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Tesla launches its 2nd-cheapest, longest-range Model Y in select European countries

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The new Model Y variant currently stands as the second most-affordable and longest range variant of the all-electric crossover. The Model Y Long Range RWD starts at 48,990 euros ($52,500), making it the second most affordable variant of the vehicle in the countries where it is offered.

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Swedish Energy Agency awards climate-neutral methanol project €30M; Project AIR

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The project is being carried out by the Swedish chemical group Perstorp in cooperation with partners Uniper (Germany) and Fortum (Finland), and the aim is to reduce carbon emissions by up to half million tons annually. If completed, Project AIR will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 500,000 tons annually.

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Neste and Finnair partner on sustainable aviation fuels

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The partnership will not only increase Finnair’s use of sustainable aviation fuel, but it will also boost the production of sustainable aviation fuel in Finland. Growing availability is also important in order to make sustainable aviation fuel more widely used and affordable for Finnair’s future flight operations.

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Neste joins eFuel Alliance

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We cannot afford to exclude these options if we want to reach the climate targets and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. The fuel is available to customers in Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and in the United States in California and Oregon.

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GoodFuels Marine and Boskalis successfully test UPM’s sustainable wood-based biofuel for marine fleet

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The production process was developed in the UPM Biorefinery Research and Development Center in Lappeenranta, Finland. The fuel supplied by Finland-based UPM Biofuels is the first biofuel derived from wood residue used in a marine fleet.

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JATO: electrified vehicles 13% of new car reg in Europe in January 2020; electrified vehicles only growth-driver

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Europe demonstrated that the widespread adoption of EVs is increasingly feasible, and will become a likely reality once the cars become more affordable. They made up 77% of total car registrations in Norway, 38% in Sweden and 28% in Finland. —Felipe Munoz.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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It is a daunting question that a startup called Polar Night Energy, in the small and chilly nation of Finland (Figure 1), is attempting to answer. Reliable thermal storage enables the city to generate or purchase power when it is most affordable and then distribute heat when it is needed most.

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