Speaking at the Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Reset Summit 2021 on 25 May, Singapore’s Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong said that Singapore and Sweden can help each other in sustainable-related businesses. The Hybrid event was the 3rd edition of the Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit by Team Sweden and this year the event focused on […]
Bitcoin’s green haven is running out of energy
Iceland, Sweden and Norway have been popular mining locations because of an abundance of geothermal, hydro and wind power. The Nordic region is losing its edge in green Bitcoin mining, just as the industry faces growing scrutiny for its carbon emissions and everyone from Elon Musk to mom-and-pop investors pile in. Iceland, Sweden and Norway […]
Sweden and Vietnam cooperate in renewable energy
Sweden and Vietnam have expanded the two nations’ long-standing energy cooperation from hydropower to safe and sustainable energy development. According to Cong Thuong (Industry and Trade) newspaper, Ann Måwe, Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam said in an interview that the Swedish side and Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade have regularly held seminars to offer chances […]
German automaker BMW ramps up electric vehicle offerings
BMW declined, however, to follow General Motors and other automakers who have said their goal is to phase out internal combustion passenger vehicles by a specific date FRANKFURT, Germany : German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales […]
New €2.5B Green Hydrogen Steel Venture Unveiled
The funding will develop a new low-carbon steel manufacturer in Sweden, creating 10,000 jobs. A new “green steel” venture in Sweden has been launched with bold plans to start production as early as 2024. The H2 Green Steel initiative will then scale up to 5 million tons per year of green steel production. It would […]
Environmentalists up in arms against balloon test flight in Sweden for solar geoengineering experiment
A balloon test flight in Sweden ahead of solar geoengineering experiment to reverse global warming with artificial volcanic eruptions in stratosphere and cool the surface of Earth has met with strong opposition from green groups around the world A forward-looking though bizarre scientific balloon experiment in Sweden to change the course of nature has triggered […]
India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme 2020 on “Smart Grid”
India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme 2020 on “Smart Grid” For more information please see below link: Department of Science & Technology (DST) India and Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) Sweden, invite proposals in collaborative industrial research and development projects in the area of Smart Grid. The call includes applied R&D projects focused on co-development […]
IEEFA update: Who would still fund a new coal power plant in India?
Coal power generation has worn 100% of the COVID-19 power demand drop The coronavirus pandemic and national lockdown has highlighted the growing financial risks to India’s coal-fired power plant sector, a technology being superseded by international finance investing in new, cheaper, and cleaner renewable energy, finds a new IEEFA briefing note out today. Entitled Who […]
Spain and Sweden are Europe’s cheapest markets for PPA: BNEF report
Spain and Sweden have the cheapest power purchase agreement (PPA) prices in Europe for wind and solar energy, according to data from Bloomberg NEF’s (BNEF) 1H 2020 European Corporate PPA Price Survey. Sweden, with prices set around €30.50/MWh, is the cheapest market for onshore wind corporate PPAs. In the solar market, Spain is the cheapest, […]
Landis+Gyr secures major contract with E.ON in Sweden
Landis+Gyr to deliver second wave Swedish smart meter rollout ZUG, Switzerland : Landis+Gyr (Swiss: LAND.SW), a global leader in transforming the way energy is managed, will deliver its Gridstream® Connect solution for one million metering points to E.ON in Sweden. With the contract, E.ON transitions to second generation smart metering technology for excelling customer service […]