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PRESS RELEASE
18 September 2019
Vattenfall inaugurates Europe’s largest water boiler for heat storage in Berlin
largest water boiler for heat distribution in Berlin Vattenfall inaugurates Europe’s largest water boiler ... Berlin Vattenfall inaugurates Europe’s largest water boiler for heat storage in Berlin Vat...
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PRESS RELEASE
2 May 2024
Vattenfall completes sale of its heat business in Germany to the State of Berlin
Vattenfall today transferred all shares in Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG, including ... supplies around 1.4 million residential units with hot water and heat and operates 10 large heating and combin...
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PRESS RELEASE
9 January 2024
Renewi's green gas makes Vattenfall's gas mix more sustainable
Vattenfall and Renewi, a leading waste-to-product company, have initiated a new partnership. ... natural gas, whether we use it for heating, for hot water or cooking. By using more green gas, we make ...
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PRESS RELEASE
25 April 2019
HYBRIT orders Norwegian electrolyzers for fossil free steel production in Luleå
hydrogen. Emissions from steel production will be water vapour instead of carbon dioxide. hybrit, fossilfree ... (H2). Hydrogen gas is produced by electrolysis of water using fossil-free electricity. ...
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PRESS RELEASE
28 June 2017
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall form joint venture company for fossil-free steel
seek to develop a steelmaking process that emits water instead of carbon dioxide. hybrit, electrification ... gas, the aim is to develop a process that emits water rather than carbon dioxide. Since it...
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PRESS RELEASE
11 April 2019
Salt as energy storage: Vattenfall launch pilot project at heat plant in Berlin
times more energy and for much longer periods than water. The technology will be tested for the first time ... there, an energy store based on storage of hot water. During 2020, Vattenfall will take t...
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PRESS RELEASE
13 September 2017
HYBRIT: CEO recruited for fossil-free steel initiative
of developing a steelmaking process that emits water rather than carbon dioxide by replacing the current ... the ambition is to create a process that emits water instead of carbon dioxide. The initiat...
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PRESS RELEASE
20 December 2022
Vattenfall gets to build Finland's first large offshore wind farm
out by Metsähallitus, which manages the land and water areas of the Finnish state. “Vattenfall is a leading ... by 2035. As the steward of state-owned land and water areas, Metsähallitus pla...
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PRESS RELEASE
1 June 2021
Vattenfall to build Europe’s largest E-boiler in Amsterdam
the installation converts electricity into hot water, which can be supplied to households and companies ... E-boiler 2019: Vattenfall inaugurates Europe’s largest water boiler for heat storage in Berl...
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PRESS RELEASE
14 December 2016
Vattenfall secures new nuclear fuel supply
Vattenfall secures new nuclear fuel supply Vattenfall secures long-term nuclear fuel ... nuclear fuel for the Vattenfall pressurized light water reactors Ringhals 3 and Ringhals 4. Vattenfall evaluate...
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PRESS RELEASE
20 May 2020
Vattenfall signs agreement to bring low carbon heating to London homes and businesses
from 2023 and provide low carbon heating and hot water to 6,700 new homes and approximately 280,000 square ... network will eventually provide space heating and hot water to around...
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PRESS RELEASE
3 October 2019
HYBRIT: SEK 200 million invested in pilot plant for storage of fossil-free hydrogen in Luleå
coal in steel production, the emissions will be water instead of carbon dioxide. The initiative has the ... electrolysis of water, using electricity from fossil-free sources to decompose water into hy...
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PRESS RELEASE
28 November 2019
The first floating solar farm developed by Vattenfall will be built in the Netherlands.
sustainable generation. An additional benefit is that the water cools the panels naturally, which increases their ... twenty-five years, there is an electric sand pump in the water. Together with the ...
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PRESS RELEASE
20 October 2023
Vattenfall and State of Berlin to negotiate exclusively about German heat business
Vattenfall and the State of Berlin signed a memorandum of understanding today to hold exclusive ... Berlin employs about 1,700 people and supplies hot water and warm heating to about 1.4 million resid...
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PRESS RELEASE
19 September 2019
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to advocate for net zero emissions at UN Climate Week
hydrogen (H2). Hydrogen is produced by electrolysis of water using fossil-free electricity. The hydrogen reacts ... oxygen in the iron ore and metallic iron and H2O (water vapour) is formed. Ab...
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PRESS RELEASE
3 December 2021
Vattenfall launches pilot data centre project to offer sustainable computing capacity
Vattenfall and Cloud&Heat Technologies have started a strategic partnership with a joint ... Cloud&Heat’s technology allowed the erection of a water-cooled data centre that emits zero CO2 duri...
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PRESS RELEASE
21 March 2019
Vattenfall invests for fossil free district heating in Amsterdam
Vattenfall invests for fossil free district heating in Amsterdam Vattenfall takes an important ... buffer will be constructed in which 3,600 m3 of hot water can be stored. This allows more heat to be ...
