Focus on Vattenfall
Vattenfall is a leading European energy company, which for over 100 years has electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernised our way of living through innovation and cooperation. Owned by the Swedish state, Vattenfall employs approximately 20,000 people and generates electricity in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Vattenfall aims to make fossil-free living possible within one generation and is driving the transition to a sustainable energy system through renewable production and climate smart energy solutions for customers.
Status update: UK offshore wind farms
The UK’s offshore wind farms are vital to its net-zero target, aiming for 50 GW by 2030 to power millions of homes and...
Westinghouse and Hyundai Team for AP1000® Opportunities in Sweden and Finland
Sept 10, 2024 11:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company have signed a teaming agreement...
Partnering CEOs visited Hollandse Kust Zuid
The partnership of Vattenfall and BASF started 20 years ago and deepened when BASF bought 49.5% of the Dutch offshore windfarm Hollandse Kust...
Vattenfall to pause offshore wind project Swedish Kriegers Flak
Vattenfall has decided to pause the development of the offshore wind power project Swedish Kriegers Flak until further notice, due to unviable investment...
Brent Cross Town’s Heat Network
Sept 2 2024 On Monday 2 September, Brent Cross Town announced significant grant funding by The Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) to support the delivery...
Beneath offshore wind turbines, researchers grow seafood and seaweed
Offshore wind farms provide researchers with the ideal location to grow seaweed and mussels crops
Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants aim for 80 years of operation of existing reactors
The owners of the Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants in Sweden have taken a directional decision to extend the operating lifetime of...
Offshore wind safety performance mixed amid record 61.9 million hours worked
Offshore wind activity continued to surge in 2023 as G+ members reported a record 61.9 million hours worked, a 39% increase from 2022. ...
Opinion: Europe needs hybrid interconnectors for offshore wind
Opinion: Hybrid interconnectors for offshore wind projects could help support Europe's transition to renewable energy, but more could be done to support these...
Heat networks an opportunity ‘worth billions’, says energy boss
Swedish firm hopes to expand UK heat networks to replace gas boilers, distributing a centralised source of heat to nearby buildings.
