Tag: Wind power
Report: Finland survived the energy crisis well in 2022
According to the report, Finland survived the energy crisis in the top positions with the second lowest electricity price in Europe in 2022. This was primarily due to Finland’s reduced dependence on fossil fuels compared to most European countries. According to Korhonen, the price of electricity is predicted to return to normal levels fastest in […]
From good intentions to good actions
In September 2020, India and Denmark marked a historic partnership. By launching the first green strategic partnership of its kindthe two countries chose each other as preferred partners to accelerate climate solutions and combine economic growth with ambitious green policies. A good two and a half years later, the good intentions still contain plenty of […]
January broke wind power records
Wind power is increasing in Finland.
The Climate Fund invests EUR 10 million in Norsepower to accelerate the reduction of emissions in the shipping industry
Emissions from shipping are predicted to increase without additional measures, so the development and scale of solutions that reduce emissions in the shipping industry is crucial. Norsepower reduces emissions by providing ships with wind power with the company’s own rotor sail. Depending on the wind conditions, Norsepower’s product can reduce the ship’s fuel consumption by […]
Magdalena Andersson (S): The government has gone further than the agreement with Turkey requires
Social Democrats party leader Magdalena Andersson is interviewed about the NATO process, what the Social Democrats want with nuclear power and what she wants to do in the meantime in opposition. This week, Turkish President Erdoğan said that Sweden should not expect Turkey’s support with the NATO application, after first a doll representing Erdoğan was […]
Inflation to a 40-year high, family planning and more wind power: Finland in the world press
In addition, Nieminen says that the rise in consumer prices started in the second half of 2021. Due to the Ukraine crisis and subsequent international sanctions, prices rose steadily in May. The main reason for inflation in 2022 was the rise in loan interest rates and the rise in food and energy prices. The peak […]
A new record, as wind and solar energy account for close to 60 percent of Denmark’s annual energy consumption
Solar and wind power made their largest ever contribution to the country’s energy pool in 2022. According to Energinet, the two energies supplied 59.3 percent of Denmark’s total electricity consumption. The company, which is state-owned, congratulated itself for the efforts made throughout the year, despite a massive energy crisis in Denmark at the end of […]
Right now: Electricity prices are going up again – sharp increase in northern Sweden
Electricity prices are expected to increase again during the week after the cold increased demand in Sweden. Nuclear power, wind power and hydropower are currently difficult to produce due to, among other things, the cold, which has driven up prices. Hear Ekot’s economic reporter Victor Jensen about the new price levels and Ekot’s domestic policy […]
Monday’s papers: Fear of violent crime, wind power worries, blizzard update
About 60 percent of Finns fear an increase in violent crimes in public places, according to a newspaper survey.
It’s time to break out the winter coats in Southern Finland as well
“A very strong stormy low pressure system will arrive from the Baltic on Monday. It strengthens the northeast wind already during the day in the southern and central parts of the country. Combined with 10 degrees below zero, it makes the weather feel very cold. It easily corresponds to -20 degrees, he comment for the […]
The EU will end long waits for permits to build wind and solar projects
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Last month, EU energy ministers agreed in principle on emergency regulations aimed at speeding up the issuance of wind and solar permits while EU officials negotiate wider measures set out in the REPowerEU plan. REPowerEU, which will be incorporated into the Renewable Energy Directive pending agreement by EU officials, is a package of […]
The best engineering and technology theses of the year selected
But these award-winning works go further and show that top research is being done at Finnish universities. With these awards, we want to present the talents of the future who would otherwise not receive media coverage. Congratulations to the winners”, says Juhani Nokeladirector of public administration, Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK FM Mahafugur […]
The Åland-based company announced plans to build the Kokkola hydrogen plant
The city is Finland’s so-called in the center of the wind power zone.
The decrease in electricity use continued in Finland in October by 8%.
