Following up on my “Top Wind Power Countries In The World Per Capita” rankings and article, below are “Top Wind Power Countries In The World Per GDP” rankings for total installed wind power at the end of 2012 as well as newly installed wind power during the year 2012. Top … [continued]
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently published its final update of 2012 global wind power installation numbers. As such, I am now able to update my “Top Wind Power Countries” lists. If you’ve been a CleanTechnica reader for awhile, you know that I’m all about looking at relative rankings … [continued]
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.
This post first appeared on Fuel Freedom By Zana Nesheiwat Famous for Volvo, Ikea and Absolut Vodka, Sweden is now on a new pursuit to become the first completely oil-free economy in the world by 2020. The oil crisis in the early 1970s forced Sweden to embark on a quest … [continued]
Mushrooms are one of the most powerful items in the Super Mario video game franchise, providing extra lives and making characters stronger. So wouldn’t it be great if real-life mushrooms could help the fight against climate change?
Fortunately, a new study suggests mushrooms might be a natural key to removing large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and safely storing it in forests.
Think Sweden’s too far north to be bike friendly? Think again. Here’s a new video featuring the quite bike-friendly Malmö, Sweden: Reposted from Bikocity.
Wind power keeps growing fast, very fast. According to data just released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), nearly 45 gigawatts (GW) of wind power capacity were added across the globe in 2012. That includes a record 12.6 GW of new capacity in the US, 5.3 GW of which … [continued]
One of the world’s lowest-carbon economies belongs to Sweden, who are seeking to achieve a fossil-fuel-independent vehicle fleet by 2030 and no net greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. Bold golds in an era where bold is the only way we’re going to see real lasting change. The International Energy Agency (IEA) … [continued]
New research has shown that nanowires have the potential to drastically improve solar cell efficiency and cost, which leaves us with just one question: what is a nanowire? Thankfully, the scientists from Lund University in Sweden helped us out a little with that question: nanowires are made of the semiconductor … [continued]
Global power & automation technology leader ABB has won a contract worth $130 million to supply a new underwater power transmission link between Finnish mainland and Åland. The link will be 158 kilometres long and will have a capacity to transit 100 MW of electricity. Åland, an autonomous province … [continued]
