Big EV Fast Charging News from Denmark & Sweden

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:57:10 +0000

Electric vehicle adoption is jumping in countries around the world, but perhaps no more quickly than in Europe’s wealthier northerly nations. Along with higher EV sales comes the need for more EV charging, and we’ve got some more good news in that regard here again. Denmark’s electric vehicle uptake has been growing strong — great […]

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XPeng Enters 4 European Countries

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 04:40:41 +0000

One of the most exciting car companies in the world — from my perspective — is the Chinese “smart EV” startup XPeng. It’s been around for a few years, so it may seem like a veteran in some regards in this fast-growing and fast-changing market, but it’s very much a nascent company trying to scale […]

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Another Year, Another Record In Denmark’s Renewable Energy Progress

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 16:30:17 +0000

Over the past 40 years, Denmark has integrated 7 GW of wind and PV solar capacity into the electric grid. The fresh numbers from 2022 show that the country’s electricity needs are now covered by 60% renewables. In just 8 years from now, that figure will quadruple. That is a huge task that puts pressure […]

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Vestas’ Year-End Deals Include Wind Projects in U.S., Brazil, Ireland

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:13:21 +0000

Major wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced several deals as the company ends 2022, including what the Danish company calls the largest wind project in Latin America, along with a U.S. onshore wind repowering project. The announcements come as the wind power industry continues to be challenged by several factors, including equipment supply chain along […]

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Vestas’ Year-End Deals Include Wind Projects in U.S., Brazil, Ireland

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:13:21 +0000

Major wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced several deals as the company ends 2022, including what the Danish company calls the largest wind project in Latin America, along with a U.S. onshore wind repowering project. The announcements come as the wind power industry continues to be challenged by several factors, including equipment supply chain along […]

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Denmark’s Potential Role In Nordic Hyperloop Solutions

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 18:00:38 +0000

Jesper Østergaard of 4-Leaf consulting in Denmark, whom I have talked sustainable transport with occasionally, has started focusing on how the Hyperloop technology could be applicable for Denmark and connecting Copenhagen better to the capitals in the Nordics and with continental Europe. The idea came to him at a point where the discussion of the […]

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VikingBus Orders 31 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Buses As Long-Distance Runners In Denmark

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:00:56 +0000

Mercedes-Benz eCitaroVikingbus, a Danish bus company, has ordered 31 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro all-electric vehicles. These are to be primarily operated in the municipality of Køge, a port city located south of the Danish capital Copenhagen in the east of the island of Sjӕlland. The city buses are scheduled to enter service at the turn of 2023/2024. Daimler […]

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Vattenfall Delivers 32 Fast Chargers To Tide Bus In Denmark

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:54:10 +0000

Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat, has delivered 32 fast chargers to Tide Bus in Denmark’s fifth-largest city, Vejle. This marks Vattenfall’s first Power-as-a-Service project for passenger transport. Tide Bus, which is one of Denmark’s largest bus companies, is operating its electric buses all through the Danish city of […]

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Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Breaks 24-Hour Output Record

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 21:50:12 +0000

Siemens Gamesa wind turbineSiemens Gamesa set a fresh record in wind generation this week. Specifically, a Siemens SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine prototype set the record. The turbine has produced 359 megawatt-hours within a 24-hour time period — “the most power one turbine has ever produced over this duration and enough energy to drive 1.8 million km […]

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First Serious Grid-Scale Battery Connected In Denmark At Vestas Headquarters

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:00:29 +0000

The local news outlet TV2 Østjylland reports that at the Vestas headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark, the country’s largest grid battery has been deployed, and it’s about time. Denmark is known in the world for being a first mover in renewable energy, and every day for more than 10 years I have passed the wind turbine […]

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