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24 April 2018
Water is her element
News Water is her element As a child she spent hours on the bow of a boat looking at the water, now she ... relationship with nature and water” says Marja Rankila I've been fascinated by water eve...
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27 May 2025
Return of fish and control of invasive species at Ringhals
Cooling water is necessary for electricity production at Ringhals and it is taken from the sea via two
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27 May 2025
The Biotest Lake – a unique place for both sea eagles and climate researchers
The water in the Biotest Lake is 10 degrees above average all year round. The temperature difference ... difference, due to the heated cooling water from the nuclear power plant in Forsmark, enables r...
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NEWS
10 October 2025
Vattenfall launches floating islands
conditions exist. “In rivers with hydropower dams, water levels can change rapidly and dramatically. The ... islands is that they follow the variation of the water surface and provide a stable surface...
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NEWS
1 August 2018
Warm cooling water forces Swedish nuclear reactor Ringhals 2 out of operation
News Warm cooling water forces Swedish nuclear reactor Ringhals 2 out of operation After reactor 2 at ... continued warm weather in Sweden has brought the sea water close to 25 degrees during recent d...
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10 March 2023
International women’s week: Mathilde gets surprised every day
It was actually her interest in water that brought Mathilde Lindhardt Damsgaard into wind power development
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NEWS
4 November 2025
Dismantling of the Brunsbüttel nuclear power plant: A look behind the scenes
under water In 2019, an especially developed underwater robot was deployed in Brunsbüttel. The water serves ... as shielding to minimise radiation exposure. A water jet cutter was used to cut the...
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NEWS
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
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NEWS
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 ... solution that involves using dancing rods made of water-resistant cellulose foam to guide the fish ...
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NEWS
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 ... would, however, be surprised if they knew that water from toilets, rivers, production of algae and porc...
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NEWS
24 July 2025
Circular system for heat generation in Bristol
Vattenfall operates England’s largest harbour-based water source heat pump at the Castle Park Energy Centre ... Heat Pump Association. It provides heating and hot water to 2,500 homes on the Old Marke...
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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 ... your neighbours can be used to heat your shower water again - whilst also helping to achieve climate goal...
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NEWS
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 next year. The heat storage ... plant in Berlin and is now being filled with a water volume of around 350,000 bath...
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NEWS
3 November 2025
One of the world's first final repositories for spent nuclear fuel is being built in Forsmark
Right at the mouth of the canal that brings cooling water to the nearby Forsmark nuclear power plant, groundwork ... short distance to the repository. Nearby, at the water's edge facing the Baltic...
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NEWS
23 September 2025
Farming without harming – is food production ready for a change?
of our food, require enormous resources – both water and land – placing great strain on many parts of ... mouths need to be fed, while vital resources such as water and land must be conserved. Vattenf...
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NEWS
4 November 2025
Why modular nuclear reactors?
Over the past 20 years, several major nuclear power projects have been affected by delays ... have extensive experience of. It is the same light water technology and the same type of fuel as in our fi...
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NEWS
31 July 2025
He catches the wind in the seaweed business
ocean acidification by removing carbon from the water, and eutrophication by using up nutrients. It can ... to deeper waters compared to where most of his farming takes place: "In shallow inshore...
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NEWS
27 May 2025
Laxeleratorn: exploring innovative solutions for safe fish passage
Over the next 20 years, all Swedish hydropower production will be environmentally tested ... reaction of post-spawning salmon (kelt) to changes in water conditions to establish design criteria for byp...
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NEWS
27 May 2025
Enhancing marine biodiversity: nature inclusive design at Hollandse Kust Zuid
Nature-inclusive design is an approach in offshore wind that aims to boost ecological functions ... enhancing marine biodiversity Each foundation has water replenishment holes to allow marine life to ...
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NEWS
24 July 2025
Vattenfall and SSAB in new fossil-free steel collaboration
Vattenfall and SSAB have signed a letter of intent regarding deliveries of fossilfree steel produced ... iron ore using fossil-free hydrogen – emitting water instead of CO2. The collaboration al...