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PRESS RELEASE
18 December 2014
Vattenfall completes SEK 2 bln power cable sale in the UK
Vattenfall completes SEK 2 bln power cable sale in the UK Vattenfall has completed the sale of ... wind farms we currently have in operation in UK waters. The completion of this complex deal helps us ...
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PRESS RELEASE
31 August 2020
HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to start up the world’s first pilot plant for fossil-free steel
be produced at the pilot plant by electrolyzing water with fossil-free electricity. Tests will be carried ... ore. This means the process will emit ordinary water instead of carbon dioxide. Abo...
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PRESS RELEASE
16 November 2020
Vattenfall’s hydro power runs Finnish supercomputer
A leadership-class supercomputers will be located at CSC’s data center in Kajaani, Finland. ... renewable energy we have excess heat from cooling water, thanks to which waste heat can be utilized in K...
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PRESS RELEASE
13 July 2023
Vattenfall Energy Savings Barometer: Energy saving continues to be a high priority among European consumers
reduce the use of electricity, heat, fuels and water. This ranges from using less light, reducing shower ... LED lights, distribution plugs with off switches, water saving shower heads or draft stoppe...
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PRESS RELEASE
26 March 2019
Welcome to HYBRIT at Hannover messe
Emissions from the steel and iron production will be water vapour instead of carbon dioxide. Join us to hear ... in steelmaking instead of coke and coal, will be water instead of carbon dioxide. The i...
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PRESS RELEASE
6 May 2019
Preem and Vattenfall deepen partnership for the production of fossil-free fuel on a large scale
preparations for fossil-free hydrogen production through water electrolysis at Preem's refinery on the island of ... capacity of 20 MW, which would be Europe's largest water electrolysis plant...
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PRESS RELEASE
25 March 2021
Berlin’s largest air-conditioning system is gearing up to generate climate-friendly heat in the future
Berlin’s largest air-conditioning system is gearing up to generate climate-friendly heat in ... tonnes of CO2 emissions and 120,000 m³ of cooling water. Siemens Energy is the supplier of the inno...
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PRESS RELEASE
26 August 2020
Media invitation: HYBRIT – the world’s very first pilot plant for fossil-free steel is now to start operation
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall start the test operation of HYBRIT’s globally unique pilot ... hydrogen instead of coke and coal in steelmaking is water instead of carbon dioxide. The project has the potent...
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PRESS RELEASE
8 June 2022
Press invitation: Welcome to the opening of HYBRIT’s hydrogen gas storage facility in Luleå
Press invitation: Welcome to the opening of HYBRIT’s hydrogen gas storage facility in Luleå ... carbon dioxide, the by-product turns into normal water. In the summer of 2021, the three companies ...
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PRESS RELEASE
7 April 2021
HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall building unique pilot project in Luleå for large-scale hydrogen storage investing a quarter of a billion Swedish kronor
produced cost-effectively through the electrolysis of water using fossil-free electricity. The hydrogen produced ... the value chain. Instead, emissions will become water. Hybrit Development AB is a r...
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PRESS RELEASE
14 June 2022
HYBRIT: A unique, underground, fossil-free hydrogen gas storage facility is being inaugurated in Luleå
layer. The fossil-free hydrogen gas is produced by water electrolysis using fossil-free electricity. It's ... Instead of carbon dioxide, the by-product turns into water. The pilot plant for the pr...
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PRESS RELEASE
28 April 2016
Vattenfall’s first quarter 2016: Stable earnings - increased production and lower costs
Vattenfall’s first quarter 2016: Stable earnings - increased production and lower costs ... generation of 48.7 TWh (46.4) CEO’s comments: “Good water supply for the hydro power plants, higher cap...
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PRESS RELEASE
21 June 2021
HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall first in the world with hydrogen-reduced sponge iron
reduction process is generated by electrolysis of water with fossil-free electricity, and can be used immediately ... the value chain. Instead, the emission will be water. HYBRIT Development AB is a r...
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PRESS RELEASE
3 June 2022
Press invitation: Welcome to the opening of HYBRIT’s hydrogen gas storage facility in Luleå
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall would like to invite you to the opening of HYBRIT’s pilot facility ... carbon dioxide, the by-product turns into normal water. In the summer of 2021, the three companies prod...
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PRESS RELEASE
29 July 2021
Vattenfall takes on direct marketing for 250 MW offshore wind farm Arcadis Ost 1 in the Baltic Sea
Vattenfall and Parkwind have agreed to cooperate in direct marketing1 in the offshore wind power ... island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea, in the coastal waters of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. The co...
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PRESS RELEASE
4 May 2022
Vattenfall explores strategic options for its Berlin heat business
Vattenfall explores strategic options for its Berlin heat business Vattenfall has initiated ... Berlin employs about 1,700 people and supplies hot water and warm heating to about 1.3 million residenti...
