One of Sweden’s DNOs Ellevio Group is investing in four new battery storage projects totalling 70MW the latest in a series of large-scale projects two battery energy storage units of 15MW each will be deployed in Kungsbacka and Lindome with construction expected to finish in spring this year A further 40MW of battery storage will be deployed at a yet-to-be-determined site in central Sweden The storage systems will help to balance and optimise the grid as more renewables come online or electricity network company as it describes itself is launching the projects through its energy service division Ellevio Energy Solutions The new projects add to an existing 10MW system in Grums that Ellevio ordered from Netherlands-based system integrator Alfen in May last year and Ellevio indicated the firm would be the supplier for the new projects too Electricity demand in Sweden is set to double over the next 20 years to around 300TWh by 2025 and the country’s substantial pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) capacity is starting to be saturated by demand for flexibility services This has meant a substantial pick-up in battery storage projects being launched in the past 12 months “Battery storage is an exciting technology with many different benefits for the electricity system A doubling of electricity use within just over 20 years means that we have to develop an entire ecosystem with digital solutions support services and more,” said Kristofer Fröjd head of strategy and business development within the Ellevio Group The firm is one of Sweden’s three main DNOs along with division of state-owned power company Vattenfall and Germany-based international utility E.ON. Vattenfall made an earlier move in the battery storage space in 2020 and operates the largest operational battery unit today by capacity at 5MW/20MWh, also built by Alfen using batteries from automotive OEM BMW’s i3 EV model E.ON has not announced any battery storage projects in Sweden that Energy-Storage.news is aware of will be built adjacent to a substation run by E.ON Energy-Storage.news’ publisher Solar Media will host the eighth annual Energy Storage Summit EU in London, 22-23 February 2023. This year it is moving to a larger venue, bringing together Europe’s leading investors, policymakers, developers, utilities, energy buyers and service providers all in one place. Visit the official site for more info Lynn Alexander discusses Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen in her column “Of all the glorious enchantments of this world—spring It’s hard to think that a story of a two grieving adults and a grieving child could be heartwarming But that is exactly the case with “Harry’s Trees” by Jon Cohen love and a quirky librarian that combines for a great story Harry Crane works for the US Forest Service office He longs to be among the trees but just can’t see himself leaving the comforts of his four walls Harry is overwhelmed with sadness and guilt He spends one gloomy year wallowing in misery and sadness until he decides to leave the constricting confines of his office for the forest with the intent of fading to nothingness Amanda and Oriana Jeffers are dealing with their own tragedy Their strong-as-a-redwood husband/father dies suddenly an act so off-base neither can understand it Amanda wonders what she could have done to prevent the untimely death of her husband While Amanda deals with the practical matters of running the household and trying to stay afloat Oriana retreats to the woods and the wonderful treehouse her father built for her Oriana buries her sadness in between the pages of books searching for answers to questions no nine-year-old should have to consider Olive is the pipe-smoking town librarian who is desperately trying to save the town’s library but to change the reader?” Olive helps Oriana with her grief by keeping a fresh supply of books for Oriana to read (no easy task as Oriana borrowed 112 books the year after her dad died) Then Olive gives Oriana “The Grum’s Ledger,” a book that infuses Olive with hope and magic “The Grum’s Ledger” is a story within a story that brings meaning and closure to many Rounding out the story are a few other notable characters: Wolfe is Harry’s brutish brother and aptly named Ronnie is the town drunk who is looking for redemption If you are not interested in learning a lot about trees you will probably skip past that part I loved the descriptions as I often miss the forests of my youth see the blue sky through the green branches and hear the leaves crunch under my feet All of these people and elements combine for a truly enjoyable story I was happy reading “Harry’s Trees.” There was enough tension to make it interesting and enough hope to make it redemptive except that every morning the sun will rise Lynn Alexander is a recently published author and long-time book cat and college football lover (Go Green!) Her career journey started in upstate New York writing and recording commercials for radio Florida to manage a