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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Finland-based Keliber’s long-planned lithium project is progressing into the construction phase, as preparatory work on the lot of the lithium hydroxide refinery will be kicked off before Christmas. The refinery will be built in Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP), and it will produce lithium hydroxide.

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Lithium Ion Finland Water Grant 221

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Finland-based UPM, one of the world’s leading forest products groups, will build a hydrotreatment biorefinery producing biofuels from crude tall oil in Lappeenranta, Finland. A significant part of the raw material comes from UPM’s own pulp mills in Finland. UPM biofuels process. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Oil Building Finland Grant 210

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JULY 3, 2011

Wärtsilä was recently contracted by the STX Finland shipyard in Turku, Finland, to supply the main engines for a new multi-purpose cargo vessel. The liquid bio-fuel is produced at the ship owner’s process refinery in Uusikaupunki, on the south-west coast of Finland. Comparison of different fuels. Click to enlarge.

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Finland Engine Supplies Fuel 199

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JUNE 25, 2010

Soot particulates generated from the combustion of renewable diesel fuels produced from hydrotreated vegetable oils have similar oxidation properties and surface structures to those generated from fossil diesel, according to a new study by researchers from Finland and Sweden. Matti Happonen, Tero Lähde, Maria E. Fuel doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.06.006.

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Diesel Renewable Fuel Finland 186

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JANUARY 6, 2017

The ICCT paper shows data for 24 Euro VI buses and trucks, some tested on a chassis dynamometer by the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), and others tested on-road using portable emissions testing equipment by the German type-approval agency KBA. For comparison, emissions of a Euro 6 gasoline passenger car. Source: ICCT.

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Diesel Cars Emissions Light 223

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MARCH 5, 2019

Only three countries saw improvements in CO 2 emissions: Norway, Netherlands and Finland. Toyota was also one of only five brands that posted an improvement in comparison to 2017, with emissions falling by 1.4 Last year, 60% of its registrations were within the hybrid range.

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Diesel CO2 Gasoline Emissions 236

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

For the first time, preliminary data recently reported to the EEA by Member States allow a comparison with the legally binding emission limits for 2010 set in the EU NEC Directive. Finland exceeded its ammonia ceiling. In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts.

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Pollution 2010 Liechtenstein Emissions 309

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JUNE 6, 2011

A study conducted by VTT Technical Research Center of Finland indicates that there is practically no difference between commercial gasoline grades 95E10 and 98E5 sold in Finland as regards fuel consumption in normal driving. The results showed 4.7% for the E5-grade and 9.4% for the E10 grade.

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Fuel Finland Cars Gasoline 199

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MARCH 12, 2009

Researchers from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, have found that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common in electric motors and generators. By comparison, a human hair is about 100,000 nanometers in diameter.) Carbon nanotube commutator.

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Motor Motors Motoring Finland 150

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

This is because the Helsinki region has a good public transport offer in international comparison and people walk and cycle more. Replacing all motorized road trips (private car, bus and taxi) with shared services reduced transport CO 2 emissions by 62% in the Lisbon case, while the reduction for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area was 28%.

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Emissions Taxi Cars Portugal 150

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Finland-based AC drives manufacturer Vacon has delivered AC drives to MV Viking Legend, the first river cruise vessel featuring a diesel-electric propulsion system. It is estimated that the vessel achieves a 20% boost in fuel efficiency in comparison to other river cruising vessels in the region. The MV Viking Legend. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Finland Netherlands Mariner 186

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

RCL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finland shipbuilder Meyer Turku for the new class of vessel under the project name “Icon.” As a point of comparison, the Oasis-class Oasis of the Seas , delivered from the shipyard in 2009, has a gross tonnage of 225,000 with a maximum capacity of 6,360 passengers (and 2,100 crew).

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2017 Fuel Power Powered 150

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Use of new technologies to reduce friction losses should be able to lower automotive fuel consumption and emissions by 18% within the next 5 to 10 years and by up to 61% within 15 to 25 years, according to a joint study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in the US.

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Fuel Exhaust MPH Finland 186

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Emission measurements conducted by Institute of Transport Economics in Norway, in collaboration with VTT in Finland, show that new Euro 6 cars with diesel engines are struggling with NO x emissions well in excess of regulatory type limits when in real traffic.

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CO2 Diesel Exhaust Emissions 150

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Comparison of surface temperature projections from the high-end emissions scenario, without carbon cycle feedbacks. Regional case studies will include Amazonia; Australia; Bangladesh; Brazil; Ethiopia; Finland; Mauritius; Siberia; Vietnam; and the monsoon region. Source: Met Office. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Change Climate Mauritius Ethiopia 218

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The countries covered in this research service are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. European automakers are striving to comply with EU CO 2 norms (average fleet emissions less than 130 g/km by 2015) to avoid penalties. (As

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2015 Downsizing CO2 Sale 186

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

The US, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Japan, and other countries bolstered efforts to deploy hydrogen fueling infrastructure. In 2012, nearly 80% of total investment in the global fuel cell industry was made in US companies. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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Hydrogen Market Fuel 2012 284

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AUGUST 22, 2015

from VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland and Neste showed that a combination of ethanol or isobutanol with bio-hydrocarbon components offers an option to reach high gasoline bioenergy content for E10-compatible cars. Fuel comparison. The E85(56) was commercial grade fuel, and its octane numbers were not measured. Volume v/v%.

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Gasoline Fuel Renewable Emissions 150

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JULY 7, 2016

About 90 people die each day from motor vehicle crashes in the United States, resulting in the highest death rate among 19 high-income comparison countries, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Canada was the highest within the comparison set at 34%.)

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Motor Motors Motoring Belgium 186

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AUGUST 22, 2009

The data viewer can show emission trends for the main sectors and allows comparison of emissions between different countries and activities. The European Environment Agency publishes the data from the report in the air pollutant emissions data viewer, a web-based interface that simplifies access and analysis of the data.

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Pollution Emissions Czech Republic United Kingdom 236

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MAY 19, 2012

A team of researchers in Finland reports that by adjusting engine parameters for the use of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel fuel across a range of loads (50%, 75%, and 100%), particulate matter and NO x emissions can both be reduced by more than 25% relative to the values from using HVO with standard engine conditions.

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Engine Diesel Renewable Emissions 231

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JANUARY 15, 2009

CarWeights : a database of car weights for many models and years Comutacar Bumper Upgrade: What to do when the rubber bumpers fall off. DeepCycle Battery FAQ : Everything you need to know.

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