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PRESS RELEASE
30 April 2015
DanTysk offshore wind farm formally opened
zone (EEZ) on the border with Danish territorial waters and has an installed capacity of 288 megawatts ... German households 1.3 terawatt hours (TWh)> 400,000 Water depth 21 to 32 m Found...
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PRESS RELEASE
5 August 2020
HYBRIT: Successful trials using fossil-free fuels in the pellet process
Trials using fossil-free fuels in LKAB’s pellet plant have produced successful results ... hydrogen instead of coke and coal in steelmaking is water instead of carbon dioxide. The project has the pote...
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PRESS RELEASE
20 January 2021
Vattenfall and Preem look into large-scale production of fossil-free hydrogen
The collaboration between Vattenfall and Preem, aimed at producing fossil-free hydrogen for biofuel ... needs with fossil-free hydrogen from extensive water electrolysis. The study, planned to be comp...
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PRESS RELEASE
1 February 2018
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to build a globally-unique pilot plant for fossil-free steel
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to build a globally-unique pilot plant for fossil-free steel SSAB’s, ... Swedish sources. The emissions would then be normal water. Sweden and Finland have a unique opportuni...
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PRESS RELEASE
16 October 2023
HYBRIT: Hydrogen storage reduces costs by up to 40 per cent
HYBRIT's hydrogen storage has now been tested commercially on the electricity market. Its excellent ... the fossil-free (green) hydrogen is produced by water electrolysis using fossil-free electri...
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PRESS RELEASE
11 December 2019
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall welcome higher ambitions to reach climate targets
HYBRIT's owners SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall welcome the higher ambitions to reach climate targets ... iron ore reduction, the byproduct will be normal water instead of carbon dioxide. At Luleå ...
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PRESS RELEASE
23 September 2019
HYBRIT highlighted as one of the most ambitious initiatives at UN Climate Action Summit
The owners behind HYBRIT initiative will join the Leadership Group for Industry Transition launched ... steelmaking, instead of coke and coal, will be water instead of carbon dioxide. The initiative h...
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PRESS RELEASE
17 August 2021
Vattenfall signs decommissioning agreement for radioactive components at Ringhals 1 and Ringhals 2
Vattenfall has signed an agreement with Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB for dismantling of reactor ... are segmented, starting at Ringhals 1, then the water is emptied, and the tank is covered by a li...
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PRESS RELEASE
13 March 2023
Vattenfall Energy Savings Barometer: Smart measures and investments against the energy crisis
Consumers in Europe are tackling the energy crisis by a mix of small behavioural changes in ... Swedes did that 56 percent of Dutch people bought a water-saving shower head. In Finland, only 33 percen...
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PRESS RELEASE
9 September 2016
Correction: Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm supplies first power
Correction: Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm supplies first power The offshore wind power plant Sandbank, ... 000 (at an annual consumption rate of 3700 kWh) Water depth 24–33 m Foundation type Monopiles S...
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PRESS RELEASE
20 June 2018
HYBRIT: Construction start for Globally-unique Pilot Plant for creating Fossil-free steel
HYBRIT: Construction start for globally-unique pilot plant for creating fossil-free steel ... historical shift in production technique, leading to water as a by-product instead of carbon dioxide emiss...
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PRESS RELEASE
19 December 2023
Vattenfall sells its Berlin heat business to the State of Berlin and grants option to buy GASAG shares
Vattenfall has finalised the strategic review of its Berlin heat business and has decided ... Berlin employs about 1,700 people and supplies hot water and heating to about 1.4 million residential unit...
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PRESS RELEASE
8 September 2016
Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm supplies first power
Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm supplies first power The offshore wind power plant Sandbank, located ... 000 (at an annual consumption rate of 3700 kWh) Water depth 24–33 m Foundation type Monopiles Size ...
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PRESS RELEASE
3 November 2021
SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech to explore synthetic sustainable aviation fuel production
Vattenfall, SAS, Shell and LanzaTech will together investigate the production of the world’s ... fossil free electricity, recycled carbon dioxide and water will be the only inputs to the process of ma...
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PRESS RELEASE
29 September 2023
Offshore windfarm Hollandse Kust Zuid inaugurated: Vattenfall, BASF and Allianz showcase innovation and biodiversity
Today, Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially inaugurated wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. To ... limit the impact for harbor porpoises. Enlarged water replenishment holes in the foundations offer shelt...
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PRESS RELEASE
24 March 2021
HYBRIT: SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to begin industrialization of future fossil-free steelmaking by establishing the world’s first production plant for fossil-free sponge iron in Gällivare
Industrialization of the technology being developed through HYBRIT will start in Gällivare ... ore. This means the process will emit ordinary water instead of carbon dioxide. Hybrit Development A...