restaurant which led her to Naples and Marco in 2002 where she currently books weddings and events for a local resort Alexander is a Leadership Marco 2015 alum which fed her passion for history and learning A butterfly at parties but a loner at heart she loves nothing more than baking yummy desserts then retreating to a quiet corner to read Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: There’s a lot of differences between Niclas Andersen’s hometown of Grums But Andersen has noticed one similarity during his time in Wilkes-Barre that makes the area feel like home – a town with 5,200 people where the town is flanked by the Swedish countryside dotted with barns and mills Andersen makes Grums sound like a pretty picturesque place and he’s thankful for having grown up in a small town Tell us about Grums: A really small town but a great place to grow up A big hockey town as well and there were a lot of guys from there that played in the NHL Is a small town in Sweden similar to a small town here “I guess its the same as a small town here There are farm areas and a big paper mill in Grums What did you like about growing up in a small town in Sweden You could walk everywhere and I lived close to the rink Even if you don’t have practice you could walk over there and skate We were close to the school and you could walk there “Almost the same thing in Sweden as over here The only thing a little bit different is the food we eat It’s a big holiday in Sweden too and everyone looks forward to it.” What kind of food do you eat for Christmas When Janne Pesonen played here he said reindeer with lingonberries was a popular dish in Finland They’re Finns so they’re strange Perhaps in the northern part of Sweden they have reindeer Any similarities between Wilkes-Barre and Grums You have to take a car everywhere over here One similarity is its close to the woods like we had in Grums You can take a walk and go out in the forest and hike If you don’t want to be around all the cars and downtown every day 20 minutes away you’re out in the woods and can relax.” To see Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin Niclas Andersen talk about his hometown in Sweden visit the online version of this story at timesleader.com Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky (use the “for files…” link above to associate attached files with this source) The list is long and lengthy with plenty of memories for these Bozeman businesses that aren't around anymore When we asked folks what businesses they missed in Bozeman It was actually a great walk down memory lane for those people who have been in the the area for decades...or their whole life Here's just a sampling of the responses we got to "What Restaurant Bar or Business do you Miss in Bozeman?" We'll put out a 2nd edition of this list...we got so many responses We'll be quite curious to see the results of the 2020 Census on our area The Robin. The Burrito Shop. Manny's. The list is long and lengthy with plenty of memories for these Bozeman businesses that aren't around anymore. It's OK to reminisce, so we did...\nRead More "(Required)" indicates required fields Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival has become one of the summer’s elite festivals with a built-in local base that brings in thousands of people from all over the country And while the overall musical diversity of the fest has expanded over the years to include a myriad of genres Cold Grums and Metronome have stayed true to their core demographic in securing a mixture of top talent from the electronic they’ve upped the bill with the lineup additions Primus Chicago’s own Autograf and Grammy-award winning duo Bob Moses See below for the weekend’s full breakdown Friday’s festivities will see back-to-back performances from Deadmau5 and Eric Prydz with another headlining set from Gucci Mane Also performing on Friday are Bonobo (Live) Another surprise guest will be announced at later date instrumental electronic rock ensemble Sound Tribe Sector Nine and champion of Chipotle and wild bass heaters Carnage will close out the evening in extraordinary style and spectacle Day 2 will also see live sets from Big Boi and Manic Focus with his accompanying live band Attendees can also look forward to Paul Malone and a soon to be announced “special surprise headliner” will close out the weekend on Sunday Day 3 will also be graced by performances from Skepta More information can be found on the festival website Copyright © 2025 L4LM | Website by Computer Courage SUPPORT OUR JOURNALISM: Please consider donating to keep our website running and free for all - thank you! As Duke and Duchess of Värmland, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden often visit their duchy. On 25 October, the two began an official two-day visit to the region, which is centrally located in western Sweden and functions as a border region with neighbouring Norway. The Prince and Princess were welcomed by regional political leaders in Karlstad before the journey went