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Helene Biström has been appointed new Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Wind at Vattenfall and member of the Executive Group Management.
Helene Biström has extensive experience and a broad and deep understanding of the energy industry. Currently, she is Executive Vice President Commercial at BillerudKorsnäs. She has previously been Chief Executive Officer of Infranord AB and of Norrenergi and has a long history with Vattenfall where she, among other things, was a member of the Executive Group Management between 2007 and 2010, responsible for Vattenfall’s wind, nuclear and engineering businesses. She is a member of the Board of Directors at Boliden AB and has been Chairman of the Board of Sveaskog AB and Cramo and member of the boards of Statkraft AS, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Pöyry Plc.
by Iva Ralica
Croatia, especially the coastal part, is renowned for its various types of winds. Winds are taken seriously in Croatia and can have an effect on physical and mental health.
The common winds you have in Croatia include the famous cold north-easterly
bura, the
tramontana, common on the northern coast and in Istria and the
jugo, or
južina.
This wind is credited for bringing out the worst and is widely believed in Croatia to be responsible for bad moods, nausea, migraines, and a lack of concentration.
There is even a common urban myth in Croatia which says that, back in ancient times, južina was accepted by the courts as a mitigating factor in defence lighter sentences were even given to those who committed crimes whilst this wind was blowing.
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In September 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping told the U.N. General Assembly that the country is aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2060.
In December he set a 2030 wind and solar capacity goal of 1,200 gigawatts, up from around 450 GW today. The publication of China’s 14
th five-year plan, covering 2021-2025, is expected this month. It will likely include more details on the first stages of this path to net-zero carbon.
On Monday the nation’s grid company released its plan to make this happen.
The State Grid Corporation of China is the world’s largest utility company. As of 2020, it was responsible for the transmission of that 450 GW of installed wind and solar power. Tripling that in a decade will be quite a challenge.