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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Volvo Group To Produce Battery Modules In Ghent By 2025

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:46:21 +0000

Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium, has announced that in 2025 it will start to produce battery modules. So far, the group has been dependent on partners to supply both cells and modules to the group. The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another important step for Volvo Group […]

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IKEA Aims For 1,000 EV Stations in Sweden (& You Don’t Have To Assemble Them)

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:20:42 +0000

One of the good things about the IKEA store near Phoenix, Arizona, is that it’s the kind of store you can end up spending a lot of time in. Now, normally, that’s not a great thing for one’s schedule or one’s wallet, but they help EV drivers make up for this a bit by having […]

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Scania Helps DB Schenker Go Fossil-​Free On Swedish Island Of Gotland

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:50:37 +0000

Climate change is affecting islands everywhere in bad ways. Floods, droughts, water shortages and damage to infrastructure are just some of the problems. The Gotland region in Sweden is trying to counter these effects by working towards a goal of becoming fossil-free in 2040, five years ahead of Sweden’s national deadline. One way they’ve made […]

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Innovation Fund: EU Invests €1.8 Billion in Cleantech Projects

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:20:33 +0000

Today, the EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative cleantech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key […]

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