west towards the municipality and the town of Säffle. There, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia saw the new facilities for the production of electricity with wind turbines and were able to talk to local businesses. It was Prince Carl Philip who had the honour of officially opening the wind facility, which is an important contribution to Swedish energy production. The wind turbines can supply 26,000 households with electricity each year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kungahuset 🇸🇪 (@kungahuset) the Prince gave a speech in which he said: “Our own access to energy from various sources is crucial for Sweden’s future prospects – and for our independence today’s inauguration is an important step Not just for Säffle municipality and Värmland After a lunch at one of the town’s older houses Their Royal Highnesses visited the library in the village of Grums where they heard about a project where young people read to the elderly Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia concluded their hectic day in Värmland with a luxurious dinner at the official residence in Karlstad – the duchy’s largest city Carl Philip and Sofia did not spend the first evening at the residence alone as they were hosted by Governor Georg Andren and his wife The official visit continued on 26 October with a visit to the Swedish Agency for Community Preparedness and the company Ballograf Developers OX2 and Ingrid Capacity have started work on two battery storage projects totalling 60MW of power in Sweden Renewable energy firm OX2 has started work on the Bredhälla BESS (battery energy storage system) project in the village of the same name directly adjacent to a substation run by utility E.ON Construction will start this month for commissioning in spring of 2024 The BESS will deliver ancillary services to Svenska Kraftnät the state-owned transmission system operator (TSO) while also providing load shifting to help balance the grid It will be located near two of OX2’s ongoing wind power projects although it did not indicate these would be co-located or share any infrastructure “The Bredhälla project provides increased security and flexibility for the electricity supply in southern Sweden,” said Michiel van Asseldonk responsible for system services and energy storage Intermittency is growing on the Swedish grid as more renewable energy sources come online and the capacity of the country’s existing large pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) portfolio to balance this is being exhausted Battery storage projects are being launched to make up the shortfall as the country seeks net zero by 2045 OX2’s announcement comes a few weeks after energy storage-focused firm Ingrid Capacity announced its latest BESS project It didn’t provide many details but its last BESS project used lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells society’s transition to renewable energy is enabled Our systems act on call to even out the difference between production and consumption in the electricity grid at the second level the battery can discharge to the grid to compensate and in the same way charge from the grid when there is a temporary surplus,” said Nicklas Bäcker Ingrid Capacity has around 500MW of energy storage projects under development in Sweden It was formed in early 2022 and counts Swedish firms Engelbrekt Utveckling Springbacka and Neptunia amongst its main shareholders The Nordic country is also home to Northvolt, the lithium-ion gigafactory firm which has raised around US$8 billion to manufacture sustainable battery cells in Sweden and Germany and BESS equipment in Poland Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival has become one of the summer’s elite festivals Cold Grums and Metronome have stayed true to their core demographic in securing a mixture of top talent from the electronic In addition to their already expansive three-day line-up—which has tapped the likes of Bonobo North Coast Music Festival has announced their official after-parties for 2017 Once the music stops at the festival proper each night North Coast will take the party to some of Chicago’s most popular and intimate nightclubs and concert venues Friday night will see Manic Focus & Russ Liquid and Gucci Mane perform at venues across Chicago and Carnage—will host official after-parties and Elephante are scheduled to help close out the final night of North Coast North Coast Music Festival will host a special closing party at the MID on Monday night featuring Porn and Chicken and a number of special guests The tickets for these official North Coast after-parties are limited so check out the full list below and snag tickets before it’s too late [Photo: Phierce Photo] The electricity network company Ellevio is diversifying its business to help industry and companies become fossil-free through electrification The first investment is Sweden's largest Battery Energy Storge Solution (BESS) that enables more renewable energy in the electricity system