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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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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 carbon emissions from industry, transportation and heating could be avoided. Vattenfall is
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17 January 2019
Åre World Cup: climate-smart battery storage on its way
The energy storage will charge ... electric snow scooters during the World cup. The transport is of course fossil free.
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24 May 2023
Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Sweden collaborate on electric heavy goods transport
goods transport Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Sweden collaborate on electric heavy goods transport Vattenfall ... in Sweden collaborate on electric heavy goods transport Vattenfall and Coca-Cola in Swed...
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22 October 2021
A real e-transport challenge: 300 kilometres running on electricity in polar climate carrying 14 tonnes of iron ore
Managing to electrify heavy transport is an important element in the climate transition, but is it even
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1 November 2022
Vattenfall in premiere project with fast chargers for Danish city buses
Vattenfall has delivered 32 fast chargers to Tide Bus in Denmark's fifth largest city, ... first Power-as-a-Service project for passenger transport in Denmark and means that electric buses are now
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3 May 2023
The future of wind energy lies beyond the horizon
As we move to net zero, demand for fossil free electricity is going to ... increase significantly. The electrification of transport, industry and heat is expected to require at least
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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 to the construction site departed
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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
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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 ... dioxide emissions from road traffic and other transport. Vattenfall is already working on several fue...
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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 ... as renewable alternatives to fossil fuels in transportation and energy generation. Carbonate minera...
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19 April 2024
Satellites monitor Swedish eels on their way to the Sargasso sea
specially built tanker truck, the Eels on Wheels transport takes the road downstream Göta River. Below the ... the Eels on Wheels transport. “It is gratifying that these Eels on wheels tran...
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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 ... the decarbonization challenge of the heavy transportation sector as aviation, shipping, and long-dista...
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29 March 2023
Northvolt: “Don’t fight carbon with carbon in the energy transition”
low-carbon economy in Europe. Battery manufacture and transport key emission drivers The production of batteries ... pollution, and displacement of local communities. Transportation and logistics also...
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27 February 2024
Vattenfall takes major step towards negative emissions in Jordbro
between −25 and −30 degrees. It can then be transported by train or truck, and in the case of storage ... there are neither boats nor railcars developed to transport carbon dioxide in this way and por...
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27 February 2024
Storing and using carbon – why it matters for the transition
most direct way forward. The electrification of transport, making electricity use more efficient, reducing ... the lack of infrastructure needed to collect, transport and store carbon dioxide. That’s ...
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NEWS
4 February 2019
Climate-smart World Ski Championships in Åre now under way
2019 who are organising the event. Electric transportation To reduce dependency on fossil fuels, Vattenfall ... reduce the climate impact of everything from transportation to general garbage and food ...
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NEWS
31 January 2020
InCharge network now with 15,000 charging points
international charging network InCharge. incharge, e-transport, Fossilfree Vattenfall just connected charging ... country. Making fossil-free driving possible The transport sector is under major...
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NEWS
21 January 2021
Sweden and Germany are leading the development for electric roads
world's first wireless e-road has been finished. e-transport Electric roads are one of the studied technologies ... 450 model equipped with pantographs Traffic and transport account for more than...
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26 February 2024
Offshore wind continues to play major role in energy transition
tremendously. The same goes for the cranes, the ships to transport the turbine components or the cables to carry ... which has pushed up prices for raw materials and transport, especially in 2023....
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NEWS
25 April 2018
Power from your neighbours
room through the Airbnb website or ordering transportation via the Uber network. The energy marketplace ... where people rent or let accommodation, and the transportation company Uber. According to th...
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4 June 2020
Vattenfall gives green light to world’s largest offshore wind project
Vattenfall has taken final investment decision for Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 proceeding ... element in solving climate change is to electrify transportation, heating and industry processes with the help
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NEWS
9 January 2018
All foundations for Horns Rev 3 are now in place
News The 49 foundations, which are to carry Denmark's largest wind farm, Horns Rev ... not always favoured us, the installation and transportation of foundations have been without major challenges
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14 December 2021
Even more flexible charging tested in Amsterdam
it possible to connect more charging points. e-transport, incharge The growing number of electric cars ... more about how Vattenfall works to electrify transportation Facts In Amsterdam, Vattenfall i...
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11 February 2019
Electric car rally next up for Vattenfall's battery storage facility in Åre
and electrical snowmobiles. energystorage, e-transport, climatesmarter Adjacent to Åre's grand hotel ... The first thing to come is electrification of transportation, and it will progress rap...
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12 May 2021
Profitable Plug-in car cooperation with Volvo
get royalty incomes of over 2,5 billion SEK. e-transport, Electrification Vattenfall contributed with knowledge ... ambitions. We early realized that the future of transportation is electrified. In ad...
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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 ... walking distance. The transition to sustainable transport, is one of the city’s key challenges. Electric
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NEWS
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 ... profile and unique design features engineered for transportation and repeated redeployment. About Nor...
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1 December 2021
Vattenfall to cut supply chain emissions by half
such as concrete, steel and other metals. Transportation in the supply chain also stands for a significant ... this ECI value using their design, machinery, transport, work and material improvements....
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18 December 2019
Wind power project closed for winter
painting and electrical work, certain types of transportation, cleaning and catering. When it comes to services ... concrete casting. This has required around 17,000 transport runs. The 50 foundations...
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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 ... Stockholm, where he manages the carbon dioxide transport and storage part. He has previously co-authore...
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23 January 2024
From blades to buildings
Turbine blades from a decommissioned wind farm will become a very visible part of the ... hub, discussions are ongoing with the Swedish Transport Administration to use them as noise barriers nex...
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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 ... goods and services such as steel, electric transportation and much more. Also the fact that ther...
