Finland’s president pledges to cut carbon footprint
Like hundreds of other Finns, President Sauli Niinistö has signed an online pledge to take steps to reduce his personal
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New Alaska rules may help renewable energy projects
New rules could make it possible to develop more renewable energy in Alaska, by making it easier for independent projects to
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Finland storm knocks out mobile networks
This weekend’s power cuts in Finland, caused by heavy wet snow on power lines, have also caused severe disruption to
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Controversy over street lighting in Finnish town
Municipalities in Finland have been turning off street lights at night in order to save money. In the town of
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Will Sweden be able to produce enough energy in the future?
This last spring and summer Sweden’s energy companies announced that four of ten nuclear reactors could need to be decommissioned,
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Solar power prospects good in Finland despite rainy summer
Despite this summer’s cloudy weather, the amount of solar energy produced this year in Finland is about the same as
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Japan wants wind power from Arctic Norway
The Japanese market eyes opportunities for import of clean energy from Finnmark. Japan is interested in having long-term connections with
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Earth Hour doesn’t move the needle on Finland’s electricity grid
Several Finnish landmarks turned the lights out on Saturday night to mark the WWF’s Earth Hour event to highlight climate
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Energy consumption at 30-year low in Sweden
Warm weather and a weak European economy brought a dip in Swedish electric energy use in 2014. Energy-consumption levels have
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Thousands of households lose power in eastern Finland
A swing from frigid to warmer temperatures coupled with heavy snowfall plunged as many as 20,000 households in eastern Finland
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Police in Finland slam Seinäjoki council for “dangerous” street blackouts
Authorities in the Ostrobothnian town have begun switching off streetlights overnight to save money, in a move that police say
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Money crunch sees weekday blackouts in Oulu, Finland
The city of Oulu has pulled another weapon out of its cost-cutting arsenal: officials have decided turn off street lighting
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Lower electricity bills for Swedes
Swedes may receive lower household bills in the future following a government decision to introduce tighter rules for electricity companies.
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Another storm leaves people without power in Sweden’s North
Another storm has come in over northern Sweden, where several thousand households are without electricity, Swedish Radio News reports. Some
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