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Swedish officials and key energy figures exchange experiences in the development of offshore wind farms(07/07/2011)
Last month, a delegation of government officials and politicians from Sweden have spent two days with key energy figures in East Anglia to discuss the social acceptance of offshore wind farms. Swedish delegates attended a special conference hosted by Peter Aldous, MP for Waveney, at OrbisEnergy. The visit was organised as part of the EU- funded POWER Cluster project. Delegates heard about the opportunities off the East Anglian coast and how th... [more]
Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables to develop major offshore wind farm off the east coast of England(11/01/2010)
Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have been awarded the rights to develop a major offshore wind farm off the east coast of England in the North Sea. Fully utilised, it has potential to meet the equivalent electricity needs of more than four million homes annually. The award was made as part of The Crown Estate’s Round 3 offshore wind farm programme following 12 months of initial assessments of the zone’s potential by Vattenfall and Scot... [more]
Environmental issue is at the top of Volvo Cars product development agenda(08/06/2009)
There are many benefits to plug-in electrical hybrids: carbon dioxide emissions are far lower and with an electric motor offering higher power, the car's performance is also far better. Being able to offer a truly attractive car that does not compromise on the other important properties that the customer wants is an absolute precondition for the market to shift towards more environmentally sustainable alternatives that really do make a difference... [more]
Vattenfall and Volvo partner to introduce plug-in hybrid cars(02/06/2009)
Electricity is very well-suited as a power source for cars. An electric motor has a high efficiency rating and consumes roughly one-fifth the energy needed to power an engine that runs on fossil fuels. The purchase price of the plug-in hybrids will be higher than that of cars with conventional technology. Batteries are still expensive but with the car running on electricity, its fuel costs will be cut to roughly one-third compared with diesel pow... [more]
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