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Vattenfall inaugurates new heat plant Carpe Futurum in Uppsala, Sweden

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall’s new biofuel heat plant Carpe Futurum in Uppsala, Sweden, has now been inaugurated and taken into operation. The new plant will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 200,000 tonnes per year, compared with when peat and other fossil fuels were used. This will halve the climate footprint for the around 170,000 Uppsala residents who are connected to Vattenfall’s district heating grid in the city. “Carpe Futurum is a milestone in Vattenfall’s work to phase out fossil fuels in its Swedish heat operation by 2025 and to reach net zero…

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Turbine foundation design creates new home for marine life

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall has joined forces with Dutch nature conservation organization De Rijke Noordzee on a study to find out how the nature inclusive design of turbine foundations can support marine life. The study is performed at Hollandse Kust Zuid, the biggest offshore wind farm in the world. Water replenishment holes in the wind turbine foundations offer an opportunity for fish and other marine species to enter and leave again. The joint study of Vattenfall and De Rijke Noordzee is the first time that research is conducted into what the water replenishment…

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Vattenfall and Ameresco to develop extensive low and zero-carbon heat network in the City of Bristol

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall and Ameresco, a leading American energy services company, have been selected as partners in the Bristol City Leap project, a 20-year concession to decarbonise the city and attract GBP 1 billion (approx. EUR 1.2 billion) of investment. “We are very honoured to have been selected together with Ameresco to help the City of Bristol to decarbonise and reach its carbon neutrality goals. This is completely in line with Vattenfall’s goal to enable fossil free living within one generation,” says Ulrika Jardfelt, Head of Vattenfall Business Area Heat. The City…

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Vattenfall enables fossil-free parcel delivery for Instabox

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall and the delivery company Instabox have started an international collaboration to provide charging infrastructure for Instabox’s electric vehiclefleet. By the end of 2022, Vattenfall will operate approximately 400 charge points on Instabox’s terminals in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands. Instabox is an international last-mile delivery company that delivers packages for a large number of e-commerce companies. “We are pleased that Instabox has chosen Vattenfall and our complete solution Power-as-a-Service for charging infrastructure at its logistics terminals in three countries. Vattenfall is responsible for the entire investment for the charging…

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Cargill, Vattenfall and Windpark Hanze accelerate the green energy transition in the Netherlands

Stuart Mitchell

Cargill and Vattenfall partner with Windpark Hanze in the Netherlands, who will build a wind farm that is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 350,000 metric tons a year, which is equivalent to providing electricity for more than 95,000 homes in the Netherlands per year once construction is complete. The onshore wind farm, consisting of 15 wind turbines, will be commissioned in the Flevoland province near the city of Dronten. It will have a total installed capacity of 90 megawatts and will go into full commercial operation in 2023.…

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