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Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München officially put offshore wind farm Sandbank into operation

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, August 2017

STOCKHOLM, 28-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The offshore wind farm Sandbank with an installed capacity of 288 megawatt (MW) is now officially inaugurated. It is the latest cooperation between Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the 72 wind energy plants will provide … Read the full press release

Vattenfall: Sandbank 288 MW offshore wind farm put into operation

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, July 2017

STOCKHOLM, 26-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The offshore wind farm Sandbank with an installed capacity of 288 megawatt (MW) is now officially inaugurated. It is the latest cooperation between Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the 72 wind energy plants will provide … Read the full press release

Vattenfall Partners with Accenture and Capgemini to Strengthen Efficiency

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, June 2017

STOCKHOLM, 12-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (2017-06-08), Vattenfall enters into strategic partnerships with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Capgemini (EURONEXT: CAP). The purpose is to get access to modern, automated and digitalized administrative systems and tools. As a result, a number of … Read the full press release

Preem Collaborates with Vattenfall on Large-scale Biofuel Project

PRESS RELEASE -- 20, March 2017

STOCKHOLM, 20-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Preem and Vattenfall have concluded an agreement to investigate the potential of using climate-smart hydrogen gas in the large scale production of biofuel for the Swedish market. Preem’s objective is to produce three million cubic … Read the full press release

Vattenfall and BMW Group Sign Contract to Supply Batteries for Storage Project

PRESS RELEASE -- 20, March 2017

BMW i3-batteries for storage projects in Vattenfall wind farms STOCKHOLM, 20-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall and the BMW Group have signed a contract for the delivery of up to 1,000 lithium-ion batteries this year. The batteries with a capacity of 33 … Read the full press release

Vattenfall appoints Markus Friberg Director of Media Relations and Editorial, Nordic

PRESS RELEASE -- 11, January 2017

STOCKHOLM, 11-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Markus Friberg has been appointed Director of Media Relations and Editorial Nordic, Corporate and EU in Vattenfall. Besides working with traditional media, he will also be responsible for the editorial work in Vattenfall’s channels and social … Read the full press release

Vattenfall to acquire the project company PNE WIND Atlantis I GmbH from PNE WIND AG

PRESS RELEASE -- 11, January 2017

STOCKHOLM, 11-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall has signed an agreement to acquire the project company “PNE WIND Atlantis I GmbH“ from PNE WIND AG. The sale and purchase agreement, which is still subject to various closing conditions, includes a purchase price … Read the full press release

Electric-hybrid bus with Bombardier’s PRIMOVE inductive charging system debuts in Scandinavia

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, December 2016

Hybrid bus equipped with Bombardier’s innovative PRIMOVE inductive charging system reduces emissions in Södertälje, Sweden PRIMOVE charging system tops up batteries of eco-friendly bus in minutes MANNHEIM, 12-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Södertälje, Sweden will be the latest city to operate an … Read the full press release

ISS to acquire former E.ON FM subsidiary EVANTEC

PRESS RELEASE -- 25, November 2016

ISS has agreed to buy the German technical and building services company EVANTEC specialised in services within critical environments in the energy, infrastructure and technology sectors Annual expected revenue of DKK 352 million (EUR 47million), 800 employees Søborg, Denmark, 25-Nov-2016 … Read the full press release

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall to host press conference on joint project for future fossil-free Sweden

PRESS RELEASE -- 31, March 2016

Media invitation STOCKHOLM, 31-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall cordially invite the media to a joint press conference to be held on Monday April 4, 2016 starting at 10am CET to announce a joint project that can play an … Read the full press release

Vattenfall starts recruitment for board members for the Wales’s largest community energy fund

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, September 2015

Wales’s largest wind farm community fund starts board member recruitment Pen y Cymoedd wind farm Community Fund gearing up for first payments in 2016 CARDIFF, 30-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, has started recruitment for board members who will … Read the full press release

Vattenfall: Volvo made plug-in hybrid bus service of the future starts with route 73 in Stockholm with 75% lower fuel consumption vs diesel-driven buses

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, March 2015

The future is now. The bus service of the future starts today with route 73 in Stockholm, and the buses are a completely new type of plug-in hybrid. They can be rapid charged at terminuses and with a full battery … Read the full press release

Foundation Scotland: Vattenfall’s Clashindarroch Community Wind Farm Fund calls on local residents and groups to apply for grants

PRESS RELEASE -- 18, March 2015

EDINBURGH, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, the owner of Clashindarroch wind farm, is calling on local residents and groups to apply for grants from a major, new investment fund. The Clashindarroch Community Wind Farm Fund, will benefit the four areas served … Read the full press release

Global facility services company ISS A/S reports organic revenue growth of 2.5% for 2014

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, March 2015

COPENHAGEN, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ISS A/S (ISS.CO, ISS DC), a leading global facility services company, announces its financial results for fourth quarter and full year 2014: Financial Highlights Organic revenue growth of 2.5% for the year (2013: 4.3%); 2.7% … Read the full press release

Vattenfall/Nuon becomes the first energy company on the Dutch market to offer new service from a wind farm that will stabilise the electricity grid

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, January 2015

STOCKHOLM, 26-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The stability of electricity grids has declined in recent years due to the large-scale introduction of renewables. Vattenfall/Nuon is the first energy company on the Dutch market to offer a new service from a wind … Read the full press release

Vattenfall’s onshore wind farm Clashindarroch in Scotland started generating electricity for the first time

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, January 2015

Clashindarroch, Scotland, 26-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall’s onshore wind farm Clashindarroch in Scotland has generated electricity for the first time. Once fully commissioned the wind farm will be capable of meeting the electricity needs of roughly 27,000 households. Clashindarroch wind farm … Read the full press release

ISS agreed to new major Integrated Facility Services strategic partnership with Vattenfall in Germany

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, November 2014

Today (19-11-2014), ISS (ISS.CO, ISS DC), a leading global provider of facility services, agreed to a new major Integrated Facility Services strategic partnership with Vattenfall in Germany. Søborg, Denmark, 21-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new contract is the largest win ever … Read the full press release

DanTysk offshore wind farm project reached the halfway stage: 40 out of the total of 80 wind turbines erected

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, July 2014

Sylt, Germany, 3-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The DanTysk offshore wind farm project has reached the halfway stage: 40 out of the total of 80 wind turbines that Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) are erecting 70 km west of the island of Sylt are … Read the full press release

The first phase of DanTysk offshore wind farm’s accommodation platform completed

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, March 2014

Hamburg, 13-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A five and a half-storey house of steel, sitting 20 metres above the sea, measuring 20 metres high and weighing 2500 tonnes, is starting to take shape in Kiel. The Schleswig-Holstein shipyard Nobiskrug is currently building the accommodation platform … Read the full press release

Vattenfall to sell Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH to the Private Equity Investor Palero capital GmbH

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, February 2014

Stockholm, Sweden, 28-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall has decided to sell Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH, (VPC, a leading engineering and laboratory services company with overall 535 employees) to the Private Equity Investor Palero capital GmbH. The parties have agreed not to … Read the full press release