The Government of Sweden has decided to permit Markbygden Vind AB to build and run up to 1101 wind turbines of a total height of a maximum of 200 meters in the Markbygden area of Piteå Municipality. Fully built, the wind farm will produce up to 12 TWh of electricity per year, which is four times more than Sweden´s present wind power production and equivalent to the average of what two Ringhals nuclear power reactors (R1 +R2) produced in 2005-08. The Markbygden project is the largest ever wind power project planned in Sweden.
The decision is bound up with the terms necessary to protect public health and the environment, and the interests of the reindeer industry and defence. Full press release in English here.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Innovative Light Management Solutions from USA Looking to Expand in the Nordics
Lutron is a leading manufacturer of lighting controls with more than 10,000 products for both residential and commercial projects. This Pennsylvania company offers products that adjust the intensity of virtually every kind of light, and provide an integrated solution for controlling both natural daylight as well as electrical lighting. Whether you are a homeowner seeking to enhance the appearance or atmosphere of a single room, or a facilities manager looking to enhance employee productivity and comfort while reducing energy-related costs throughout an entire corporate campus, Lutron can offer inexpensive lighting control solutions.
John Niebel, the European Sales Director for Lutron visited Stockholm on March 4 to discuss their sales in the Nordic area and possible cooperation with the US Embassy. The Nordic region is one of Lutron's key markets and the company is eager to be a part of the sustainable urban development in the region. For more information about the products see their Website or contact the Commercial Office at the U.S. Embassy, Stockholm at stockholm.office.box@mail.doc.gov
John Niebel, the European Sales Director for Lutron visited Stockholm on March 4 to discuss their sales in the Nordic area and possible cooperation with the US Embassy. The Nordic region is one of Lutron's key markets and the company is eager to be a part of the sustainable urban development in the region. For more information about the products see their Website or contact the Commercial Office at the U.S. Embassy, Stockholm at stockholm.office.box@mail.doc.gov
Former Fulbright Scholar in Alternative Energy Publishes New Article and Strengthens Georgia Tech-Chalmers Cooperation
Over the past year Professor Art Ragauskas of Georgia Institute of Technology held the first Fulbright Chair in Alternative Energy at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Professor Ragauskas’ research and educational mission was focused on forest biorefinery and during his tenure at Chalmers his research revolved around developing new technologies for the conversion of woody biomass to biofuels. As a part of this Swedish-American collaboration, he partnered with Professor H. Theliander at Chalmers and his research team in the division of Forest Products and Chemical Engineering to identify viable sources of biomass that could be converted to green diesel. An initial portion of these studies was reported in a recent article titled “Characterization of CO2 precipitated Kraft lignin to promote its utilization” featured in Green Chemistry (2010), 12(1), 31-34.
Recently, this article was one of the top ten accessed articles on the web from the online version of Green Chemistry at www.rsc.org/greenchem. A copy of the journal cover highlighting a portion of these studies can be found here.
As a result of the Fulbright sponsored initiative, there is ongoing research between these two teams with future student exchanges between Georgia Institute of Technology and Chalmers Institute of Technology. The studies will be leveraged with future partnerships to accelerate the development of innovative bio-based materials, chemicals, biofuels, and biopower from the forest biorefinery. These activities will have a positive impact on the continuing utilization of forest resources both in Sweden and the USA to address issues of sustainability, energy security and rural economic development.
Last month, Professor Curtis Conner of the University of Massachusetts Amherst became the second person to assume the Fulbright Chair in Alternative Energy at Chalmers. The chair is funded by the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation.
Recently, this article was one of the top ten accessed articles on the web from the online version of Green Chemistry at www.rsc.org/greenchem. A copy of the journal cover highlighting a portion of these studies can be found here.
As a result of the Fulbright sponsored initiative, there is ongoing research between these two teams with future student exchanges between Georgia Institute of Technology and Chalmers Institute of Technology. The studies will be leveraged with future partnerships to accelerate the development of innovative bio-based materials, chemicals, biofuels, and biopower from the forest biorefinery. These activities will have a positive impact on the continuing utilization of forest resources both in Sweden and the USA to address issues of sustainability, energy security and rural economic development.
Last month, Professor Curtis Conner of the University of Massachusetts Amherst became the second person to assume the Fulbright Chair in Alternative Energy at Chalmers. The chair is funded by the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation.
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