and a better electricity network balance Electricity is a prerequisite for societal development and achieving climate policy goals Sweden will consume more than twice as much electricity in the next 25 years from the current 140 TWh to approximately 310 TWh in 2045 The most important energy source for new electricity generation capacity during this time is wind power But the amount of electricity supplied to the electricity grid depends on how much the wind blows It creates a kind of yo-yo effect in the electricity flow that makes it more difficult to maintain the all-important frequency of 50 Hz in the electricity system there is a risk of disturbance that can both be costly and have dangerous consequences - If we are to transition to a more sustainable society we must try to ensure that the electricity flow in the network is stable This is why we are now building Sweden’s largest Battery Energy Storge Solution (BESS) of 10 MW The main function of the system is to better balance the national grid networks It is an important and exciting step in our journey to create energy solutions that help to transition our energy system Head of Business Development and Strategy at Ellevio The storage solution is the first step in a completely new business area for Ellevio – Sweden’s largest pure electricity network company which has until now focused only on electricity networks The idea of the diversified offering is to provide comprehensive support to companies that need to switch to electrified With the help of a toolbox that now extends beyond electricity network services Ellevio will offer complete solutions within industry networks - We see great market demand when it comes to support in the electrification process the transport sector and industry are switching from fossil fuels to electricity but their core competence is in their own operations and industry and not necessarily in energy solutions we can offer solutions that suit their individual needs Ellevio Energy Solutions is a sister company to Ellevio AB Please note that this is not a contact form. If you need any help, plaese contact our customer service Ellevio acquires part of fast-growing energy start-up This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon The best of Chicago straight to your inbox We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news Sign up for our email to enjoy Chicago without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Chicago September 1.Photograph: Chandler WestNorth Coast Music Festival announces 2014 headliners and lineupSnoop Dogg Kid Cudi and STS9 top the bill of the annual Labor Day weekend bash Future Islands and more also hit Union Park This morning, North Coast Music Festival—the annual Labor Day weekend concert event produced by local independent promoters React Presents Kingtello and Metronome—announced the lineup to its fifth anniversary edition The other big festival in Union Park (the one that doesn't rhyme with Itchpork) leans heavy on EDM, jam and rap. The 2014 lineup especially runs up a large electric bill—Bassnectar, Snoop Dogg, Kid Cudi and STS9 headline. Three-day passes are $149.99 and single-day tickets will go on sale at a later date The rest of the bill looks a lot like a year's subscription to Mayhem at the Mid, with big name DJs Alesso, Zeds Dead, Dada Life, Wolfgang Gartner and more. We look forward to Swedish dance-pop darlings Little Dragon, foodie MC Action Bronson, posh micro-R&B singer Chet Faker local roots-reggae pop act Wild Belle and the sort of lo-fi Pearl Jam Heavy rains hit last year (as it did at most festivals), but that didn't stop the fans from slopping through the mud in crazy costumes Though let's hope the weather is better this summer RECOMMENDED: Our complete guide to summer music festivals ALESSO | NICKY ROMERO | DADA LIFE | ZEDS DEAD Dr Dog | Little Dragon | Slightly Stoopid | The New Deal Adventure Club | Griz | Showtek | Wolfgang Gartner | W&W Action Bronson | Boombox | Cashmere Cat | Chet Faker | Emancipator Ensemble The Floozies | Future Islands | Future Rock | Keys n Krates | Lettuce Papadosio | Riff Raff | Washed Out | What So Not | Wild Belle Autobody | Bad Bad Not Good | Break Science Cosby Sweater | Dopapod | Grandtheft | J Phlip Midnight Conspiracy | The Motet | Muzzy | The Nth Power Ookay| Orchard Lounge | Porn and Chicken ProbCause | Thibault | Tourist | Wick-it the Instigator | Zebo Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! twitter instagram pinterest spotify About us Contact us Time Out magazine But that lad ignited a dancefloor taper that very quickly scorched through the boutique dance geek dives into the 3k capacity suburban superclubs in a matter of milliseconds entering the ether at full force and helping sculpt the very fabric of today’s commercial dance ‘scene’ GRUM’s only gone and done us not one one is a timely re-post of his Annie Mac Minimix One is an exclusive 30-minute-long mix exclusively done for NME Below are the download links and the