“Winter is just coming, so it is important to double these figures or achieve an even greater decrease in electricity use in the coming winter months as well – especially during electricity usage peaks,” stated director Tuomas Rauhala. Fingrid’s electricity system operations. The annual decrease in electricity consumption was seven percent in September and three […]
Icelanders could ease the energy crisis in Europe
Icelanders could produce electricity that would far exceed the energy demand, and could even alleviate the energy crisis in Europe if more wind farms were built in Iceland. A lecturer at the University of Akureyri says that wind power is the obvious first choice for increasing Icelanders’ activity in the electricity sector. There is no […]
YLE: More than half of MPs support increasing nuclear power capacity
The Parliament has a total of 200 members. Many of the respondents, the broadcaster wrote, paid attention to small modular reactors, even though the question was about nuclear power in general. Joonas Könttä (The Center) estimates that the nuclear power legislation should be clarified so that the construction and start-up of small modular reactors would […]
The Finnish government responds to the interpellation regarding energy policy
“We are facing an energy crisis, and you, the government, are not on top of the situation.” Riikka PurraChairman of Basic Finns, According to Helsingin Sanomat. Purra criticizes the government in particular for building its energy policy on wind power: “I wonder if the vision is that every night employees should look at the wind […]
Finland’s economic forecasts for 2023
From slot games to sports and a lively music scene, the choice is endless. Everyone who calls Finland home knows that this is only possible thanks to the country’s traditionally stable economy. However, recent times have brought murky waters to Finland’s economic prospects – but what can be in store for the year 2023? The […]
The European Commission proposes limiting the profits of energy companies
For example, the production of hydro and wind power has been more affordable. “We are proposing a ceiling for the income of companies that produce electricity at low costs. In these times, low-carbon energy sources – because they have low costs but high prices in the market – make huge incomes. stated von der Leyen. […]
Finland’s largest solar power plant designed for a small municipality
The municipality also has several wind power projects underway and plans to collect hundreds of millions of euros for its business and energy projects.
The Baltic States must increase the capacity for offshore wind power seven times by 2030
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) — The leaders of nations bordering the Baltic Sea agreed on Tuesday to sevenfold their offshore wind power generation by 2030, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told reporters here after hosting the Baltic Sea Energy Security Summit. Alongside Denmark, the declaration was also signed by Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden […]
For the girls at CIS, building their own boat is common!
Ahead of the SailGP event in Copenhagen’s waters on 19 and 20 August, its organizers ran an INSPIRE learning lab for the capital’s youth, which they first tested at Copenhagen International School on 15 August before rolling it out to other schools during the following week. Six CIS students experienced the workshop under the watchful […]
Natural gas consumption fell significantly in the first half of 2022
According to quarterly data published by the Danish Energy Agency, natural gas consumption fell by almost 30 percent in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period the previous year, while oil and coal consumption increased by 19.4 and 1.1 percent, respectively. The statistics also show that the consumption of renewable energy, including […]
Friday’s papers: Party Prime Minister Sanna Marin, gang violence and wind in a heat wave
prime minister Sanna MarinThe party video continues to attract worldwide attention Helsingin sanomat newspaper to ask whether a drunken political leader is a threat to national security. "It is not a positive thing from a security point of view," Professor of cyber security at Aalto University Jarno Limnéll told Helsingin Sanomat. "Finland and its high-level […]
New test center for Empire State-sized turbines may be located in North Jutland
The location of a new 2,800-hectare test center, with eight 450-meter-tall turbines the size of the Empire State Building (antenna and all), will be confirmed by the end of the year. It concerns three locations in North Jutland: Tønder, Esbjerg and one across Brønderslev and Jammerbugt municipalities. The site will be selected by a panel […]
Electric "giveaway" in windy Finland; the price of gasoline is going down
The average price of electricity has dropped on Tuesday to only about 0.7 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), says the Nord pool electricity exchange. On Tuesday, prices fell to their lowest point of less than 0.2 cents per kilowatt hour. On Monday, the average price of electricity on the stock exchange was around 16.2 cents/kWh. […]
Business Round-Up: Cycling leads to fewer sick days and increased savings – Danish Industry
If people in Denmark had to cycle 10 percent more than they do now, it would result in over 235,000 fewer sick days, 12.5 million liters of saved petrol and diesel and DKK 2.5 billion in socio-economic health benefits, according to an analysis of Danish Industry (DI) Transport. But even though Denmark has one of […]
Finland increases offshore wind power capacity
On Friday, the Finnish government granted permission to lease water areas off the west coast of Finland in order to expand the power capacity of offshore wind farms. The state forest manager Metsähallitus received permission to lease water areas at the Tahkoluoto wind farm near Pori and on the coast of Ostrobothnia, at the Korsnäs […]
Defense Forces: Few wind farms available
This year, the Defense Forces have rejected more applications for the construction of wind farms than they have approved. The Defense Forces estimates it will reject a third of permit applications this year, a change from previous acceptance percentages. In the last ten years, the authorities have greened about 80 percent of the planned wind […]
Putin’s war could be a crossroads for the climate
