outset and has been willing to close the...
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18 March 2021
Air Liquide first customer for offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
gases, technologies and services for the industry and health sectors, will use the electricity to power ... like these provide us with financial security and enable us to keep investing in wind ...
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11 August 2020
Vattenfall Solar Team breaks solar racing world endurance record on scorching hot day
Solar champions uphold their reputation and drive solar car Nuna Phoenix more than 924 kilometres in
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2 August 2019
Growing market for corporate power purchase agreements
Vattenfall’s expert explains why interest in long term power agreements, PPAs, ... is growing from both renewable power producers and customers.
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18 September 2020
Vattenfall supports the European Commission's proposal to raise emissions targets
attention-getting letter to the Commission, Vattenfall and about 170 other big companies showed their support ... has ambitious goals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases b...
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26 October 2023
Third quarter 2023: Low electricity prices have a major impact on earnings
Lower electricity prices had a negative impact on earnings during the first ... months of the year. The heat and customer operations contributed positively and we continue to see good profitability
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24 April 2018
Water is her element
optimises the use of Finnish hydro power plants. workingatvattenfall “Finland has countless lakes, and I believe ... Finn has their own special relationship with nature and water” says Marja Rankila I...
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20 August 2019
How Vattenfall works with biodiversity
Vattenfall continually works to prevent or minimise negative impacts on biodiversity. ... Head of Environment Helle Herk-Hansen explains why and how.
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15 August 2019
Decentralised energy solution: German armed forces says goodbye to hard coal
Vattenfall helps German Federal Armed Forces to save 3,000 tonnes of CO2 ... emissions annually by replacing coal with waste heat and gas boilers.
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29 May 2018
“Industry collaboration vital for sustainable development”
23 May. During a council style meeting Vattenfall and representatives from other industries presented their ... towards relevant Sustainability Development Goals and how these will push the developmen...
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31 May 2017
He is taking over responsibility for diversity at Vattenfall
years. workingatvattenfall, diversity Annika Viklund and Tuomo Hatakka. I am proud to be succeeding Annika ... with her team she has laid a very good foundation, and one on which it is now my intentio...
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7 March 2022
Dismantling of Irene Vorrink Wind Farm after 25 years of faithful service
turbines with a total capacity of 16.8 MW, Vattenfall and SwifterwinT will erect two rows of 12 wind turbines ... turbines with a total capacity of 132 MW, located 500 and 1500 metres furthe...
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17 August 2018
Blockchain in energy trading closer to realisation
physical electricity and gas within Europe. Blockchain technology could, in future, be used to make this series ... more efficient, as processes could be streamlined, and reduce costs, as there would ...
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29 April 2020
First quarter 2020: stable result despite deterioration
Video Click to see Vattenfall's CEO Magnus Hall and CFO Anna Borg comment on the results of Vattenfall's ... important mission to continue delivering electricity and heat even in extreme situa...
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26 November 2019
Vattenfall Solar Team: A look back
Many highlights and a tragic low during the tenth participation of the Vattenfall Solar Team in the largest
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5 December 2018
Vattenfall's Xmas tree lights up yuletide in Paris
A blue and yellow Christmas tree from Vattenfall was lit on the first Sunday of Advent in front of Notre
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29 May 2020
Largest onshore wind project gets under way after winter break
In spite of the coronavirus pandemic and a long winter break: Vattenfall's largest onshore wind farm
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20 June 2019
Green bond worth 500 million euros in Times Square
Vattenfall's first green bond, which provides 500 ... million euros for investments in renewable energy and climate solutions, proves a great success
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29 August 2023
Modular nuclear reactors, the next big thing
the issue of securing long-term, plannable base and backup power must be urgently addressed, not least ... future, it is important to keep all doors open, and small modular reactors (SMRs) are conside...
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12 September 2019
The Museum of Fossil Fuel shows bleak future for gasoline
Within a generation, gasoline and diesel could be placed in museums. Vattenfall's Museum of Fossil Fuels
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20 April 2020
First part of the hybrid energy park completed
All wind turbines of Vattenfall’s first hybrid energy park have now been ... installed. Next up is the powerful solar panels and batteries to complete it.
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19 June 2023
The last turbine for Hollandse Kust Zuid has been installed
Almost two years after construction of Hollandse Kust Zuid began, the last turbine of the offshore ... interior of the turbines will be further completed and tested. Hollandse Kust Zuid will become of...
