Tag: Wind turbine
Denmark offers a helping energy hand to Ukraine
Will they get the gigawatts backDue to its enormous size – being Europe’s second largest country with huge tracts of agricultural land – there is considerable potential for wind turbines in Ukraine. Before the invasion, Ukraine produced about 1.7 GW of onshore wind energy. But many of its wind turbines have been destroyed. In the […]
Jimmie Åkesson (SD): “The Tidö agreement must be implemented”
When the Tidö Agreement was presented a month after the Riksdag election last fall, the Sweden Democrats were declared the big political winner. Today, six months, an autumn and a spring budget have passed. How does the party’s leader Jimmie Åkesson see the cooperation with the government now? – I think it’s going well. So […]
Why the mafia believes in Denmark. And how Denmark has made them a fortune
Reading the news in Denmark is a more cheerful affair than in many countries. Topping happiness metrics, winning the handball, overcoming inequality: it’s all rosy here – not rotten at all. It can also sometimes feel just a little boring. Morten Beiter, the author of ‘Mafiaen Kommer’, a book warning of the Italian mafia’s tentacular […]
Science Round-Up: New technology means reusable wind turbine blades
It is a watershed moment for the wind industry. Thanks to the work of researchers from Aarhus University, the Danish manufacturer Vestas will be able to build new wind turbine blades with epoxy. The company has developed a chemical process that makes it possible to break it down and recycle it. “We are super happy […]
Offshore wind turbine projects on the rocks
The Danish Energy Agency has suspended 28 wind turbine projects worth billions of kroner. Other energy projects have also been halted due to fears that the “open door” contracting scheme is in breach of EU law. All the projects fall under the so-called ‘open door’ scheme. This allows a company to submit an unsolicited project […]
Greta Thunberg taken away by police during demonstration in Oslo
Greta Thunberg has been carried away by police from a demonstration against wind turbines outside the Ministry of Finance in Oslo. In recent days, Sami activists together with the organization Nature and Youth have demonstrated against a wind farm on Sami land. Listen to Ekot’s live broadcast.
A significant deposit of rare earth metals found in Finnish Lapland
Permanent magnets are needed in e.g. electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels, consumer electronics and the defense industry. “Europe’s goal is to be a carbon-neutral continent by 2050 [rare earth metals] are essential in realizing the green transition. comment Jani KiuruDirector of raw materials at the Finnish Mineral Group. “The transition from fossil fuels to […]
Friday papers: Blinken urges allies, TikTok elections and wind turbine ships
The US Secretary of State urges Turkey and Hungary to ratify the efforts of Finland and Sweden to join NATO.
Business Round-Up: ‘Wise Men’ economists warn 100,000 will lose their jobs by end of 2023
The Economic Council, the economic council often referred to as ‘the sages’, has warned that three years of austerity is likely to hit the country. At least 100,000 of the 2,950,000 people currently in work are likely to lose their jobs over the next 14 months, it predicts. The development in September of the C25, […]
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 […]
Business Round-Up: House prices will fall, economists predict
Data from Boligsiden reveals that the price of villas and townhouses fell by 1 percent in July due to high inflation, while the price of apartments fell by 1.5 percent. Economists expect further declines in autumn and winter. When seasonally adjusted, this is the biggest decline in more than a decade. According to Jeppe Juul […]
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 […]
Electricity market forecast: The price will triple by winter, but will collapse next spring
Electricity price forecasts for the upcoming winter are starting to become more precise. Prices are at their peak in the last months of the year. By then, the average price for up to three months will rise to almost 50 cents per kilowatt hour. The most expensive price periods are likely to be much more […]
Germany and other European countries are waiting for coal as the conflict in Ukraine continues
The move is part of a pan-European effort to divest Russia of natural gas and oust the president Vladimir Putinn energy stranglehold. Although the conflict in Ukraine accelerated the European Union’s race for renewable energy, fossil fuels are still the fastest solution. More coal must be imported from suppliers such as South Africa and Australia, […]
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 […]
Danish news Round-Up: Confidence in the press remains high – report
The year’s Digital news report from Reuters has revealed continued high confidence in the Danish news media. About 58 percent of Danes said that they “trust news the most most of the time”, which makes Denmark one of the countries with the highest news confidence out of the 46 respondents. Social media is still a […]
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 […]
Our woman in Washington leads by a good example: how green frontline missions make an impression
In the vicinity of Embassy Row in Washington DC, the Danish government is demonstrating how retrofitting buildings with solar panels can reduce the dependence on burning fossil fuels. The Danish embassy’s solar cell plant has generated 11 percent of its total demand for electricity and reduced its CO2 emissions by 13 tonnes in February, the […]
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 […]
Business Round-Up: The government puts the economy at risk with too much energy compensation, warns the central bank governor
Danmarks Nationalbank Governor Signe Krogstrup has warned that the government will put Denmark’s economy in great danger if it pays too much compensation to homeowners who were hit by large energy bills this winter. In a speech to Berlingske, she explained: “If compensation schemes are adopted that are not matched by public savings or higher […]
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 […]
Danske Nyheder Round-Up: The ministry will probably revoke the church’s right to veto wind turbines following a decision in Viborg
At the end of January, the newspaper Information reported how the Danish Lutheran Church has vetoed plans to build wind turbines ten times since 2017. It has the right to object to anything that may interfere with the view from a church, provided it is within 3 km. Niels Vium, the official behind the decision, […]
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 […]
Renewable fuels could replace up to 70% of Russia’s crude oil imports by 2030: eFuel Alliance
The European energy dilemma On the one hand, a secure and affordable energy supply must be guaranteed and, on the other, the energy sector must become environmentally friendly in order to achieve the climate goals set. At present, around 60% of Europe’s energy needs are met by imported fossil fuels and 15% by renewable energy […]
Danish brands stop activities in Russia and Ukraine
Danish brands have stopped their activities in Russia – and also Ukraine. For example, Carlsberg has also closed several of its breweries in Russia, while the painting group Flügger has closed all its operations in the country. In the meantime, the logistics company DSV, like Jysk, has sent all its employees home to Ukraine with […]
Church on an even basis: but some of its views are a bit skewed
Only 8,961 people chose to leave the place Folkekirken, the Danish National Church, in 2021 – the lowest number in 15 years, according to Statistics Denmark. In comparison, 24,728 people in Denmark left the church in 2016. At that time, the church was to blame Atheist Society to make it easier for people to unsubscribe. […]
National round: Two men deny guilt in killing 22-year-old Aalborg woman
Two 36-year-old men from Vendsyssel today deny guilt in the murder of Mia Skadhauge Stevn, a 22-year-old woman who is still missing after getting into a vehicle early Sunday morning in Aalborg. Confirmation of the vehicle’s license plate dramatically led police to the address of one of the suspects yesterday morning. Searches have been made […]
Business Round-Up: Government Refuses to Help Majority of Homeowners Affected by Paralyzing Heat Bills
The government is strongly opposed to a proposal to financially help hundreds of thousands of people in Denmark with huge heating bills – primarily homeowners serviced by gas, where there is no alternative energy supply. Yesterday, the Danish People’s Party and the Conservatives presented a bill that proposes that the government should help the affected […]
Denmark has entered into a major wind energy agreement in the USA
Seems to be a hub Virginia has bold ambitions when it comes to offshore wind- Its 2.6 gigawatt project The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project is due to be completed by 2026. With some of the largest port facilities on the east coast of the United States, the state seeks to become a hub for […]
Danish news overview: The health authority is not waiting for EMA approval to make corona pill available
The National Board of Health is not awaiting approval from The European Medicines Agency approves a new pill which it believes can reduce the symptoms of corona, provided it is taken in good time. The National Board of Health advises anyone who has registered a positive test to contact their doctor. It is important that […]
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 […]
Business Round-Up: Copenhagen Airport positive for the future despite the COVID-19 downturn
Copenhagen Airport continues to expand despite the hardships of the pandemic, and we are optimistic about the future. In recent years, the development of its terminals with better facilities and more space for airlines, customers and passengers has been a continuous process. And if anything, the absence of customers has given the airport more opportunities […]
Business Round-Up: Historically high number of homeowners who pay off mortgages on time
The majority of homeowners paid off their mortgages on time in the second quarter of 2021, when only 0.14 percent, according to Finans Danmark, failed to reach the best payment rate in 14 years. Ane Arnth Jensen, Deputy CEO of Finans Danmark, believes that a marked fall in unemployment may be the reason why more […]
Mishra’s Mishmash: Will Mette Frederiksen succeed in transforming Denmark into the greenest country in the world?
