enewable energy is generally defined as energy that is collected from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. Based on REN21‘s 2016 report, renewables contributed 19.2% to humans’ global energy consumption and 23.7% to their generation of electricity in 2014 and 2015. Efficient →
This is main electrical distribution panel in modern house in Finland. Notice the networking patch panel and cable TV signal distribution taking the bottom half of panel. Here is closer look to part where cable TV, Internet (cat6 copper) and untermimated fiber optic cable comes into house. →
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/23/clash-of-clans-maker-supercell-becomes-europes-first-decacorn?CMP=share_btn_link First European $10 billion tech startup comes from Finland. →
http://www.iflscience.com/environment/finland-to-bury-its-nuclear-waste-for-100000-years/ There is a real plan going on how to properly handle the radioactive waste from nuclear power stations. →
http://inktank.fi/top-10-finnish-candies/ Finland has some special candies that you might or might not like… →
http://m.phys.org/news/2016-05-transparent-flexible-supercapacitors-pave-multitude.html Interesting science by researchers from Finland and other countries. →
http://www.geek.com/microsoft/microsoft-cuts-1850-mobile-staff-signalling-the-end-of-lumia-phones-1656162/ This is the end of devices formerly known as Nokia mobile phones and smart phones. 😩 Microsoft bought this business from Nokia, but could not stop the downturn. Most workers that designed those phones are in Finland. →
http://thelongandshort.org/society/future-of-archiving Finland is plannning to digitize archives and burn aging paper that is not needed. →
Finnish gaming industry’s two biggest stars are Supercell and Rovio. While Supercell has been the greatest start in mobile games, Rovio has been expanding to a larger entertainment company with large bet on Angry Birds movie that Rovio did with Sony Picture. Angry Birds movie is based on Rovio’s popular Angry Birds game, the film →