tracklistings: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOW CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOW The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952. To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum Topping the UK charts in June 2013, this song by Naughty Boy is about running away from one’s problems. It features then up-and-coming artist Sam Smith Although the rhythm and beat of the song are light and catchy the underlying meaning is disturbing: that of emotional abuse The video is even more disturbing, a story that may remind many readers of the Wizard of Oz but is, in fact, based on an old Bolivian legend about an abused deaf boy who learns he can chase away demons by screaming taking with him mismatched friends and a beautiful dog lively production is contrasted with a deep and complex and uneasy tale The song became popular on the social video sharing platform TikTok in mid-June 2020 +6851ShareQ&AFind answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning +3Is there a live performance of "La La La" by Naughty Boy?Genius Answer1 contributor The Grum botnet has been one of the most prominent distributors of spam for years ranking third in terms of world spam volume network security corporation FireEye reported that all of Grum’s command and control servers (or CnC’s) had been taken down after a weeks-long effort Thanks to the work of a number of individuals who contributed to the takedown we may see a significant decrease in the volume of the world’s spam in the coming months For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term “botnet” and how it relates to spam-distribution here’s a brief summary: A botnet is a network of computers infected with a type of malware that allows one central computer to control the actions of the entire botnet Spammers then use the botnet to distribute spam It’s basically computer mind-control has been distributing pharmaceutical spam-emails since roughly 2008 it was estimated that 33.3% of the world’s spam volume could be attributed to Grum That percentage has since fallen to 17.4% as of early July making it the world’s third largest botnet (behind the Cutwail and Lethic botnets) FireEye, a company that assisted with the takedowns of botnets such as Rustock and Mega-D, released a great deal of information they had gathered about Grum on the company’s blog last Monday, July 9. This post detailed multiple aspects of the botnet’s infrastructure and the strong and weak points in its security strategy there were two “master” command and control servers in Panama and Russia as well as five “secondary” CnC’s located in the Netherlands These nations are known for their lax attitude toward botnets making it difficult to shut down the servers There were also a number of key weaknesses in the botnet “If I were to rank Grum’s takedown difficulty level from one to five where five is the most difficult I would give Grum a two,” says Atif Mushtaq in the post He goes on to deliver this hopeful statement: “Can we dream of a junk-free mailbox Guess what—it’s just a few takedowns away taking down the top three spam botnets—Lethic and Grum—is enough for a rapid and permanent decline in worldwide spam level after seeing the big players being knocked down On Monday the 16th, Mushtaq made another post titled “Grum CnC’s–Just a Few More to Go.” Authorities in the Netherlands shut down two servers responsible for giving instructions to the “bot” computers comprising the botnet There remained the two active “master” servers in Panama and Russia Mushtaq vowed that FireEye was “monitoring Grum’s activities on a 24/7 basis.” The team at FireEye was working tirelessly to bring down the botnet giant Yesterday, it was confirmed that Grum had been taken down for good in another post by Mushtaq he received confirmation that Grum’s Panamanian Internet service provider had blocked the IP address of one of the two master servers This piece of good news was followed by some bad news Grum moved its remaining master server to Ukraine and set up an additional six servers to compensate for the botnet’s losses FireEye shared all its information regarding Grum with Carel Van Straten and Thomas Morrison of Spamhaus and an independent researcher who goes by “Nova7.” The team led an overnight operation to eradicate the remaining servers all seven of Grum’s servers were confirmed dead Mushtaq leaves us with this message to spammers: We don’t need your cheap Viagra or fake Rolex just one drop in the ocean of botnets and spammers; it’s a big drop There are many more botnets waiting to take Grum’s place and keep filling our inboxes with all manner of things we don’t want We need to send a message to spammers the world over that we don’t want their irritating advertisements We need to send them a message by refusing to submit to their schemes and refusing to support them with our credit cards (FireEye via BBC News; title image via Spammers-mgi) Have a tip we should know? 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