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Volvo delivers 74-tonne electric truck for HCT testing

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The idea is that HCT will contribute to lower transport costs, reduced environmental impact, higher traffic safety, reduced road wear and lower maintenance costs. One example is Finland, where it is permitted to drive with 76 tonnes of total weight and 34.5m In Europe there are a number of ongoing and planned HCT projects.

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Finland’s oldest ferry goes all electric with Visedo

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The oldest operating ferry in Finland will on Saturday become the nation’s first all-electric passenger vessel after being fitted with Visedo power. This also allows future motor maintenance in shifts, with no interruption to operation. This minimizes losses while maximizing performance and reliability.

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Wärtsilä and ENGIE to partner on developing small-scale LNG markets

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Operation and maintenance services will also be offered. Wärtsilä is currently the EPC contractor for an onshore small scale LNG terminal in Finland, and has successfully delivered several small-scale power barges and a biogas liquefaction plant.

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New hybrid electric ferry launches in Taiwan with Visedo electric propulsion system

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Visedo’s head office is located in Lappeenranta, Finland, and the company has a subsidiary in the Netherlands. The company also recently announced that it was powering the new all-electric bus, manufactured by Linkker, that has entered into service in Helsinki, Finland. kWh per kilometer. kWh per kilometer.

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VTT has 3D printed a smart metal shaft

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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, which is developing future manufacturing concepts, has succeeded in 3D printing a smart shaft, combining sensor technology, wireless data transfer, and condition monitoring in the same package. 3D printed shaft with sensing element and wiring.

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New protocol to enhance photosynthetic production of hydrogen from green algae

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A research group from the University of Turku, Finland, has developed a new protocol to deliver sustained hydrogen photoproduction in green algae under a train of strong white light pulses interrupted by longer dark phases.

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Viking Grace LNG ferry to install rotor sail; first LNG/wind electric propulsion hybrid ship

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a provider of low- maintenance, software-operated, and data-verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems, signed an agreement with Finnish shipping company Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution onboard the M/S Viking Grace , an LNG-fueled cruise ferry. Norsepower Oy Ltd.,

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