Biodiversity projects

The sun-exposed sandy slopes north of the Krümmel nuclear power plant provide ideal habitat conditions for the strictly protected sand lizard.

Working with biodiversity and various species is an integrated part of hydropower operations in Germany.

In regulated rivers with a high degree of hydropeaking (rapid, short-term fluctuations in river flow), natural erosion and sedimentation processes are altered resulting in unnaturally high e...

At Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak (DKF) and Vesterhav Syd (VHS) offshore wind farms, a Danish research consortium is testing the multi-use concept of producing food alongside fossil-free ...

Over the next 20 years, all Swedish hydropower production will be environmentally tested.

At Vattenfall’s solar farms, efforts are underway to enable multi-functional land use by combining fossil-free ambitions with broader sustainability objectives such as agriculture, soil rest...

There is a critical knowledge gap concerning the potential impact of electromagnetic fields (EMF) on marine mammals. 

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB is upgrading the regional network in Stockholm County.

Biotope restoration and species protection play a vital role in adapting hydropower to the environment. 

Nature-inclusive offshore wind design adds features to support native species.

To ensure that the fish passage works efficiently, we initiated a project to test how AI can be used.

Ray wind farm encompasses diverse upland habitats, including coniferous woodland, blanket bog, wet and dry heath, acid grassland, and waterways. 

At two sites in the UK, Vattenfall has been converting land previously under commercial conifer plantations into open peatland habitats. 

Assessing nature-based solutions for offshore wind impacts requires a broad view.

Vattenfall’s regular clearing of power line corridors is crucial for reliable power transmission.

At the Bruzaholm wind farm in Sweden, a new approach for balancing wind power and capercaillie conservation was developed.

The industrial area at the nuclear power plant in Forsmark includes diverse habitats.

The river Juktån served as a timber transport route in the early 20th century.

Hydropower plants create barriers in rivers, limiting the ability of migrating fish species to travel.

Since 1994, the Vattenfall Umweltstiftung has supported over 220 environmental projects in Germany.

At large hydropower plants, guiding fish is complex and conventional intake racks are often too costly or impractical.

The lesser white-fronted goose has declined since the 1940s, making it one of Sweden’s most threatened birds.

The EOWDC study shows current tech can’t effectively track seabird 3D flight near wind turbines.

Increasing turbine visibility to birds is one strategy to reduce collision risks.

Biomass is a crucial energy source and a key component in the effort to phase out fossil fuels.

Tracking bats across the sea between Denmark, Sweden, and Germany is key to assessing offshore wind farm impacts.

Vattenfall has set a goal to enhance biodiversity around its offices and created an idea catalogue to inspire others.

Our Heat operations near cities can support urban ecology through surrounding land use.

Biodiversity gets less attention than climate change, but healthy ecosystems and rich wildlife are vital.

The properties around Vattenfall’s hydropower plants hold high biodiversity values.

As offshore wind farms enter later stages of their lifecycle, strengthening the evidence base is needed to enable robust, science-based and cost-effective decommissioning strategies.

Swedish hydropower operators must breed and stock fish to offset habitat loss from regulation.

Vattenfall’s Princess Ariane wind farm (Wieringermeer) is located in an agricultural region in the Netherlands. 

Ringhals uses seawater from two intake channels to cool its nuclear plant.

When Vattenfall sells ‘Good Environmental Choice’ electricity, it funds aquatic biodiversity efforts.

Measuring biodiversity with a single indicator is a challenge since biodiversity is complex.

SKB’s Forsmark repository will fill a pond that shelters endangered pool frogs.

Pollinator decline, like wild bees, threatens biodiversity, but many substations can help support them.

Biodiversity is not only a topic related to our own operations.

The small community of Forsmark’s Bruk is located a few kilometres from Forsmark’s nuclear power plant, and here, Vattenfall has identified potential to construct a new fishway that aims to ...