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22 April 2022
Focus on energy issues in Europe
In ... the wake of the Ukraine war, the issues of price and sufficient access to energy are main topics of the
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15 April 2021
Hvide Sande to be the service port for three Vattenfall wind farms
Sande Harbour as its service port for Vesterhav Syd and Nord wind farms. Hvide Sande will to be the service ... operations in the northern part of the North Sea and benefit from the creation of about ...
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11 November 2022
Vattenfall maps its impact on biodiversity in the full value chain
companies and financial institutions to gain an overall picture of how different activities and supply chains ... chains impact species of animals and plants as well as their natural habitats. Based o...
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3 May 2023
Net zero – what does it really mean?
Net zero has been at the heart of debate on climate change for a long time, but for many, uncertainty ... zero means than Mark Radka, Chief of the Energy and Climate Branch of the United Nations Envir...
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5 February 2020
2019 was a successful year for Vattenfall
Vattenfall increased the profit by about 25 per cent and met its financial targets. This is set out in the
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27 April 2020
Vattenfall partners up to deliver Scottish onshore wind farm
Vattenfall enters a partnership with Greencoat UK Wind and gives the green light to the construction of South
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13 May 2022
Vattenfall commissions hydrogen gas-driven backup power for telecoms networks
In collaboration with Ballard Power Systems and IT Norrbotten, Vattenfall is inaugurating Sweden’s first
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20 April 2018
Berlin power plants buzz with beeodiversity
Cities can offer great living environments for bees and other insects. In Berlin, Vattenfall has made several ... keeping at its premises. biodiversity Wilfried Kuß and his daughter Anke have bee...
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6 June 2018
New Berlin office under construction at Südkreuz, Berlin
under construction at Südkreuz, Berlin Sustainable and innovative office building for more than 2,000 Vattenfall ... proximity to public transport connections, motorways and airports was also a m...
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9 January 2018
All foundations for Horns Rev 3 are now in place
foundation was piled into the seabed just after New Year and the construction process of the farm is on schedule ... major challenges. The farm will be in full operation and ready to cover 425,0...
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5 July 2021
Vattenfall starts construction of offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
The construction of the 1.5GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm has started. The first vessel transporting foundations ... wind farm will benefit both households, businesses and industrial partne...
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26 September 2023
The power of rules – how legislation drives environmental innovation
burning issue from the world of sustainable energy and fossil freedom. News light-blue The power of rules ... While major cities sparkled with bright lights and other mod cons, vast areas of agricult...
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10 February 2022
Vattenfall named a leader for supplier demands on climate actions
Sidebar On 10 February CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), a non-profit and world leading environmental ... This means that Vattenfall is regarded as a leader and role model for its work to reduce emissi...
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25 April 2018
Power from your neighbours
you wish to share your self-generated energy with and/or who you wish to purchase self-generated energy ... Paap A marketplace and community where you decide who you receive your energy from and who t...
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1 June 2018
Energy industry signed up to gender equality
week Nordic Clean Energy Week was held in Malmö and Copenhagen, with ministers from all over the world ... world meeting representatives for organisations and industry, including Vattenfall. The ...
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2 February 2022
Research into the effect of black blade in wind turbine
The province of Groningen in the Netherlands and energy company RWE are investigating whether painting ... is done in collaboration with other authorities and private parties, including Vattenfall.
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29 August 2023
Excess energy from fusion – “A major breakthrough”
burning issue from the world of sustainable energy and fossil freedom. News light-blue Excess energy from ... Constantin Häfner, head of the expert commission and the Fraunhofer Institute for Las...
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9 April 2020
New policy to speed up electrification of car fleet
Vattenfall’s Executive Group ... Management has decided on new policies for benefit cars and commercial passenger vehicles to reach its ambition
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27 June 2023
How a nuclear power plant helps a region thrive
In the former milling community of ... Forsmark on Sweden’s east coast, unemployment is low, and the economy is flourishing in a way that is perhaps
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1 December 2023
Vattenfall in Dubai for COP28
28th UN Climate Conference, started on 30 November and runs to 12 December. Vattenfall’s Head of Sustainability ... United Arab Emirates, focussing on partnerships and fossil free value chains in seve...
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21 May 2019
Tuomo Hatakka: “Diversity makes life richer”
As Vattenfall’s ... for the company’s efforts to be even more diverse and inclusive. One of his main concerns is how to avoid ... avoid to have an unconscious bias, both in general and on a personal l...
