CleanTechnica » Estonia http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 14 European Union Member States Will Miss 2020 Targets http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/14-european-union-member-states-will-miss-2020-targets/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/14-european-union-member-states-will-miss-2020-targets/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:30:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73064 A new report from the European Commission has found that 14 European Union member states will fail to meet their 20% renewable energy target by 2020 based on current progress. The EU Tracking Roadmap released by the Keep on Track! monitoring body warned that Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/14-european-union-member-states-will-miss-2020-targets/feed/ 17 Old World Adopting Technology To Improve Services, Cut Consumption, & Save Cash http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/old-world-adopting-technology-impprove-services-cut-consumption-save-cash/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/old-world-adopting-technology-impprove-services-cut-consumption-save-cash/#comments Tue, 13 May 2014 08:50:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66601 Originally published on ABB Conversations. By John-Philip Miller From Barcelona’s intelligent trash cans to Tallinn’s electric cars, European cities are adopting tech to improve services, cut consumption and save cash. Europe may be the Old World, but it seems the continent’s most-storied cities are ahead of the New World – namely, North America – in adopting

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/13/old-world-adopting-technology-impprove-services-cut-consumption-save-cash/feed/ 1 EV Market Share of European Countries (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/16/norway-ev-market-share-vs-france-ev-market-share-chart/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/16/norway-ev-market-share-vs-france-ev-market-share-chart/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:05:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63263 I recently figured out electric vehicle market share for 17 European countries, the US, and Japan for an ABB Conversations article I wrote (full disclosure: I am compensated by ABB for articles written on that site). The results are very interesting, in my opinion, so I figured I’d drop the charts in here as well.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/16/norway-ev-market-share-vs-france-ev-market-share-chart/feed/ 5 3 EU Countries Have Already Hit Their 2020 Renewable Energy Goals — You’ll Never Guess Them http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/13/3-eu-countries-already-hit-2020-renewable-energy-goals-youll-never-guess/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/13/3-eu-countries-already-hit-2020-renewable-energy-goals-youll-never-guess/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:58:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63839 You might get one or two, but unless you’ve already read this story elsewhere, I’d bet plenty of cash that you can’t guess all three EU countries that have already hit their 2020 renewable energy targets. Countries that have yet to hit their targets include Germany, the UK (it’s far off), Spain, Portugal, and Denmark

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/13/3-eu-countries-already-hit-2020-renewable-energy-goals-youll-never-guess/feed/ 21 Europe EV Policy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/21/europe-ev-policy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/21/europe-ev-policy/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:10:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61499 I recently had the opportunity to chat with Olivier Onidi, Director of Innovative & Sustainable Mobility in the European Commission, about EU electric vehicle (EV) policy. He had some interesting things to say regarding overall EU policy as well as some country-specific policies. Here is a video of that interview: Estonia is indeed a strong EV leader,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/21/europe-ev-policy/feed/ 3 Carbon Markets Cut Emissions 17x Cheaper Than Subsidies http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/oecd-carbon-markets-cut-emissions-17x-cheaper-subsidies/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/oecd-carbon-markets-cut-emissions-17x-cheaper-subsidies/#comments Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:03:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57584 Markets reduce greenhouse gas emissions nearly 17 times cheaper than paying power generators renewable energy subsidies, according to new analysis of 15 nations by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/09/oecd-carbon-markets-cut-emissions-17x-cheaper-subsidies/feed/ 7 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power Countries Per Capita & Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:50:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53146 –> Update: Also see the new top solar power countries vs top US solar states rankings. Following up on my top solar power state rankings, below are rankings of the top solar power countries per capita and per GDP. These solar power by country rankings are key to seeing who the solar power leaders are in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/feed/ 25 33 Top Electric Vehicle Stories Of 2013 (So Far) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/33-top-electric-vehicle-stories-of-2013-so-far/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/33-top-electric-vehicle-stories-of-2013-so-far/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 21:01:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52251 This article was originally published on CleanTechnica sister site Planetsave. First, two fun videos to get us rolling: We’re trying to get more electric vehicle (EV) stories going on Planetsave. To catch readers up, below is a roundup of the 33 top EV stories of 2013 so far (according to me). To keep an eye

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/33-top-electric-vehicle-stories-of-2013-so-far/feed/ 5 Estonia Is 1st Country In The World To Install Nationwide System Of Fast Chargers For EVs http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/estonia-is-1st-country-in-the-world-to-install-nationwide-system-of-fast-chargers-for-evs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/estonia-is-1st-country-in-the-world-to-install-nationwide-system-of-fast-chargers-for-evs/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:10:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48799 This article was originally published on EV Obsession. The first nationwide system of fast charging stations for electric vehicles has now been completed in Estonia. The nationwide system was installed in order to speed the adoption of EVs in the country, and to help reduce the country’s carbon emissions. The system consists of 165 fast

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/estonia-is-1st-country-in-the-world-to-install-nationwide-system-of-fast-chargers-for-evs/feed/ 7 Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV Travels the World http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/02/mitsubishis-i-miev-travels-the-world/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/02/mitsubishis-i-miev-travels-the-world/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:20:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31853 Mitsubishi is supplying a number of its supercute i-MiEVs to Estonia as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/02/mitsubishis-i-miev-travels-the-world/feed/ 5 Installed Wind Power Capacity per Capita (Country Comparisons) http://cleantechnica.com/2011/04/11/installed-wind-power-capacity-per-capita-country-comparisons/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/04/11/installed-wind-power-capacity-per-capita-country-comparisons/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=25604 Yes, following up on my posts looking at total installed wind power capacit, wind power growth, and wind power capacity relative to GDP, here's one on wind power capacity related to population. I think this is very useful information for comparing which countries are true wind power leaders

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