This week’s conflict begins in the heavily gas-dependent Germany. To avoid importing gas from Russia, there is now a large investment in terminals for liquefied natural gas, LNG. The problem is that it has a greater climate impact compared to the gas that comes in pipelines from Russia. Reporter Marcus Hansson goes to Wilhelmshaven where […]
Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson (S): New nuclear power may be needed
According to Sweden’s climate goals, we will not have any net emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by 2045. In northern Sweden, a conversion industry is growing with, among other things, battery factories and production of stainless steel. Industries will require huge amounts of electricity to replace fossil energy in production. Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson says […]
Friday’s newspapers: Turkish bullying continues, electricity prices rise and Lions face Britain
Finland is at the center of a dispute between Turkey and NATO when a member of the military alliance published its list of requirements for Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson traveled to Washington DC to meet with the President of the United […]
The electric shock and the minister’s impossible promises
Mats lives in Enviken in northeastern Dalarna. Last winter, he and his family got a shock when the electricity bill came. Despite the fact that he does everything to reduce energy costs – they burn with pellets, have sea heat and solar cells – the December bill was SEK 17,000, four times as much as […]
Russia suspends electricity supply to Finland
Finland’s nationwide grid operator Fingrid Oyj also said in a statement issued on Friday that RAO Nordic Oy will suspend the import of electricity to Finland on Saturday at 1:00 local time. “According to RAO Nordic, direct or bilateral sales of electricity imported from Russia will be suspended for the time being due to problems […]
Russia cuts off electricity from Finland; the industry group sees a NATO link
The Russian state-owned company RAO Nordic cut off all electricity exports to Finland at the beginning of Saturday. Russian electricity is no longer coming to Finland, as the Finnish state-owned electricity company Fortum had already suspended the import of electricity to Imatra at the eastern border. The state grid company Fingrid had also restricted the […]
Danish News Round-Up: COVID-19 mortality is highest among men, low paid and unemployed
COVID-19 mortality was higher among men, low paid and unemployed. The results are made from a Statistics Denmark analysis of deaths in Denmark between 1 March 2020 and New Year 2021, where 61 deaths were reported per year. 100,000 citizens in Denmark due to corona. It revealed that mortality has been unequal among different demographics […]
Eastern Finland is working to correct the inequality of wind power between the regions
Regional leaders are calling for a new compensation system for wind power tax revenues, as there is a clear difference in the distribution of wind power in Western and Eastern Finland, according to which most of the turbines are concentrated in the western regions. The primary reason for this is a defense policy issue, as […]
Marin: Finland needs weeks or months instead of years to cut off energy relations with Russia
He added that the Ministry of Economy and Labor is one of a handful of ministries working to ensure that the transition is achieved quickly. Although the European Union has resorted to unprecedented sanctions to force Russia to end the war of aggression in Ukraine, the sanctions only targeted the country’s most important source of […]
Who cares? | Therefore, a building permit for wind turbines will not be an option
Permit for offshore wind power Monica Saarinen visits Sweden’s largest wind farm, Lillgrund in the Sound, to find out why it takes such a long time to expand. Nearby, state-owned Vattenfall has been planning for an even larger wind farm at Kriegers Flak for almost 20 years. Johnny Stenberg who is the project manager for […]
Right now: This is how the government wants to develop wind power
Wind power will be expanded. Minister of Climate and Environment Annika Strandhäll is now presenting a wind power package.
The new LNG terminal could replace one third of Finland’s gas imports
Finland will open a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Hamina, which aims to reduce its dependence on gas imports from Russia. The first gas carriers will arrive in the summer, and the terminal is expected to be fully operational in October. "Gas reserves are being discovered all over the world at a rapid […]
Business Round-Up: Maersk will produce green fuel for its ships
The Danish container shipping company Maersk and the Danish green energy producer Ørsted have signed an agreement to produce green marine fuel in the USA. To do this, Ørsted will build a so-called power-to-x plant that uses wind power to produce hydrogen gas. It will then be converted into liquid green fuel for Maersk. This […]
Nordea expects strong economic growth in Finland in 2022
“The recovery in service consumption will continue in later years, although rising inflation will erode consumer purchasing power,” the finance group said. its recently released forecast. It emphasized that housing construction is at an all-time high, with a total of 48,000 construction projects launched last year, an increase of 22% on the previous year. Construction […]
Swedish power plants use oil to keep the lights on
A Swedish power plant that is crucial in keeping the country’s lights on used almost eight times more oil last year when the energy crisis increased demand for the dirtiest fuels. It is the latest proof of how the fight against global warming has ended up in the back seat when Europe is facing a […]
Nuclear power is subsidized, but current producers are not designing new reactors
Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), which operates the Olkiluoto power plant in Eurajoki in Southwest Finland, is now focusing on the start-up of its long-awaited third reactor (OL3), which started up on 21 December. The company has abandoned plans to build a fourth reactor in the area after extensive cost overruns and a delay in the OL3 […]
The price of electricity in Finland rose to a record high in 2021
Wholesale electricity prices in Finland rose to a record high as the electricity market returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, according to recent statistics from the energy organization Suomen Energia. The increase in wholesale prices was reflected in an increase in household bills, especially for consumers who had opted for a market-based electricity contract or […]
UK-DK Trade: Nothing beats binding like this!
