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Vattenfall reduces costs and carbon emissions through optimised charging

Stuart Mitchell

In an office building belonging to Gewobag in Berlin, Vattenfall uses an intelligent control system to ensure that charging mainly take places at times when plenty of renewable energy is available and electricity exchange prices are low. The effects of this control system on user behaviour and the savings that can be achieved are being investigated as part of a pilot project with netgo GmbH, which has rented 20 parking spaces with charging stations in the building.  For this purpose, Vattenfall has set up an interface to the EEX electricity…

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Vattenfall joins forces with industry leaders to drive climate action and boost competitiveness

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall joins the Corporate Leaders Group Europe (CLG) highlighting its commitment to a fossil-free future. The CLG unites business leaders across sectors to pursue a shared mission: achieving climate neutrality in Europe by 2050.  Competitiveness is at the centre of discussions this week. With the European Commission releasing the Competitiveness Compass and Anna Borg participating in the World Economic Forum in Davos, one thing is clear: Europe must leverage the energy transition to enhance its competitiveness against other geographies. Achieving this requires not only innovation but also collaboration across value…

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Vattenfall IT wins circularity award

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall has been announced as the winner of the Circular Leader of the Year award at the Circular Electronics Awards, organised by Inrego. Colleagues from IT Sustainability at Vattenfall have significantly strengthened the collaboration with Inrego in 2024, now involving several European countries in creating circular IT.   Vattenfall has been making significant strides towards a circular economy within IT through its collaboration with Inrego, a Swedish company expert in reused IT. This partnership, which began in 2009, today spans across Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the…

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Near zero-cement market possible

Stuart Mitchell

Vattenfall and Cemvision collaborate to develop a market for near-zero emission cement, a logic next step since the agreement (LOI) for the development and future supply of the cement, was launched earlier this year. And if all value-chain parties are committed a market is possible the coming years. In 2024, Vattenfall introduced the partnership with Cemvision to develop near-zero emission cement and a future market in connection with the First Movers Coalition commitments, during a live event in Stockholm. Vattenfall and Cemvision have entered an agreement (LOI) for the development and…

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Finland’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm underway

Stuart Mitchell

The work is already in full swing in Korsnäs off the west coast of Finland where one of the most significant industrial projects in the country is in progress. To achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 and to enhance Finland’s energy self-sufficiency, more electricity from renewable sources is needed. “Wind power, being a crucial energy source for decarbonisation, makes the Korsnäs project a vital contributor to this transition,” says Klaus Nissen, Project Director at Vattenfall. “Once completed, it will produce fossil-free electricity for over two million apartments or 350,000 electrically heated…

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