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28 May 2024
Innovative energy: Space solar and airborne wind turbines
Innovations redefine what’s possible. With global demand for fossil-free electricity forecast to double
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21 June 2018
Technology to remove ice on wind turbines won Vattenfall Innovation
to remove ice on wind turbines won Vattenfall Innovation Pär Attermos' idea of de-icing rotor blades with ... with infrared heat appealed to the jury. Innovation The jury's chair Jonas St...
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26 September 2023
The power of rules – how legislation drives environmental innovation
Legislation is sometimes blamed for being a barrier to change, rigid rules that stand in the way of progress. Truth ... be told, it is often a driving factor behind innovation.
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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 Gates and John Kerry about ... Kerry about the steps needed to drive climate innovation. View and listen onl...
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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 ... News Trainee hackathon generates innovative charging solutions 22 young trainees were given 52 hours
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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
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17 July 2019
Innovative collaborations accelerate the route to fossil-free living
with partners. Green:field is Vattenfall’s open innovation platform and acts as the bridge between Vattenfall’s ... later-stage startups, scale-ups and innovative companies by working on key innovatio...
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25 June 2024
Dancing foam rods guide fish to safety
filed two patent applications related to the innovation. Henrik Viklands, who is in charge of Vattenfall’s ... length and offer the correct buoyancy. Cellufy’s innovative material has attracted ...
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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, innovative energy services in the EU.
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12 July 2022
Wind power and biodiversity come together at Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm
To be sustainable, offshore wind power must be rolled out in harmony with nature and the ... Critical biodiversity research, groundbreaking innovations and updates to wind turbines mean that sustainab...
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28 August 2020
Vattenfall drives sector integration as member of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance
Hydrogen will be important for the next phase of the ... European energy transition. Vattenfall, who drives innovative projects such as HYBRIT, now also joins the European
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26 September 2022
Vattenfall to develop new wind farm cranes together with Mammoet
Developing ever-smarter ways of constructing wind farms will be crucial for Vattenfall to reduce ... deliver more renewable capacity. One of the innovations now being worked on could unlock benefits f...
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26 June 2020
Smart charging stations for a more sustainable grid
Some 80 public charging stations owned by a number of ... Dutch municipalities have now been equipped with innovative software that controls the charging speed for
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22 April 2021
Decarbonisation through electrification – a comprehensive overview
Although climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time, it ... holds immense opportunities for creative and innovative solutions. Vattenfall has a unique position to
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23 January 2024
Finding the solutions will absolutely not be easy
challenges, but there are also prospects for innovation, developing new industries, and building new ... subsidies. As an innovator, I believe that challenges fuel research, innovation, a...
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21 February 2020
Electricity and hydrogen reduce industry CO2
News Electrification, innovation and hydrogen gas reduce industry dependence on fossil fuels Electrification ... Electrification, innovation and hydrogen gas reduce industry dependence on fossil fuels...
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9 January 2018
All foundations for Horns Rev 3 are now in place
hornsrev3 Since mid-October, the installation vessel ‘Innovation’ has carried out the installation of the foundations ... electricity consumption by 2020. Installation vessel ”Innovation” "The in...
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20 December 2018
Vattenfall signs major contracts for Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm
importance for Vattenfall of building a close and innovation-driven cooperation with our supply chain to reduce ... To deliver on this promise, we need to drive innovation in close cooperation with pa...
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16 July 2019
The latest solar car from the Vattenfall Solar Team sails on the Australian wind
aiming for their eighth world title with the innovative NunaX. sustainability, technology, solarpower ... celebratory event at the Amsterdome in Amsterdam. Innovation makes the difference Althou...
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29 May 2018
“Industry collaboration vital for sustainable development”
through collaboration and daring to jointly be innovative that we can push the bar beyond organizational ... build on transparency and willingness to share and innovate together, ” she said. One...
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17 January 2020
Vattenfall constructing unique battery storage facility in Uppsala
The battery storage facility is a part of an innovation project where Vattenfall wants to test different ... learn about the battery's applications. It is an innovation project," says Arne Be...
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14 August 2019
Tuomo Hatakka laid the foundation stone for the new Berlin office
new Berlin office Foundation stone laid for new innovative Berlin office Tuomo Hatakka laid the foundation ... Berlin will move into a new, sustainable and innovative office building. "This is a ...
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16 May 2019
Magnus Hall in call to action for European sustainability
collaboration, issues we can clearly see facilitate innovation and boost the development towards a more sustainable ... for Affordable and clean energy (#7), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (#...
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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 ... about how we make it happen Electrification, innovation and hydrogen gas reduce industry dependence o...
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26 January 2024
The challenge is on to make clean energy clean all the way
of the ways to reach these targets, is through innovative solutions for producing steel. Steel production ... of Sustainability at Vattenfall. And while we innovate to cut our own carbon footprint and...
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16 May 2019
HYBRIT– fossil-free steel receives environmental award
the steel industry. But it requires courage, innovation and speed. So it's fantastic that HYBRIT has ... making it entirely fossil-free. With pioneering innovation and great courage, the company h...
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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 advances ... alternatives," said Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, m...
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3 May 2023
On the road to net zero with sewage and algae
re-imagine our society and think in terms of innovative and alternative solutions. This is particularly ... organisations as shown in the animation below. Video Innovation brings us away from fossil f...
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3 September 2019
Hamburg remains an important location for Vattenfall
Vattenfall’s heat business continues to be active in the Hamburg metropolitan region after ... “Vattenfall will also continue to be involved in the innovation project Norddeutsche Energiewende 4.0, an...
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1 February 2019
Mathematics generates million-euro savings on future offshore wind farms
The researcher behind has just received the Innovation Fund Denmark’s 2019 Industrial Researcher prize ... Vattenfall. For her work, she has now received the Innovation Fund Denmark’s 2019 Industrial...