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27 October 2022
First nine months 2022: Stable result and strong financial position in troubled times
The third quarter was characterised by the turbulent markets and there is major uncertainty ... electricity that is affordable. Also, sectors such as transportation and industry need to be electrified...
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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 ... significantly increased demand for batteries. Take the transportation sector: Over the next decade, the nu...
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NEWS
5 June 2018
Plastic – a challenge to the fossil free society
with a specific focus, like energy efficiency, transports or plastic. Cooperation and different views to ... will meet all technical requirements for the transportation of hazardous waste. The bio-ves...
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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. ... of electric vehicles now on the roads, the transportation sector is an obvious choice here. We ...
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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, ... for many years. We’re now looking at how we can transport ourselves and how we can produce eve...
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NEWS
4 June 2018
Electrification key to meet climate goals in Europe
agreement, requiring a major shift to electricity in transport, buildings and industry in the EU, a new study ... offers great potential to deeply decarbonize transport, buildings and industry,” says ...
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11 September 2018
160 Dutch McDonald´s restaurants get fast chargers
will have two fast charging points installed. e-transport This collaboration brings McDonald's an important ... which is why we have been active in electric transport for almost 10 years, both i...
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28 June 2018
Rent an electric scooter in Berlin and Hamburg!
400 electric scooters in the German cities. e-transport Short-term renting of cars and bicycles with the ... Vattenfall's ambition to offer its customers sustainable transport and make fossil-free...
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8 May 2023
Vattenfall replies to open letter by NGOs regarding the use of biomass
On 26 April, an open letter from a number of environmental organisations was sent to several ... depending on market conditions and costs of transportation. In forest-rich countries like Sweden, by-pr...
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25 July 2022
Grönhult wind power park - rising of power plant
at the end of the year. The wind turbines are transported by special vehicles from the ports in Falkenberg ... in order to minimise traffic disruptions the transports take place at night. "We are...
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NEWS
12 September 2019
The Museum of Fossil Fuel shows bleak future for gasoline
first of its kind, in Stockholm. Fossilfree, e-transport, incharge Do you remember the smell of gasoline ... other vehicles all over the world, helping people transport goods as well as each other. ...
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NEWS
25 March 2020
Vattenfall Solar Team faces multiple hurdles because of Covid-19
America Solar Challenge in July. solarpower, e-transport, solarteam Big events all over the world are cancelled ... awaits: the transport to America. The students from Delft were initially offered tra...
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14 September 2020
Vattenfall and Aral in a new e-mobility cooperation
customers installation of wall charging boxes. e-transport Commercial fleet customers can refuel diesel ... win them as partners. Electrification of the transport sector is one of the most important ...
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13 March 2020
German car dealers get complete electrification offer
and lubricants to car dealerships in Germany. e-transport, incharge Vattenfall constructs electric vehicle ... requirements. Read more about how Vattenfall enables transport electrification Read the G...
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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 ... Vattenfall Solar Team, not least regarding how to transport the team and its car to the US. There are a...
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14 February 2019
Big interest for Vattenfall's electric snowmobiles in Åre
It's possible with an electric snowmobile! e-transport, climatesmarter Imagine gliding along in silence ... also be included in the electrification of the transport sector. Today Vattenfall ...
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25 February 2019
Vattenfall’s battery solution reduced climate impact at skating championships
time, by working from Heerenveen, we limit the transport of the systems. " Peter Smink, director of Vattenfall ... for example, charging stations for electric transport. And together with GreenB...
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25 April 2018
Continued electric car boom in Norway
Last year, sales increased again – by 130%. e-transport, fossilfree In Norway, there are 46,000 electric ... Only last year, 18,650 all-electric cars and transport vehicles were registered, acco...
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NEWS
26 September 2022
Vattenfall to develop new wind farm cranes together with Mammoet
Significant CO2 savings possible The reduction in transport activity around the building site due to the new ... that the new crane could significantly reduce transport and installation emissions duri...
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31 May 2022
Vattenfall taking part in international UN conference on environmental protection
Vattenfall is taking part in several seminars in connection with the international environmental ... climate-smart materials and transports, e.g. fossil-free steel, cement and transport by road and ai...
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NEWS
9 April 2020
New policy to speed up electrification of car fleet
total car fleet of 4,600 vehicles by 2030. e-transport, Electrification Tomas Björnsson, head of E-mobility ... fossil free society and the electrification of the transport sector is an im...
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NEWS
12 February 2020
After the disaster: Vattenfall Solar Team sets off to conquer America
Solar Challenge in July. solarteam, solarpower, e-transport For the first time the Vattenfall Solar Team is ... is how we help the transition to fossil-free transport,” says Hogenboom. American Solar ...
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NEWS
15 August 2019
Decentralised energy solution: German armed forces says goodbye to hard coal
retain the training base for airborne forces/air transport, plans could get under way to redesign the heating ... training facility for the airborne forces/air transport training base, which is housed...
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11 December 2019
“Renewable hydrogen will help our customers to become fossil free”
chemical industry but also heavy duty and public transport. Hydrogen Europe is a European branch association ... the use of hydrogen to decarbonise industry, transport, and – in a longer perspective...
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28 June 2018
Vattenfall takes the initiative in the energy debate
Vattenfall organises a wide range of seminars during the Politicians' Week in Almedalen ... 2045 and what is required in order for urban transport to become fossil-free. Around 70 decision makers
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NEWS
7 November 2019
Nordic energy CEOs call for an ambitious European Green Deal
system to sectors such as heating and cooling and transport needs to be further evaluated. In addition to ... decarbonise the economy, in particular industry, transport, heating and cooling. This will...
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NEWS
27 April 2018
Bright future for Berlin
News Bright future for Berlin Vattenfall subsidiary Stromnetz Berlin wins contract for another ... by the Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection in Berlin. The contrac...