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Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently without platinum finds Chalmers University of Technology

Thursday, 08 January 2026 Robin Whitlock A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology , Sweden, have presented a new way to produce hydrogen gas without the scarce and expensive metal platinum, using sunlight, water and tiny particles ...

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EIB loan to Holmen will help expand onshore wind installations in Northern Sweden

Monday, 03 November 2025 Robin Whitlock The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending 1.1 billion Swedish kronor (around 100 million euros) to forest-industry group Holmen to expand its renewable energy generation in the form of an ongoing expansion ...

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SETDEPLOY launches to accelerate bioenergy and renewable fuels across Europe

Friday, 31 October 2025 Robin Whitlock

The Horizon Europe project SETDEPLOY was officially established in September to support the implementation of the EU’s Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan in bioenergy and renewable fuels.

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PowerCell secures breakthrough contract to equip world’s first hydrogen-powered bulk carriers

Thursday, 02 October 2025 Robin Whitlock Supplier of hydrogen fuel cells for the marine market, PowerCell, has secured a contract worth just over 40 million Swedish Krona (SEK) to supply the fuel cell systems for two hydrogen-powered bulk carriers. ...

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BayWa r.e. selected to develop 1.2 GW of onshore wind energy in Sweden

Monday, 23 June 2025 Robin Whitlock BayWa r.e. has been commissioned by Stora Enso, a leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, and wooden construction and a private forest owner, to jointly develop several onshore ...

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Renewable Power Capital and Danske Commodities sign agreement for 300 MW wind

Tuesday, 20 May 2025 Robin Whitlock Energy trading company Danske Commodities has announced it has signed a balancing agreement with renewable energy company Renewable Power Capital for two Swedish wind farms with a combined capacity of ...

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BW ESS and Nordea Bank sign largest ever battery storage financing in the Nordics

Monday, 28 April 2025 Robin Whitlock BW ESS has secured a SEK 628 million green loan agreement with Nordea Bank for its 211MW/211MWh portfolio of operational battery storage assets in Sweden, owned in partnership with Ingrid Capacity. ...

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Locus Energy agrees long-term PPA with Flower for 180 GWh of Swedish wind power

Wednesday, 02 April 2025 Robin Whitlock SEB Nordic Energy’s portfolio company, Locus Energy, has entered a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Swedish flexibility trader and optimiser Flower, covering approximately 180 GWh per annum ...

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One of Sweden’s first hybrid solar farms unveiled in Halmstad

Thursday, 27 February 2025 Robin Whitlock

The newly developed solar farm in Halmstad will generate over 7,000 MWh of clean electricity annually, supported by battery energy storage.

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Lhyfe secures grant of around €11 million for a second 10 MW production site in Sweden

Friday, 31 January 2025 Robin Whitlock Specialists in green and renewable hydrogen, Lhyfe, has announced funding of around 11 million euros from the investment programme Klimatklivet, which supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection ...