The Galatea-Galene wind farm off the coast of Sweden finally got the green light from Nordic developer OX2, who also secured a crucial regional permit. The 1.7GW project of Ingka Group owned by Ikea, now mostly just needs the federal government in Stockholm to approve a final permit. The ambitious project in the Kattegatt Strait, …
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Israel’s newly elected hard-right government announced on Sunday that it has repealed a tax that had been in place for a year and had greatly decreased the usage of single-use plastic plates and utensils. The decision followed resistance to the charge from religious groups who claimed it unfairly targeted their communities. This decision appears to …
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The wind power giant Vestas issued an early warning of a difficult year after reporting dismal 2022 sales hampered by project delays and impairments. Fewer wind turbine installations this year, according to the business, are a result of lengthy regulatory procedures in Europe and sluggish U.S. activity prior to the Inflation Reduction Act’s effects taking …
On February 1, Nissan plans to present a concept electric vehicle. But it looks like the public already saw something similar. The manufacturer released a YouTube video for the Max-Out, which was first unveiled in late November 2021. It will go live the following week. Nissan claims that its next EV will demonstrate what occurs …
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Amina Mohammed, the deputy secretary-general of the UN, stated on Thursday that the only path to lasting peace is via sustainable development. The path to enduring peace, to the peace that withstands the crises of our time, is the only one, she stressed. Mohammed spoke during a UN Security Council open discussion on investing in …
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In an effort to increase domestic production of biofuels and help the Biden administration reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will announce more than $100 million in funding on Thursday, the department told the media. In order to speed up the manufacturing of biofuels, which may be made from …
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At the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, AWS Ocean Energy announced very positive findings from the current stage of sea trials of wave energy systems. At EMEC’s Scapa Flow test site, the Waveswing wave energy converter recorded average power above 10kW and peaks over 80kW during a period of moderate wave conditions, constituting …
And now, something completely different: Wave energy systems work beyond expectations Read More »
In his address to the shareholders after the vote to approve the delisting of the firm, Christian Bruch, the former executive chairman of the board of directors of Siemens Gamesa, cautioned that the European wind sector is in an uncertain condition. The wind industry suffers significant financial difficulties despite significant expenditures into renewable energy, according …
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On Tuesday, the country’s largest manufacturers’ organization said that Spain’s auto sector urgently needs a makeover to catch up to its European counterparts, and speed up its vehicle electrification process as automakers fight to recover from a pandemic-induced slump. Following the global COVID-19 illness outbreak in 2020, supply chain bottlenecks, temporary factory closures, and semiconductor …
Finland is at the forefront of the transition to renewable energy sources. The country has set ambitious goals to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and is making significant progress toward achieving them. The Finnish government has implemented a range of policies to address climate change and reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. One of …
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