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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 for a long time. Vattenfall and Cellufy are now working together to trial a solution that
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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 ... of climate change. One challenge is to achieve this while also preserving and protecting biodiver...
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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 hundreds of years. ... enormous, and the essential decarbonisation might seem to present overwhelming challeng...
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22 April 2021
Decarbonisation through electrification – a comprehensive overview
biggest challenges of our time, it holds immense opportunities for creative and innovative solutions. Vattenfall ... position to seize these opportunities and transform itself and other emitting indus...
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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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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 from Distribution, ... better results from Distribution, Heat and Customers &...
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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 ... all kinds of topics are discussed, some more challenging than others.
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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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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 ... Zuid Offshore Wind Farm are durable, can be reused and will last as long as 10 to 15 years....
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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 ... future sustainable energy solutions.
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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 ... carbon, but because it’s built in environmentally and socially sustainable ways. Clean a...
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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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9 May 2019
Blockchain hackaton put focus on solar panels
Vattenfall had a challenge for the participants: to find a solution for the certification of green power
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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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NEWS
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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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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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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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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8 February 2023
Full-year report: 2022 – a challenging year
created major challenges. At the same time, we worked hard to support worried customers and ensure the security ... for electricity and heat. Vattenfall's business and underlying results developed...
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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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3 September 2018
Trainee hackathon generates innovative charging solutions
22 young trainees were given 52 hours to ... develop complete business plans for fast charging solutions.
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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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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. The price of electricity
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28 May 2024
Innovative energy: Space solar and airborne wind turbines
sustainable energy and fossil freedom. News light-blue Innovative energy: Space solar and airborne wind turbines ... energy: Space solar and airborne wind turbines Innovative energy: Space solar an...
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26 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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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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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 ... for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge next week.
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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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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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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 ... worse by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media algorithms that amplify f...
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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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3 May 2023
On the road to net zero with sewage and algae
efficient way of providing sustainable heating solutions by replacing fossil alternatives. Most people ... from toilets, rivers, production of algae and porcelain – and in future maybe even from the L...
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20 May 2022
Major focus on biodiversity
22 May is the International ... topic that is closely connected to the climate challenge. Josefin Blanck, strategic environmental advisor ... at Vattenfall, sees how the issue is getting more and more...
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21 October 2021
Vattenfall Solar Team ready for Solar Challenge Morocco
On 25 October, the Vattenfall Solar Team and its solar car, the Nuna11, will be on the starting line ... this year's biggest solar-car race: the Solar Challenge Morocco. In fierce competition the ...
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2 November 2021
Vattenfall Solar Team finishes third in exciting desert race
The Vattenfall ... the Solar Challenge Morocco. The race took teams through the Sahara Desert with camels and endless sand ... sand dunes, and was marked by chaotic traffic, sand storms and stomach fl...
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3 May 2023
The future of wind energy lies beyond the horizon
significantly. The electrification of transport, industry and heat is expected to require at least double the electricity ... have now. Floating wind turbines is one of the solutions to meet the deman...
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8 January 2021
The Vattenfall Solar Team looks to strike gold again
Vattenfall is teaming up with the Vattenfall ... Solar Team again this year to try and win the World Solar Challenge title. After this race – which is
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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. ... targets, carbon dioxide needs to be captured, used and re-used...
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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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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