The Lego parent company Kirkbi A/S is investing about $539 million for a 32 percent stake in a wind farm project off the German coast, as it aims for a goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2020. Dong Energy will build Borkum Riffgrund 1, a 277 MW wind farm consisting of 77 3.6 MW turbines from Siemens Wind Power. Work on the Lego project will begin in 2013, with the farm supplying some power by 2014, and completion scheduled in 2015. The contract calls for the right to generate power for the next 25 years. So far, it is the largest renewable energy investment by a Danish company, the Lego Group said. Source: Environmental Leader

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APRIL

Building ports from recycled materials

A Swedish-Norwegian consortium established a EUREKA project to treat polluted sediments and other dredged material. The project included 3 steps. The first step was to compare the alternatives for handling sediments, than tests identified the most suitable binder. The final step translated the results into a report and guidelines for port authorities, The pilot study at the Swedish port of Oxelösund, has been conducted.The results were impressive. STABCON has already translated into new contracts for the participants. More information HERE

Nordic companies make waste management smarter

Two companies – Swedish Maingate, and Finnish Europress are working together to equip Europress waste-collection containers with sensors that transmit a signal when they are nearly full and ready for collection. The containers are typically found at supermarkets and shopping centres, where they store huge amounts of cardboard waste. They are more than just bins – they are machines that compact the cardboard so it takes up as little space as possible. The travel that can be avoided so it moght help in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in road transport through more efficient logistics as well as more efficient vehicles. More information HERE

JANUARY

The world's largest turbine blade

The white rotating wind turbines have become something of a trademark of the Danish environmental industry. Vestas Denmark is the biggest producer of wind turbines, having around 12,5% of market share. Another Danish company, LM Glassfiber has produced the largest turbine blade - huge LM 61.5. The LM 61.5 is as the name suggests 61.5 meters long, and a rotor equipped with three of these can produce up to 5MW a year. 5MW is enough to power 5000 European households, and when produced by wind power can help save CO2 emissions corresponding to 180 000 tons. The LM 61.5 represent a huge leap in turbine technology; no more than 25 years ago the maximum diameter of the largest wind turbines was just 15 meters, producing 50KW of electricity. 
Source: Nordic Energy Solutions
 

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