Just six and a half weeks after the film’s release, 1,000,000 tickets had been sold for the latest James Bond film, ‘No Time to Die’, in Denmark. Have been waiting for you! One-sixth of the population went to the cinema to watch a movie they had been waiting to enjoy for almost two years. Fans […]
381: The election will be a referendum on nuclear power
The Moderates, the Christian Democrats, the Liberals and the Sweden Democrats have at least one thing in common: they are positive about nuclear power. With record prices for electricity and warning signals of a deteriorating power balance in the Swedish electricity grid, the nuclear power issue has gained new fuel. In this week’s episode of […]
Finland’s energy transition accelerates with the country’s largest 455MW wind project in Lestijärvi
The wind project will commission 69 SG 6.6-170 turbines, which will be installed in 2024 in Central Ostrobothnia. The wind turbines are equipped with a 170-meter rotor and a 6.6 MW generator, offering one of the lowest level costs (LCoE) in the industry. This is the second Finnish site to use Siemens Gamesa 5.X SG […]
International Round-Up: Danish artist launches lawsuit to protect statue
Every student at Hong Kong University knows ‘The Pillar of Shame’, the Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s impressive eight meter high, two ton orange sculpture of bodies deformed by pain and despair. And now Galschiøt – who sculpted it in 1997 in memory of the victims of the June 4, 1989 massacre, when the Chinese army […]
Report: More than half of Finland’s electricity in 2020 came from renewable sources
More than half of the electricity produced in Finland last year came from renewable energy sources, according to preliminary data published by Statistics Finland on Tuesday. This is the first time the share of renewables has risen to more than 50 percent, the number-breaking agency said. "Electricity produced from renewable energy sources was a record […]
Report: More than half of Finland’s electricity in 2020 came from renewable sources
More than half of the electricity produced in Finland last year came from renewable energy sources, according to preliminary data published by Statistics Finland on Tuesday. This is the first time the share of renewables has risen to more than 50 percent, the number-breaking agency said. "Electricity produced from renewable energy sources was a record […]
Solar Water Solutions receives funding from Nefco to improve the efficiency of solar water treatment in a scarce country
Nefco has provided funding Solar water solutions to accelerate the internationalization of battery-free desalination systems. With its solar-powered water treatment units that convert seawater or polluted water into drinking water, the company is leveraging the fast-growing off-grid zero-emission salt market, which is estimated reach $ 35 billion globally by 2028and enables safe and sustainable water […]
Sitra: The sea wind can help Finland achieve its climate goals
Finland is most likely to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 and carbon negativity soon by investing heavily in offshore wind farms. report Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. The switch recommended in the report will completely replace fossil fuels used in industry, transport and heating with zero-emission electricity. The body suggests using cleanly produced hydrogen or sustainable […]
Finland’s climate strategy is based on tax reforms, stricter emissions trading, Lintilä says
Last week, in connection with the budget negotiations, the Finnish government approved a list of measures aimed at achieving carbon neutrality in Finland by 2035. Approximately 6 to 7 megatonnes of the 14 to 15 megatonne emission reductions required by CO2 neutrality are in the emissions trading sector, including industry and energy production. “We realized […]
Ministers: Budget plan to reduce emissions, reduce deficits, increase labor market and police funding
prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) announced Thursday afternoon that the governing parties have reached an agreement on climate and employment issues, allowing a budget of nearly € 65 billion to be adopted next year. It includes a deficit of almost seven billion euros, which is lower than this year. According to Marin, the government has […]
Thursday’s papers: Climate recession, COVID test and tourist record broken
Finland can achieve its ambitious climate goals, but it requires a lot of work. That’s what Hufvudstadsbladet in Swedish reports after consulting an expert from Sitra’s State Innovation Fund. Current Sanna Marin (SDP) government set a target for carbon neutrality by 2035 and for Finland "carbon negative" – that is, that the country absorbs more […]
Emissions are reduced in almost all Finnish municipalities
Last year, municipal greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 7.4 per cent from the previous year, says the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke). Electricity usage, emissions fell the most, more than 20 per cent. The reasons were the shift from fossil fuels to wind power and the weather: 2020 was warmer, so the electricity consumption for heating […]
New study reveals: shifting energy towards large share of renewables has huge potential for job growth
Although scientists have issued serious warnings about the worsening effects of climate change on the basis of a recent IPCC report, a study by LUT highlights the essential benefits of moving from greenhouse gas emissions to zero. According to the study, jobs in the energy sector could grow globally from 57 million in 2020 to […]
Post-Covid destination: Bulgaria
The numbers for the Varna area were tenth of that, less than 10 cases per day. Bars and restaurants are open for business and some resorts are fully booked. Conditions to travel are same as for many other EU countries; i.e. certificate of a second dose administered at least 14 days before arrival or a negative […]
Climate panel: Clean electricity can reduce Finland’s emission levels to zero
The use of electricity in energy systems can help achieve Finland’s ambitious climate goals and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by at least 95 percent by 2050, the Finnish Climate Change Panel has stated. Electrification refers to the replacement of technologies that use fossil fuels as a power source with technologies that use electricity instead, such […]
Breakfastgate, emission reductions and smoking: Finland in the world press
Marin has been at the center of the media storm since the Finnish tabloid Iltalehti told the news that the Prime Minister’s Office has used taxpayers’ money to provide his family with subsidized breakfasts. Police are currently investigating the activities of officials. The prime minister, who is not currently suspected of abuse, has announced that […]
Yle examines politicians’ statements on immigration and climate change
Yle has received dozens of demands from the population for fact-finding statements made by political party leaders in recent weeks ahead of the June 13 local elections. The statements related to, among other things, immigration, climate change and the coronavirus crisis. In this article, we have assessed each statement as true, false, or ‘in between’ […]
Warns: No new fossil extraction – if we are to meet the 1.5-degree target
There must be an immediate stop to new fossil fuel extraction if the world is to have a chance to avoid the worst climate change. This is stated by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in a report that is attracting attention today. Markus Wråke, CEO of the independent research body Energiforsk, says that the report […]
Billion profit for Vattenfall – tracks increased electricity use
Sweden’s electricity use will increase sharply in the coming decades and the electricity company Vattenfall plans to be able to increase electricity production, at the same time there are major challenges. Vattenfall’s CEO Anna Borg said in connection with Vattenfall reporting a profit of just over SEK 13 billion before tax during the first quarter, […]
Renewable energy consumption in Finland exceeds fossil fuels
According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data, renewable energy accounted for 40 per cent of Finland’s total energy consumption last year. For the first time since data collection began, the figure was higher than total consumption of fossil fuels and peat, which fell to 37 percent. Overall, energy consumption fell six percent last year from the […]
How Denmark started China’s wind energy boom
China is the world’s largest producer of renewable energy. It dominates the field of hydropower, solar energy and wind energy. In 2019, it acquired a third of the world’s capacity, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. But it is a relatively young industry in China – one that has been established in Denmark for […]
We want the state to control more of industrial research
The party wants to direct research funds towards developing technologies that are crucial for climate change. The Left Party believes that Swedish politics has been influenced too much by the idea of technology neutrality. According to party leader Nooshi Dagdgostar, they now know which technologies are crucial in climate change, including hydrogen and wind power.