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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
large-scale proactive roll-out, more charging innovations are taking place in North Brabant and Limburg ... (Energie & Water Zuid BV), among others. Growth and innovation Noord-Brabant representat...
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3 April 2024
Vattenfall InCharge expands public charging station network in The Hague
The Municipality of The Hague in the Netherlands has awarded the management and maintenance ... power to the grid. Besides various technical innovations aimed at reducing grid congestion, the Mu...
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26 March 2019
Vattenfall chooses Port of IJmuiden as maintenance hub for Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm
fuel efficiency, performance and seeking out innovative solutions. Windcat's wealth of experience in ... homes, and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. Vattenfall aims...
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9 August 2021
Vattenfall Customer Service wins LGBTQI prize
Vattenfall Customer Services for Business Development, Innovation and Diversity. In Unionen's own words, Vattenfall ... additional 80 in other parts of Vattenfall. "To be innovative, we need ...
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12 February 2020
After the disaster: Vattenfall Solar Team sets off to conquer America
turned out quite differently." Twenty years of innovation The solar cars of the Vattenfall Solar Team have ... single drop of fuel, and we are far from finished innovating. This is how we help th...
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8 July 2021
Vattenfall Solar Team presents Nuna11, the 'Picasso of solar cars'
Solarpower, solarteam Nuna11 is full of new technical innovations. The special design of the solar car results ... 'Picasso of solar cars'. More importantly, the innovative design optimises th...
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7 April 2022
Turbine foundation design creates new home for marine life
are working with Vattenfall on these kinds of innovative solutions, that will provide our country with ... our projects have on the ecosystem. Continuous innovation and modification of turbines has le...
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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 ... solar tracking algorithm will be developed by innovation organisation TNO that tracks crop ...
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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 ... Oostrom, Founder and CEO at EDGE, summarizes: Innovation, combined with the goals of climate protect...
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1 June 2018
Energy industry signed up to gender equality
Vattenfall is one of the signatories to the Equal by 30 initiative at Clean Energy Week. ... equality create conditions for new thinking and innovation, and should be part of the core activities in
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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 ... realise their dreams and advance sustainability and innovation more than we ever thought possible." ...
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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 ... offshore wind industry. The EOWDC, with its focus on innovation and research, is the perfect place to do it...
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30 November 2016
Vattenfall welcomes the European Commission’s commitments
News Vattenfall welcomes the European Commission’s commitments in the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ ... partner to our customers, providing convenient and innovative heat and electricity solutions.
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4 May 2023
Halting climate change can also reduce business risk
competitiveness between technologies and this drives innovation. That’s why I often say that sustainability is ... Vattenfall has been actively involved in several innovative partnerships for a long t...
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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 ... designed by the team is also an important innovation. All the innovations together enable the Nuna11 to accelerat...
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11 December 2019
“Renewable hydrogen will help our customers to become fossil free”
Three questions to Oliver Weinmann, new board member of Hydrogen Europe. ... Oliver Weinmann, Managing Director of Vattenfall Innovation was elected a new board member. Weinmann will
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29 August 2023
Modular nuclear reactors, the next big thing
industrial standard components. Thanks to technical innovation, improvements in computer modelling, and modern ... Technical adviser in Vattenfall Strategy and Innovation. “Due to the different coolan...
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29 August 2023
Excess energy from fusion – “A major breakthrough”
Fusion power has eluded energy scientists for decades. Now, for the first time, following ... think what it’ll take will be a fusion energy innovation system and if governments commit to that, provide
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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 ... is the message from Thomas Hjort, Director of Innovation and Offshore Wind Development at Vattenfal...
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9 December 2019
Vattenfall and HYBRIT in focus at the UN Climate Change Conference
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 is now in progress. Vattenfall is present ... representing Vattenfall in a panel discussion on how innovation can lead to climate-smarter technology. 12 Decembe...
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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 ... receive EUR 143 million in funding from the EU Innovation Fund to demonstrate a complete value ch...
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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 ... Chemical reaction SaltX Technology is a Swedish innovation company that has developed and paten...
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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 ... in Germany in connection with the so-called ‘innovation tenders’. In the UK, Vattenfall developed ...
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NEWS
21 May 2019
First power network contract in UK
for the long term and intends to be a market innovator and leader. We are determined to help businesses ... fossil fuels within a generation.” Helvellyn’s innovative processing plant will see a new 11...
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23 May 2018
Biodiversity - a very important issue for Vattenfall
News Biodiversity – a very important issue for Vattenfall In order to draw attention to and raise ... increased in number. Biodiversity is driving innovation and technological development In its endea...
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23 October 2019
Hydrogen, an important step towards independence from fossil fuels
With hydrogen produced from renewable sources like wind energy, a significant part of today’s ... who is Managing Director of Vattenfall Europe Innovation. Big business opportunities Nowadays, hydroge...
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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 ... homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. Our goal is to make fossil-f...
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NEWS
29 August 2019
Human rights policy launched
Vattenfall has launched its first policy for human rights. It covers all aspects of Vattenfall’s ... with fewer accidents, interruptions, and more innovation,” says Annika Ramsköld, head of Susta...
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8 October 2019
Vattenfall Solar Team reveals secret weapon: shark skin
8 October 2019 – Darwin, Australia – Vattenfall Solar Team has fitted their car with a shark ... Propelled by the wind Shark skin is not the only innovation Vattenfall Solar Team uses to make their te...
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23 April 2018
Vattenfall aims for carbon-free gas power
and its Dutch subsidiary Nuon is starting an innovative project together with Dutch gas infrastructure ... says Tuomo Hatakka, head of Business Area Heat. Innovative project Nuon/Vattenfall, Statoil a...