Denmark presses ahead with £25bn artificial wind energy island
A new agreement between Danish political parties has cleared the way for the creation of a massive clean energy hub in the North Sea. The £25bn artificial “energy island” is set to be the largest construction project in Danish history and will sit 50 miles off the Danish...
Sweden waves goodbye to coal energy two years earlier than planned.
Stockholm Exergi, Swedens leading energy company, has announced the closure of KVV6 in Hjorthagen, eastern Stockholm. The permanent closure marks the last of Swedens coal-fired co-generation power plants. The Scandinavian country was on track to rid itself of coal by 2022 but the early closure means it is...
No wind up. Europe could use onshore wind capacity to smash global energy demand
A study from the University of Sussex has revealed that Europe has the capacity to produce more than 100 times the amount of energy it currently produces through onshore windfarms. The new analysis from the University of Sussex and Aarhus University looked at all suitable sites for onshore...