Swedish Mining Group Boliden Is Getting Electric Trucks From Volvo For Underground Mining Operations

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:05:20 +0000

Campus-based operations such as mines are some of the best places for utilizing electric vehicles. The nature of their operations often revolve around regular, repetitive routes at well known times and intervals, making it fairly straightforward when it comes to setting up charging infrastructure onsite and managing fleet charging. It’s safe to say drivers of […]

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3D Battery Imaging Reveals the Secret Real-Time Life of Lithium-Metal Cells

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 23:31:13 +0000

Innovative battery researchers have cracked the code to creating real-time 3D images of the promising but temperamental lithium metal battery as it cycles. A team from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in observing how the lithium metal in the cell behaves as it charges and discharges. The new method may contribute to batteries […]

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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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Permits Issued for Major Finnish Offshore Wind Projects

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 19:05:11 +0000

Ireland’s Simply Blue Energy and Swedish wind developer Eolus Vina AB have been granted a research permit for a major offshore floating wind project sited near Finland in the Bothnian Sea. The location is in the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. The Dec. 30 announcement came the same day that Eolus said it was […]

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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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The 12 Most-Read POWER Global Monitor Articles of 2022

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 22:27:11 +0000

Every month, POWER magazine publishes several articles in its Global Monitor section covering topics important to the electric power generation industry. The articles typically feature interesting updates on progress made at notable projects around the world, big policy changes, or promising research and development (R&D) news. Short notes about major contracts are also touched on […]

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Vattenfall Will Build 1.3-GW Offshore Wind Farm Near Finland

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:48:07 +0000

Vattenfall, the Sweden-based multinational power company, will build and operate Finland’s first gigascale offshore wind farm as part of a joint venture with Finnish state-owned seabed and forest management group Metsähallitus. The project announced Dec. 20 is the 1.3-GW Korsnäs plant in the Bay of Bothnia, which sits between Sweden and Finland in the Baltic […]

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Volvo Embraces The Fully Electric Future With The Reveal Of The 7-Seater EX90

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:38:04 +0000

Swedish automaker Volvo has long been known for its high-quality vehicles, with a focus on safety-first designs. More recently, the automaker embraced the fully electric future with a commitment to sell only full electric vehicles by 2030. As part of the 2030 plan, Volvo will introduce a new fully electric vehicle each year leading up […]

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