Sweden is aiming to become one of the first nations in the world to have a fossil-free energy mix, and as a step towards that goal it will invest 4.5 billion kronor ($546 million) next year in climate-protection measures as a step towards this goal.
GE has been given clearance from European and US anti-trust regulators to buy most of Alstom’s energy business.
The government of Finland has proposed a November 2017 deadline for granting wind subsidies for power plants, because new applications had started exceeding a previously set capacity limit.