Finland will become negative after the winds have lowered electricity prices
Strong winds dragged Nordic wind farms to generate electricity at full capacity on Monday from 3:00 to 7:00, pushing electricity prices into negative territory. Swedish energy company Tibber told Dagens Nyheter that favorable wind conditions brought electricity prices into negative territory. The same phenomenon occurred in Finland, according to the Nordic power exchange Nord Pool. […]
Ikea’s wind farm clashes with the reindeer herding industry
Ikea’s wind farm in Härjedalen has made it more difficult for the reindeer herding industry, according to new research from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. At the same time, a review of Vetenskapsradion Klotet shows shortcomings in the data for how the park received its permit. In 2010, a wind power developer submits a […]
More Polish electricity is imported via Karlshamn
Imports of Polish electricity via submarine cable to Karlshamn are already in mid-February almost twice as large as throughout 2020. According to Svenska kraftnät, cold weather, the closure of a nuclear power reactor and low access to wind power are some of the explanations. Poland is one of the world’s most coal – dependent countries, […]
Strong expansion of wind power is expected throughout the country
The amount of electricity that comes from wind power may need to quadruple compared to today, if we are to achieve the climate goals. An extensive expansion will need to be done in all parts of the country, Klotet reports in this week’s section. Maria Stenkvist works with wind power at the Swedish Energy Agency. […]
Sweden is forced to import electricity from Germany and Poland
This year, Sweden has had to import electricity from Germany and Poland, among others, to meet the need during peak consumption hours. “The need for electricity will increase quite significantly in the coming years,” says press manager Josef Nylén. That electricity prices have risen is due to the cold and low access to wind power.
Winter readiness, quantum computers and motor sports: Finland in the world press
An effective warning system and hard-working street maintenance staff ensure that the city’s schools, businesses and public services remain open even during a snowstorm. Technical journals revealed that VTT Technical Research Center of Finland is collaborating with the computer hardware company IQM to build the country’s first quantum computer. Quantum computers – machines that use […]
Energy consumption fell last year and the share of renewable energy sources rose to the second highest in the EU
Last year, total energy consumption in Finland fell by about one per cent, Statistics Finland announced on Monday. Electricity consumption decreased by about two percent compared to 2018, mainly due to less demand from heavy industry. Coal use fell 20 percent, while peat combustion fell eight percent. As a result of the reduction in the […]
C: The defense should review resistance to wind power
Wind power projects in large parts of Sweden are stopped by the Swedish Armed Forces’ restrictions. The center has agreed that the Armed Forces should review whether it is possible to set conditions instead of denying wind power. “Denmark is better able to reconcile the interests of the defense with wind power,” says the center’s […]
The EU is investing heavily in offshore wind power
The European Commission today presented a plan to expand offshore wind power. According to the proposal, the capacity will be 25-fold by the year 2050. “The EU is surrounded by large seas, and all are suitable for large wind farms,” the commission wrote in the proposal. Offshore wind turbines currently produce 12 gigawatts of electricity […]
Wind power projects in Dalarna show the importance of dialogue with the public
By 2040, all electricity in Sweden will be renewable – if that goal is to be achieved, more wind power will be needed than is available in Sweden today. But in order to manage the expansion of wind power in a sustainable way, better planning is required where local residents are involved early in the […]
Boris Johnson promises environmental investments – wants to arouse optimism
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson promises a major investment in British wind power. The promise came in a speech to the Conservative Party Tories annual conference, which this year will be held online. In his speech, Johnson mainly tried to look ahead to a time after the severe covid pandemic in […]
Increased support for the municipalities in the Left Party’s shadow budget
Today, the Left Party’s economic policy spokesperson Ulla Andersson presents the party’s autumn budget motion. Among other things, more money is proposed for school, care and nursing. It is already known that the party wants to invest almost SEK 40 billion more than the government in various support for the municipalities’ activities in 2021. The […]
This is how we find stability in the electricity grid – even with an increased share of wind
It is possible to ensure the stability of the electricity grid even at a very high proportion of renewable energy, say researchers. Wind power is now being expanded at a very fast pace. Critics say that this is happening without proper preparation – and there is concern about more future interruptions in the electricity system […]
The result: No to wind power on Ripfjället
There was a preliminary no to wind power on Ripfjället in Malung-Sälen municipality. 52.5 percent of the eligible residents voted no to the proposed establishment of a wind farm in the mountains. The final counting of votes begins at 9 am on Monday morning.
Here the inhabitants vote – with hand alcohol and plexiglass
Many in Malung-Sälen go to the polls on Sunday, to take a position on a possible establishment of wind power on Ripfjället. Since the pandemic is still ongoing, the municipality has done several things to ensure that voting is contagious. “We spray with surface disinfection between each voter,” says Annika Larsson, medically responsible nurse.
New research center on hydrogen starts in Sweden
There are major investments in green hydrogen as an energy source worldwide right now, and so also in Sweden. A new research center for so-called green hydrogen has started at the Royal Institute of Technology KTH, in Stockholm. The fossil-free hydrogen gas must, for example, be able to be used as car and aviation fuel, […]
