Tag: Vattenfall

Hybrid park Hommerdingen-Biesdorf is Vattenfall’s first combination of wind and PV in Germany and sets standards for modern, cost-efficient, and grid-friendly energy generation. Producing smarter electricity with renewable energies: Vattenfall is now starting construction of the hybrid power plant Hommerdingen-Biesdorf. For the first time in Germany, the company is combining electricity generation from wind and solar under one roof and implementing a concept that Vattenfall has already been successfully operating in the Netherlands for several years. It is another important step for the company to support the transition to fossil-free…

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The Strategic Brand Radar, based on data from the Sustainable Brand Index between 2011 and 2025, identifies Vattenfall as one of Sweden’s strongest examples of how consumer confidence in sustainability efforts has increased. “Vattenfall is a clear example of how a company can succeed in turning public opinion around and strengthening its position. This positive development shows that change is possible when ambition and action go hand in hand”, says Erik Elvingsson Hedén, CEO and founder of SB Insight, the organisation behind the Sustainable Brand Index. Leading the transition forward…

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The new Niels Bohr car park in Lund was recently inaugurated, a building partly constructed from disused rotor blades from wind turbines. The building is the first of its kind in Europe and has a façade made from rotor blades from Vattenfall’s now decommissioned Nørre Økse Sø wind farm. “It’s a very smart idea and a really nice building,” says Anne Mette Traberg, Vattenfall’s Country Manager for Denmark. The car park is owned by Lunds kommunala parkeringsbolag (LKP) and is located in the new Brunnshög district on the outskirts of…

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Vattenfall is launching six floating islands in the Dalälven River downstream of the Älvkarleby hydropower station to favour breeding birds and fish, among other things. The project is part of Vattenfall’s hydropower biodiversity programme. Hydropower plays a significant role in Sweden’s electricity supply and transition to a fossil-free society. However, hydropower has an impact on biodiversity and ecosystem functions in regulated rivers. For this reason, Vattenfall is developing and testing various solutions that can favour biodiversity where the right conditions exist. “In rivers with hydropower dams, water levels can change…

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