As the need to transition to renewable energy is increasing, wind power installations are increasing too. In 2021, wind electricity generation increased by 17 % worldwide, and China, the US and Brazil increased the most in wind generation. The increased interest means increased pressure on using fossil materials such as iron and steel, which has a big environmental footprint.
The European Union has put forward a cleantech industrial plan to keep up in the race with China and the United States for a green industry transition. The Green Deal Industrial Plan will make it easier to push through subsidies for green industries and work towards the goal set by the EU to become climate-neutral by 2050.
The maritime sector uses 300 million tonnes of fossil fuels every year, and a sustainable transition is urgent to decrease the impact on the environment from the sector. Liquid Wind, a company that produces eMethanol, says that the solution can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 90 %. Now, Liquid Wind is building its third facility in the North of Sweden.
Swedish state-owned Vattenfall is building what will be the world’s biggest offshore wind power park in the Netherlands. When finished, the installed capacity will be 1,5 gigawatts – the same as Sweden’s biggest nuclear power reactor.
Imagine a world where you can shop sustainably because the new clothes you buy used to be another piece of clothing. The Swedish company Renewcell has created a product that enables just that. The company’s goal is to recycle 1,4 billion t-shirts per year by 2030.
As the demand for e-commerce and home deliveries has increased, the need for last-mile delivery solutions has grown. Now, CAKE and Volta Trucks have teamed up to provide integrated, electric deliveries to H&M customers. First up is a pilot test in Paris, which will start in February 2023.
By 2030, car traffic in Stockholm should decrease by 30 %, compared to 2017 levels. The first step is a zone in the central parts of Stockholm, where only electric cars and some gas cars will be allowed.
Linde Energi is building Sweden's first large-scale solar park that combines electricity production with agriculture. The construction is Sweden's first large-scale solar park of its kind and probably the largest in the Nordics.
Scientists at RISE (research institutes of Sweden) have developed a paper battery that in the future can be used to store renewable energy. The battery, which can be built into walls, can potentially make buildings self-sufficient in energy, as well as be used as insulation.
Electricity system 1.0 maintained a clear distinction between producer and consumer. Now we are entering into version 2.0, in which many are both micro-producers and consumers at the same time, placing great demands on the electricity grid. Could energy storage in the form of recycled EV batteries be part of the solution?
Tractors, milking machines and mechanized combine harvesters–innovative technologies that transformed small-scale farming into large-scale agribusinesses. Now we are on the cusp of another technological revolution, this time one that will both increase efficiency and reduce the environmental impacts of food production.
