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Be part of something that will change the World
Flexens has identified the opportunity to develop and build a full society scale energy system based on renewables on Åland – an island with ideal wind and solar conditions, an ambitious climate- and energy strategy as well as a population dedicated to sustainability. Flexens aim to become a world leading project development company for…
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How much storage does the ”Energiewende” need?
This blog post tries to assess the storage need in a highly industrialized country like Germany and find out what is the place of flexible demand, which is one of the central topics of BCDC Digital Team, in the big picture. A lot Since storage is one of the central themes when people are…
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St1’s clean energy solution wins the 2017 Finnish Clean Energy Solution Competition
The Finnish Clean Energy Solution Competition was arranged for the first time in 2017, attracting plenty of interest by a large number of high-quality projects and companies. The jury awarded first prize to St1 Lähienergia Oy, with housing company As Oy Tampereen Pohjolankatu 18-20 with utilities company Tampereen Sähkölaitos receiving a commendation for its two-way…
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Improving the solar production forecast
Leading energy companies are investing in large solar power plants worldwide. Even private households are more and more setting up their own solar panels, adjusting to the ecological mindfulness society, which comes with economical benefits. The need of accurately predicted power production is critical for organizing how, where and when, to use the produced solar…
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5 myths about renewable energy
The effort to switch from fossil fuels to clean and sustainable energy is an enormous effort and very intricate in all it details. Unsurprisingly this can lead to some misunderstandings and myths. Here are some of them. This blog was produced as part of the BCDC energy -project. Too many wind and solar farms put are…
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Making communication networks greener: Your funny cat video is 100% delivered from your neighborhood
How can communication networks, e.g., Internet and mobile networks, save energy or go greener as we humanbeings try to do? For example, can we have signs everywhere reading as “Please turn off the Base Stations when leaving” or “Your funny cat video is 100% delivered from your neighborhood”? Well, the answer is yes, but how it works…
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Inventory management, efficiency and electricity – for non-technical people
Let me start by presenting a simple example. Consider that I live with my family in a small farm with few chickens that produce eggs, which are pretty much for our own self-consumption. The main reason we decide to do so is that we would like to be 100% sure that our eggs come from…
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Renewable energy crowdfunding conference 2015: What did we learn?
For the second consecutive year SolarPlaza had gathered members of renewable energy crowdfunding industry in London. Being a new and fresh industry, significant developments and leaps forward happen incredibly quickly. The top subjects, coming up various times during the conference day, were a lot different than only a year ago. These are the three takeaways…
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Uusiutuva, energinen Suomi 100 vuotta
Lähienergialiitto on mukana Suomi 100 -juhlavuodessa. Uusiutuva, energinen Suomi 100 vuotta -kampanja haastaa suomalaiset energian käyttäjät yrityksistä perheisiin ja taloyhtiöistä julkisiin toimijoihin lisäämään uusiutuvan energian käyttöä ja ottamaan käyttöön energiatehokkuutta parantavia ratkaisuja. Tavoitteena on, että Suomen 100-vuotispäivään mennessä uusiutuva energia ohittaa fossiilisen energian Suomen tärkeimpänä energialähteenä. Lähienergialiitto ja sen jäsenet järjestävät tapahtumia, osallistuvat tilaisuuksiin, […]