Iceland’s wind power working group calls for input from public, municipalities
The working group formed in Iceland to examine the integration of wind power into its grid, is calling for comment
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Finnish Lapland municipality estimated to have lowered emissions by 121 percent
For the first time, comparable data ranks greenhouse gas emissions for all Finnish municipalities. According to figures released by the
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Renewable energy must be community tailored, Arctic conference hears
As communities across the polar region of North America work to get off diesel, renewable energy projects must be tailored
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Sweden’s small wind farms reducing energy production
Small Swedish wind farms have been reducing the amount of energy they are producing because to do more would be
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Higher demand drove Finland’s electricity prices up in 2018
Last summer’s hot arid weather dried up hydroelectric power generation in the Nordic region, causing wholesale prices to spike by
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Finland’s power prices dropped as wind turbines were fed by winter storm
Record-strong winds pushed the price of electricity down early Wednesday as they kept wind turbines spinning during a major winter storm.
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Finland could halve emissions by 2030 while saving money: study
Finland could reduce greenhouse gas emissions more sharply over the next decade than so far projected, according to a report
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Businesses in south-east Finland learn to cope with military ban on wind turbines
In south-east Finland, five wind turbines on the coast of the Gulf of Finland churn out electricity for regional utility
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Longread – The quest to turn Norway’s Arctic coast into Northern Europe’s wind power hub
The big winds that come in from the Barents Sea carry flush green power and profits. But developers are held
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Finland’s wind power sector is booming
Last year, 153 new turbines were installed in the country, according to the Finnish Wind Power Association. Some 700 turbines
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Arctic Canadian town learns lessons from Alaskan wind farm
As Inuvik, Northwest Territories, looks to harness the power of wind energy in order to reduce its reliance on diesel,
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Power company to build first non-subsidised wind farm in Finland
Wind power company TuuliWatti is building a five-turbine wind power park in the municipality of Ii on the Bay of
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Finnish company to launch wind-propelled cruise ship
Viking Line’s flagship cruise liner Grace has received an upgrade this week. On Tuesday ship workers in Turku installed a
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Arctic winds: construction start for Europe’s biggest wind park
The first 60 turbines will be built this year. When the Markbygden project is completed, presumably by year 2021, up
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Wind power poses no health risk, yet symptoms persist in Finland : researchers
No concrete evidence has been found connecting wind turbines with illnesses or health problems, but complaints about symptoms crop up
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