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17 January 2019
Åre World Cup: climate-smart battery storage on its way
consists of eight batteries similar to the ones used in BMW's i3 model, offering a total capacity of ... kilowatt hours. The battery storage facility will be used for instance to charge some ten e...
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14 August 2019
Tuomo Hatakka laid the foundation stone for the new Berlin office
On Wednesday, Tuomo Hatakka, head of Vattenfall Germany together with Berlin's ... Vattenfall Germany together with Berlin's governing mayor and developer EDGE Technologies officially laid the...
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28 October 2019
Vattenfall’s Annika Viklund appointed Power Woman of the Year
Annika Viklund, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Distribution has won the Power Woman
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20 December 2023
This is needed for Vattenfall to be able to add new nuclear capacity in Sweden
When can there be new nuclear capacity in Sweden and what more is needed to make it a reality? Watch Desirée
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27 January 2021
First turbine at Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in place
The first turbine at ... the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm is in place and will deliver the first fossil-free electricity shortly
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23 May 2022
Anna Borg to participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos
vulnerability of European Union energy supplies and underlined the importance of the energy transition ... Deal in the European Commission, Frans Timmermanns and the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro San...
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27 October 2020
First nine months: Positive development in turbulent market
In a challenging market situation, Vattenfall reports a slight earnings improvement from the underlying ... generation was compensated by increased sales business and a favourable result from trading.
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22 August 2022
Vattenfall moves into new German headquarters: EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin
Climate-friendly, healthy, and digital: Vattenfall’s new Berlin office stands for a sustainable future
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5 October 2020
HYBRIT’s next step receives support from Swedish Energy Agency
The Swedish Energy Agency has decided to contribute SEK ... 22 million in support to HYBRIT - SSAB’s, LKAB’s and Vattenfall’s joint initiative for fossil-free steel
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8 March 2022
International Women’s Day: Men now in the minority at Vattenfall’s top
executive positions at Vattenfall, one of Sweden's and Europe's most important technological companies. ... time in my life that I have had a female manager, and she is someone I managed a few...
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2 August 2022
First power from offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid delivered
producing electricity, which is transferred to shore and feeded into the grid. "We are immensely proud to ... for us but also for all our partners, suppliers, contractors and all othe...
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21 June 2018
Less night light on Danish near shore wind turbines
Danish offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord in the North Sea and has therefore requested permission from ... wind farm turns the lights on the wind turbines on and off automatically when there a...
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25 August 2017
From refugee to Nuon employee
2014, Maryam Salmanpoor fled Iran with her husband and made her way to the Netherlands. She is an engineer ... next day in order to get to know me and I went along with my CV and academic qualificatio...
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9 May 2019
Blockchain hackaton put focus on solar panels
‘how can we use various data sources to predict power generation by household customers and convert it ... it into certificates?’ and ‘how can people use their electric cars as backup power sources fo...
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10 May 2019
This is how Vattenfall takes responsibility for biodiversity
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), was published on 6 May ... of between 10 and 100 times faster compared to 1970 and that up to one million plan...
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27 June 2023
Wind farm neighbours are more positive to wind power
without lengthy processes that often involve petitions and appeals. Vattenfall’s 16 turbine Ray wind farm, located ... is no exception. After over a decade of planning and preparations, it finally sta...
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21 May 2019
First power network contract in UK
alternative fuel manufacturer. Vattenfall will own and operate the new network, constructed by independent ... of course delighted to partner with Helvellyn and own and operate the new electricity net...
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25 April 2018
Vattenfall launches energy sharing marketplace powerpeers
marketplace and community where customers can decide from whom they receive their energy and who to supply ... a digital, interactive marketplace where supply and demand for self-generated energy conv...
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24 July 2020
Amsterdam’s electric vehicle chargers receive rainbow makeover to help support LGBTQ youth
tradition: seeing the public chargers that they use to charge their EVs colourfully dressed up during ... makeover from a team of volunteers from Vattenfall and charging station manufacturer EVBox. Th...
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16 August 2018
Sponsorship for solar racer Nuna extended
solarpower Vattenfall and its Dutch subsidiary Nuon have sponsored Delft Technical University and the Nuon Solar ... sponsorship deal is fantastic news. The Solar Team and Nuna embody the message that...