Editing Vattenfall (section)

==Expansion beyond Sweden==

In 2006, Vattenfall began production of the pilot [[carbon capture and storage]] (CCS) plant at [[Schwarze Pumpe power station|Schwarze Pumpe]], Germany. In 2007, the [[Lillgrund Wind Farm]] off the southern coast of Sweden was commissioned and began delivering electricity.

Vattenfall has power generation branches in the core markets Sweden, Germany, [[Netherlands|the Netherlands]], [[United Kingdom]], and [[Denmark]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/vattenfall-results-idUSL8N27E1NT|title=UPDATE 1-Hydro, nuclear energy and hedging help lift Vattenfall's Q3 profit|date=2019-10-29|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2019-11-21|language=en}}</ref> and also has operations in [[Finland]]. In Germany, Vattenfall is the [[electric utility]] for the states of [[Hamburg]], [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Brandenburg]], [[Berlin]], [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Thuringia]], and [[Saxony]].

The company entered the British retail energy market in June 2017, but announced in November 2019 that it is considering to pull out again, citing unfavourable market conditions including strong competition and government-imposed price controls.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/energy/article/swedish-energy-giant-vattenfall-ready-to-pull-plug-on-britain-q6zdphzln|title=Swedish energy giant Vattenfall ready to pull plug on Britain|last=Gosden|first=Emily|date=2019-11-11|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=2019-11-21|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> The company remains one of the largest operators in UK offshore wind <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/united-kingdom-offshore-wind-market|title=United Kingdom Offshore Wind Market|work=Official Website of the International Trade Administration|access-date=2022-05-31|language=en}}</ref> and operates the largest onshore windfarm in England and Wales.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://group.vattenfall.com/uk/what-we-do/our-projects/pen-y-cymoedd|title=Pen y Cymoedd windfarm|work=Vattenfall Corporate Website|access-date=2022-05-31|language=en}}</ref>