Sweden

PowerCell Sweden Appoints New CEO

The Board of Directors at PowerCell Sweden has appointed Richard Berkling as its new CEO.

Nuclear Power Plant

Early Restart Agreed for Ringhals 1 after Maintenance Outage

The agreement aims to secure the voltage stability and short-circuit power in the transmission network to handle the operating situation in southern Sweden duri…

Clean emission

Valmet to Supply a Hot Water Plant to Göteborg Energi in Sweden

Valmet will supply a complete hot water plant for the production of district heat to Göteborg Energi AB in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Nuclear Power Plant

Scandinavian Countries Detect Nuclear Particle Emissions from Russia

Nuclear monitoring stations in Sweden have detected radioactive particles suggesting a nuclear incident in Eastern Europe.

Solar Power Plant

Bravida Buys Stake in Finnish Energy Company Savon Aurinkoenergia

Sweden-based company Bravida has acquired a stake in Finnish solar energy company Savon Aurinkoenergia.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Sweden Shutters Last Coal-Fired Generating Plant 2 Years Early

It’s good news when a nation makes plans to rid itself of electricity generated from burning coal. It’s even better news when it does so ahead of schedule.

Thermal Coal

Sweden Exits Coal Two Years Early

The Nordic nation is now the third European country to have waved goodbye to coal for power generation. Another 11 European states have made plans to follow sui…

Austria Becomes Second EU Country to Go Coal-Free – Sweden on Its heels

Austria and Sweden both closed their last operating coal-fired power plants.

Wind Farm

Sweden Puts Online 288-MW Wind Farm

The 288-MW Askaelen wind farm in Sweden, owned by Dutch pension fund manager APG, is now operational.

Wind Farm

Giant Wind Park Starting Up is Another Blow to Nuclear Industry

Sweden’s biggest wind farm began producing power this month, and the region’s nuclear reactors are feeling the heat.

Wind Turbine

SGRE Secures Order for 170m Rotor Onshore Turbine in Sweden

SGRE will be supplying eight units of its SG 5.8-170 wind turbines.

Carbon capture

Captured CO2 and Green Hydrogen to Produce Carbon Neutral Fuel

A new plant in Sweden USES captured carbon dioxide and green hydrogen to produce liquid carbon-neutral fuel.

Energy Storage Project

Azelio Inaugurates Energy Storage Project in Sweden

Swedish thermal energy storage developer Azelio (FRA:4AZ) on Wednesday opened its verification energy storage facility in Amal, Sweden, with an official ceremon…

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Set to Start First Nuclear Plant; Sweden, Germany Shut Units

The first nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reportedly will come online in early 2020.

Microgrid

Sweden’s Summer Sunshine Stored in Hydrogen for the Winter

Renovations to six public housing buildings in the small town of Vårgårda, South West Sweden will allow them to run on renewable energy all year round.