CleanTechnica » Finland 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 Finland Approves 40 MW Offshore Wind Demonstration Project http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/28/finland-approves-40-mw-offshore-wind-demonstration-project/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/28/finland-approves-40-mw-offshore-wind-demonstration-project/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:36:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75557 The Government of Finland has announced the construction of a 40 MW offshore wind project that will serve as a demonstrator to test the validity of offshore wind in the harsh conditions of the North. We don’t normally cover “small-scale” renewable energy development unless there is some defining factor that makes the project special. Normally

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/finland-considers-tax-changes-boost-small-scale-renewable-energy-sector/feed/ 4 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 Fisker Karma To Relaunch (Just 250 “Bugs” To Fix First) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/fisker-karma-relaunch-bugs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/fisker-karma-relaunch-bugs/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:50:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70085 The Wanxiang Group now owns the rights to the Fisker Karma, which it plans to relaunch after fixing some 250 “bugs” found in the original design

Fisker Karma To Relaunch (Just 250 “Bugs” To Fix First) was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/31/fisker-karma-relaunch-bugs/feed/ 4 Helsinki Wants To Go Completely Car-Free By 2025 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/21/helsinki-wants-go-completely-car-free-2025/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/21/helsinki-wants-go-completely-car-free-2025/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:50:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69695 A Finnish student outlined her plans for eliminating private car ownership in Helsinki, the capital of her native country, and the city has embraced it

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/21/helsinki-wants-go-completely-car-free-2025/feed/ 10 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 Wind Power Cuts CO2 Emissions On Close To 1:1 Basis http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/wind-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/wind-power/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 07:50:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66410 Originally published on Energy & Policy Institute. Wind farms reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the overall electrical grid on close to a 1:1 basis. Typical grids produce 800 g of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) per KWh generated by their mixes of fossil, nuclear and renewable generation, and wind energy displaces virtually all of that. It’s difficult to imagine the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/wind-power/feed/ 96 Delaware Fisker Factory Sold To Wanxiang For $18 Million http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/28/delaware-fisker-factory-sold-wanxiang-18-million/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/28/delaware-fisker-factory-sold-wanxiang-18-million/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:04:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64553 Originally published on Gas2. With the purchase of the former GM assembly plant in Delaware, Wanxiang may finally make good on Fisker’s promise to produce cars right here in America. It’s been a bumpy road for Fisker, but things are finally looking up as it seems the automaker has fallen into the hands of the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/28/delaware-fisker-factory-sold-wanxiang-18-million/feed/ 2 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 Top European Countries For 100%-Electric Car Sales & Plug-In Hybrid Electric Car Sales (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/26/top-european-countries-100-electric-car-sales-plug-hybrid-electric-car-sales-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/26/top-european-countries-100-electric-car-sales-plug-hybrid-electric-car-sales-charts/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:00:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63107  Originally published on EV Obsession. I recently wrote a long piece on ABB Conversations regarding electrified vehicle sales in 17 European countries—with a chart for each one. It was a lot of fun and very interesting, but it also made me realize that I never did a ranking of European countries regarding 2013 electrified vehicle

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/26/top-european-countries-100-electric-car-sales-plug-hybrid-electric-car-sales-charts/feed/ 8 Nissan Leaf Sales Sky High In Europe http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/15/nissan-leaf-sales-sky-high-europe/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/15/nissan-leaf-sales-sky-high-europe/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2014 12:30:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62645 The Nissan Leaf may very well be the “Model T” of the electric car world, or at least the Toyota Prius of this fast-growing sector. This post below from EV Obsession highlights a number of hot stats the Leaf has claim to at the moment, mostly focused on European sales. Enjoy! Nissan Leaf Is Kicking

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/15/nissan-leaf-sales-sky-high-europe/feed/ 2 Europe’s Fossil Fuel Exit — 30% Of Fossil Fuel Power Capacity To Close By 2017, UBS Analysts Project http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/04/europes-fossil-fuel-exit-30-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-close-2017-ubs-analysts-project/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/04/europes-fossil-fuel-exit-30-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-close-2017-ubs-analysts-project/#comments Sat, 04 Jan 2014 19:10:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60944 Following up on a Credit Suisse report stating that ~85% of US energy demand growth would come from renewables by 2025, we thought it would be good to take a look at the energy trends in Europe as well. Actually, one of our readers pitched this idea prior to the publishing of that article, and

Europe’s Fossil Fuel Exit — 30% Of Fossil Fuel Power Capacity To Close By 2017, UBS Analysts Project was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/04/europes-fossil-fuel-exit-30-fossil-fuel-power-capacity-close-2017-ubs-analysts-project/feed/ 704 Top 10 Cleantech Cluster Companies http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/30/top-10-cleantech-cluster-companies/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/30/top-10-cleantech-cluster-companies/#comments Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:00:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59583 For a third year in a row, the Top 10 Best of cleantech’s cluster companies were honored at the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) Later Stage Awards Gala. The GCCA’s Global Top 10 Winners represent the best of the association’s nearly 50 member clusters and over 10,000 member companies. The GCCA Global Top 10 Winners were selected by 22 cleantech

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/30/top-10-cleantech-cluster-companies/feed/ 0 Most Sustainable Country In The World — Sweden (Northern Europeans Top The List) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/most-sustainable-country-in-the-world-sweden-northern-europeans-top-the-list/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/most-sustainable-country-in-the-world-sweden-northern-europeans-top-the-list/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:00:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55276 Social governance issues such as carbon emissions, social cohesion, civil liberties, and environmental governance are the focus of a report designed to provide investors with deeper insight into issues that could affect a country’s credit rating. Along with this information are factors not typically considered by traditional sovereign ratings, such as climate change. This report

Most Sustainable Country In The World — Sweden (Northern Europeans Top The List) was originally published on CleanTechnica.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/21/most-sustainable-country-in-the-world-sweden-northern-europeans-top-the-list/feed/ 0 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 World Bank Finds 60 Carbon Pricing Systems In Place Or In Development http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/31/world-bank-finds-60-carbon-pricing-systems-in-place-or-in-development/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/31/world-bank-finds-60-carbon-pricing-systems-in-place-or-in-development/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 22:11:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52365 A World Bank report finds more than 40 national and 20 sub-national government jurisdictions are either implementing or considering carbon pricing mechanisms.

Collectively these systems cover 10 gigatons of annual CO2 emissions - equal to roughly 20% of global emissions

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/31/world-bank-finds-60-carbon-pricing-systems-in-place-or-in-development/feed/ 0 Wind Energy Growing Strong In Cold Climates http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/wind-energy-growing-strong-in-cold-climates/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/wind-energy-growing-strong-in-cold-climates/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52258 This article has been reposted from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland website (image added). Wind energy capacity is growing rapidly in the cold climates of the world. According to the latest forecasts, between 45 and 50 gigawatts of wind energy will be built in cold climates by 2017, which would mean an increase of as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/wind-energy-growing-strong-in-cold-climates/feed/ 1 America Isn’t Always #1 (Future360 Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/america-isnt-always-1-future360-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/23/america-isnt-always-1-future360-video/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:14:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48808 The United States prides itself on being “#1.” Unfortunately, we actually aren’t number one on a long list of things, and we’re pretty far down there on some important indices. In this video and post below, Sarah Backhouse of Future360 runs down a few of the cleantech categories in which we aren’t #1: Operation Cleantech

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