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Vattenfall AB Products
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Wind Power
Wind power has no fuel costs, no emissions of CO2 and is the fastest growing source of energy in the EU. From 2000 to 2012, installed wind power capacity increased by a yearly 11.6 per cent and accounted for 39 per cent of total newly-installed electricity generation capacity. In 2011, wind power produced 6.3 per cent of the EU's total electricity generation. In the last 15 years, wind power has moved from a technology that attracted only a few investors ...
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Biomass
Biomass is a renewable energy source, and can be anything from energy crops to agricultural or forestry residues and waste. It is currently the largest form of renewable energy in Europe. Biomass has been used as fuel for tens of thousands of years. Development of biomass applications has made great strides in recent decades. There are now a variety of methods for converting biomass into heat and electricity, from pellets for household heating to ...
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Hydropower
Hydro power harnesses the energy present in the movement of water, and is by far the leading renewable energy source in the EU. According to the sector association Eurelectric, hydro power accounted for approximately 16 per cent of the EU's electricity generation and about 54 per cent of total renewable electricity generation in ...
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Solar Energy
Solar energy is a fast-growing, renewable energy source that generates very low emissions. The amount of energy that radiates over the Earth each day in the form of sunlight is equivalent to about 15,000 times the world's total energy consumption. If only a fraction of this solar energy could be converted into electricity a large proportion of the world's energy problems would be solved. Solar energy is intermittent - electricity production is dependent ...
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Ocean Energy
Ocean energy is a renewable energy source, in which electricity can be generated from tidal streams, waves or differences in salinity. Over 70 per cent of the Earth is covered by water. The ocean is subject to the impact of wind, tides and ocean currents and thus carries with it large quantities of energy. This means that the 'fuel' is inexhaustible and free. The different forms of ocean energy also have relatively little impact on the ...