All eyes are on Glasgow. Visit any secondary school in the middle of Copenhagen, and they will all tell you about the ambitious green projects they have imagined and are implementing. At Åbne Gymnasium, for example, they use the terrace at the school to plant herbs. Old company meets new company Teachers are busy preparing […]
Business Round-Up: Economic Experts Encourage Foreign Recruitment to Facilitate Labor Shortages
The acute shortage of labor in Denmark has been linked to Danish Industry as “The largest recruitment crisis in Danish history”. Last month, the government presented the reform ‘Denmark can do more‘. Last week, the government stepped in an agreement with national recruitment associations to strengthen efforts to match the unemployed with job vacancies and […]
Helle Thorning-Schmidt publishes a book on gender and equality
According to the presentation of the book, she does not want to point fingers, but instead gives her opinion on how there can be freedom for everyone and how men and women can move forward together. – When I hear people say that we then have equality in Denmark, and that there is nothing more […]
National Round-Up: Do Danish dogs bite less?
There have been fewer reported dog bites in Denmark this year, which begs the question: will Danish dogs be calmer, or will Danes be less likely to make insurance claims? In 2020, 6,507 dog bites were reported to insurance companies – slightly less than the year before. But according to figures from Forsikringsoplysningen, a total […]
India will learn from green Danish solutions
– We also want to be greener again, says Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. – And in relation to that, we believe that Denmark is a very unique partner, because you have strengths and experiences and a best practice, which is enormously helpful for a country like India at this time in the country’s development, he says. Earlier […]
FACTS: The energy island in the North Sea is Denmark’s largest construction project
In addition, it has been decided that the ownership model must be structured as a public limited company in which the state owns at least 50.1 percent. Below you can learn more about the island, which could be Denmark’s largest construction project: * Energy Island is an artificial island that will be located 80 kilometers […]
Copenhagen 2021: If we could turbine good times!
If you’ve taken a midnight walk near Valbyparken or the Brøndy Strand area late, or more specifically Avedøre Power Station – a plutonium hoist to fire Doc Brown’s DeLorean, perhaps – you may have noticed an unusual color in the sea. No, it is not bioluminescence in the water or the end of ‘The Abyss’, […]
Therapeutic berry picking, independent train and pensions: Finland in the world press
Ranua, a small town in Lapua, is known as the “cloud capital” of Finland and offers visitors the opportunity to look for hard-to-reach and prestigious yellow fruits that are only available in late July and early August. The international media also revealed that Finland intends to test an independent train project that will enable it […]
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 […]
Political agreement shoots DKK 850 million in hydrogen projects
A broad majority in the Folketing has agreed that Denmark will shoot 850 million kroner in a joint European project on the technology Power-to-X. This is stated by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply in a press release. Power-to-X is technology that enables green power from wind turbines and solar cells to be used […]
Political agreement raises DKK 850 million for hydrogen project
A broad majority in the Folketing has agreed that Denmark will shoot 850 million kroner in a joint European project on the technology Power-to-X. This is stated by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply in a press release. Power-to-X is technology that enables green power from wind turbines and solar cells to be used […]
CPC Finland and Prime Capital AG are building a 192 MW wind farm in Kristiinankaupunki
CPC Finland has been developing the Lappfjärd wind farm since 2011. It consists of 39 wind turbines with a total capacity of 250 MW. In the first phase, 31 wind turbines with a total capacity of 192 MW will be built. Construction is scheduled to begin in early fall and the wind farm is scheduled […]
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’ […]
Business Round Up: EU greenlights billion kroner Danish renewable electricity scheme
Looking forward to 2050 The aid scheme was approved on the grounds that it will drive green EU development and encourage energy producers by equalizing the input-output costs of electricity without distorting competition in the internal market. In 2019, the Commission announced a target of no EU greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In April 2021, […]
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 […]
Eiders span legs for green conversion
Shortly before Easter, the Ministry of the Environment confirmed that Smålandsfarvandet was one of the areas that the government had designated for nature protection, and the designation is sent for consultation. European Energy CEO Knud Erik Andersen calls the Ministry of the Environment’s actions “unfortunate”. – Our offshore wind farm covers only two percent of […]
Professionals: Energiø can trigger a double-digit billion deficit
The energy island in the North Sea, which will be the largest construction project in Danish history with a price of DKK 210 billion, could end up with a large double-digit billion deficit. This is the assessment of several professionals according to Finans, which is Jyllands-Posten’s business media. The artificial island will be located 80 […]
Mining company in Greenland rejects criticism: Will make the world greener
But it is not to influence the Greenlanders during the election campaign. This is emphasized by Jørn Skov Nielsen, director of Greenland Minerals. He points out that the company must inform about the project that will extract rare earths. And therefore advertised in the newspapers. – Our project takes up a lot of space and […]
Organizations see energy goals as a gift for Danish exports
– We think it is wise to play ambitiously from the Danish side. Danish companies are strong in both energy efficiency and renewable energy and are ready to contribute. So it is absolutely right to lay out ambitiously. – It has a greater effect on the climate when more people go the same way. In […]
The government will convince the EU of greener energy targets
It writes Berlingske. Denmark will try to gather a majority for a goal that renewable energy should account for 45 percent of the EU’s energy consumption by 2030. At the same time, the government believes that energy efficiency should be increased to 40 percent. This is measured by how good the EU countries are at […]
Stork cubs’ dangerous journey is mapped using GPS
This summer, Danish stork cubs will be equipped with GPS transmitters, so that researchers can follow the birds’ movements when they move towards warmer skies. It must contribute to the solution of a mystery, explains Jess Frederiksen, chairman of the association storkene.dk. – The project aims to learn much more about the traits of Danish […]
Development money for project in China wonders parties
During the spring, a new strategy for the Danish state’s development assistance will be negotiated. On Wednesday, one of the topics for the negotiations will be rolled up for open screen when Minister for Development Aid Flemming Møller Mortensen (S) in a consultation is to explain a number of development projects in China. The consultation […]
New tough environmental requirements – to protect even ordinary animals
There are expected to be new tough environmental requirements for those who, for example, want to cut down forests, build roads. The European Court of Justice considers that Sweden must take much greater account than today of protected animals, plants, fungi and other species, even if they happen to be common. When a forest owner […]
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. […]
Successful golden eagle nests two years in a row
Our large birds of prey fight in the years when there are no sorrel corpses – as this year. Still, the golden eagle pair have succeeded with their nests as they seem to have changed their diet somewhat and found hares and forest birds to feed 41 young in the county, almost as many as […]
Denmark’s electricity has never been greener
Hoping for Power-to-X strategy It was especially growth in wind and solar energy that has transformed electricity in Denmark into a more sustainable product. 2020 was the first time that wind turbines and solar cells produced electricity that covered at least half of Denmark’s energy needs. 17 terawatt-hours (TWh) were generated this year, which is […]
Wine power plant collapsed: “extremely unusual”
A 250 meter high wind turbine collapsed the night before Sunday in Jörn outside Skellefteå. The company behind the power plant will investigate the accident and Anders Riis, communications manager at Vestas, which built the power plant, says that they are now stopping all power plants in the park as a safety measure. – As […]
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 […]
Three people rescued from a sinking motorboat in the Sound
A helicopter from the Armed Forces and one of the police boats on Tuesday afternoon rescued three people from a sinking motorboat in the Sound. The smaller motorboat was at the wind turbines off Copenhagen when it began to sink. The three people on board all wore life jackets. This is stated by the Armed […]
Rescue operation underway: Three on board a sinking boat
A motorboat is about to sink off Copenhagen on Tuesday. The boat is located at the wind turbines off the port of Copenhagen, informs Hovedstadens Beredskab og Forsvaret. There should be three people on board the boat, and according to the reports received by the authorities, they are all wearing life jackets. The defense states […]
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 […]
The Social Democrats warn against too expensive climate efforts
– To reach the goal of the 70 percent, the green transition must be an embracing, broad project. But if in 2030 we have left a lot of people at too great a cost, inequality has increased and jobs have been lost, then it is not a victory. This is what the Social Democrats’ political […]
A: Climate action moves only one decimal place in global climate accounts
– To reach the goal of the 70 percent, the green transition must be an embracing, broad project. But if in 2030 we have left a lot of people at too great a cost, inequality has increased and jobs have been lost, then it is not a victory. This is what the Social Democrats’ political […]
Business Round-Up: Wind in change in India
The Danish wind turbine company Vestas announced a new model yesterday, which it hopes will increase energy production dramatically in India. Conditions with low wind It claims that the new turbine can be used globally, but that it is particularly suitable for areas with “low and ultra-low” wind conditions. India and the United States are […]
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 […]
Fifty dead eagles were found on Gotland in the last five years
Fifty eagles have been found dead on Gotland in the last five years, where most sea eagles have been killed by wind turbines and most golden eagles have died when they flew into power lines. But there are also an unusual number of dead eagles on Gotland that have been shot with hail. “It is […]
Science Round-Up: Eyes jump over fake news headlines faster than real-time research
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Aalborg University reveals that people look at fake news headlines for shorter periods than what would be considered normal. About 55 test participants were given a pseudo-task to rate 108 news headlines and determine which ones were the most recent – without being told […]
