Electrical, Finland, Global and Renewable

Wärtsilä to provide FEED for liquefied synthetic methane plant

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2023

The plant is to be built by Koppö Energia Oy, a joint venture company between Germany’s Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund and CPC Finland Oy, in Kristinestad, Finland. It will have a capacity of 200 MW and will convert green electricity into hydrogen and sustainable LSM. The FEED will be booked by Wärtsilä in Q3, 2023.

Finland

Finland Hydrogen Wind Renewable

Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2020

The technology group Wärtsilä has been granted €1 million in funding by Business Finland, a state-run public agency for funding important research projects, to support research in the field of Power-to-X (P2X) technology. It gives us a brilliant opportunity to speed up the move to a 100 percent renewable energy future.

Power

Power Powered Finland Climate Change

Wärtsilä and partners to cooperate in wind-to-hydrogen-to-electricity project; other power-to-X fuels

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

Wärtsilä Finland, the energy companies Vaasan Sähkö and EPV Energia, and the City of Vaasa, Finland have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in a project aimed at utilizing emissions-free hydrogen in power generation, industry and transportation applications.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Wind Power Powered

MAN Energy Solutions wins pre-engineering contract for methanation reactor in Power-to-X Plant

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

The plant, with a total input capacity of 200 MW, will be built in Kristinestad, Finland for the production of green hydrogen and synthetic natural gas (SNG). We urgently need synthetic fuels in large quantities if the decarbonisation of global supply chains is to succeed. Earlier post.)

Power

Power Powered Energy Finland

Umicore to build cathode active material plant in Canada

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JULY 24, 2022

For Umicore this investment represents the final step in establishing a global production presence with battery material value chains that are regionally fully integrated to support its customers in their fast transformation towards sustainable electric mobility.

Canada

Canada North America Building Poland

Umicore inaugurates CAM plant in Poland; complete battery materials value chain in Europe

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Umicore last week inaugurated its carbon-neutral production facility for cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. With this gigafactory, Umicore is leading the way in battery materials in Europe offering key ingredients for a responsible and sustainable value chain for electric transport.

Poland

Poland Europe Batteries Battery

Finnish electrofuels research project gets €3.3M funding boost; VTT, Neste and partners

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

million in funding from Business Finland in January. The development work is also augmented by a group of companies of which some have their own parallel Business-Finland-funded projects. Altogether, €6 million is invested in the development of the production of e-fuels in Finland.

Finland

Finland Carbon Hydrogen Fuel

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. residue streams, renewable hydrogen and biogas to methanol.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Bulgaria Poland

Hitachi Energy invests $1.5 billion to ramp up transformer production for grid transmission – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Delays in getting electrical service hooked up represent one of the biggest roadblocks to building more EV charging hubs, and several industry insiders have told Charged that a major reason for those delays is a shortage of transformers. The company recently announced plans to invest $1.5 The new plant is slated to come online in 2027.

Grid

Grid North America Energy Virginia

Neste joins eFuel Alliance

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, has joined the eFuel Alliance , an interest group dedicated to the industrial production of synthetic fuels based on hydrogen and CO 2 from renewable sources. All solutions are needed in the fight against the climate crisis.

Lithuania

Lithuania Latvia Estonia Renewable

Stora Enso’s pilot plant for producing lignin-based carbon materials for batteries now operational

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2021

Applications include electric vehicles and consumer electronics as well as large-scale energy storage systems. The global battery market is projected to grow tenfold over the next decade as battery producers seek more sustainable materials for the electrification of mobility. Stora Enso Lignode carbon powder.

Carbon

Carbon Batteries Battery Finland

Vanadium Recovery Project targeting significant increase in vanadium production in Europe with low emissions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

It is becoming recognized as a significant addition to new lithium-ion chemistries used in electric vehicles as well as in VRFBs used for long duration energy storage solutions from renewable sources. Currently, approximately 75% of global vanadium supply is sourced from China, South Africa, and Russia.

Europe

Europe Emissions South Africa Production

Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2009

Renewable energy technologies could generate 40% of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to research presented at the International Scientific Congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”. More specifically, Germany has more than doubled its share of renewable energy since 2000.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic Renewable Global Power

European Council endorses 40% GHG cut by 2030; requests ways to cut transport emissions via efficiency, electrification and renewable fuels

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2014

The Council members also requested further examination by the European Commission on instruments and measures for a comprehensive and technology-neutral approach to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency in transport, for electric transportation and for the use of renewable energy sources in transport after 2020.

Renewable

Renewable Transportation Emissions Fuel

Umicore signs long-term agreement with Terrafame for supply of sustainable low-carbon nickel sulfate

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Umicore has signed a long-term agreement with Finland-based Terrafame Ltd. The company says that its nickel sulfate production capacity can fill the needs of around one million electric cars per year. High-quality nickel is a critical raw material for the production of cathode materials used in batteries for electric vehicles.

Supplies

Supplies Carbon Poland Finland

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. 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.

Store

Store Solar Building Oil-Sands

Orion Engineered Carbons joins HiQ-CARB consortium; scaling up conductive acetylene black for Li-ion cathodes

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2021

a global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, has joined the HiQ-CARB consortium to provide the lithium-ion battery industry with sustainable and high-performance carbon additives. Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt-Oxide) are electrically connected with each other and the current collector.

Li-ion

Li-ion Carbon Lithium Ion Engine

BASF breaks ground for cathode active materials production plant in Schwarzheide, Germany

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The new plant is part of BASF’s multi-step investment plan in the European battery materials market and will use precursors (PCAM) from the company’s previously announced plant in Harjavalta, Finland. Construction started in August in Schwarzheide and the plant is scheduled for a 2022 start-up.

Germany

Germany Production Europe Finland

IEA: steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy security and climate goals

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2019

Nuclear is the second-largest low-carbon power source in the world today, accounting for 10% of global electricity generation. For advanced economies—including the United States, Canada, the European Union and Japan—nuclear has been the biggest low-carbon source of electricity for more than 30 years and remains so today.

Climate

Climate Power Powered Energy

More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Tenth Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 kicked off in Gandhinagar today. Over 50 Global CEOs including senior officials from the semiconductor, aerospace, and defence sectors, have confirmed their participation in the summit. The event is scheduled to be held from January 10 to 12, 2024 and the theme is Gateway to the Future.

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Green Suzuki United Arab Emirates UAE

Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. Earlier post.)

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REVA Iceland Light Electric Vehicles

A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Global EV and plug-in hybrid sales (BEV+PHEV) topped 14 million units in 2023 ( EV Volumes ) and are projected to surpass 45 million by 2030 ( IEA ). EV chargers are more than just high-current electrical outlets. EV charging software manages much more than just topping up the battery in an electric vehicle.

Charging

Charging Grid DC Industrial

DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

In 2012, nearly 80% of total investment in the global fuel cell industry was made in US companies. Support was provided by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report. in Washington, D.C.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Market Fuel 2012

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 19, 2021

If global warming continues unabated, and if the world veers toward catastrophe, it would be better to have tools ready to avoid the most dire outcomes, he says. record levels , mostly because of the coal, oil, and natural gas that gets burned for electricity, heat, and transportation. Concentrations of greenhouse gases are at.

Ozone

Ozone Solar Climate Change Climate

Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it

Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Most importantly at present, it is playing an important role in electrifying vehicles including cars, buses, trucks and ferries and in electric bikes , scooters and autonomous robots. However, electric vehicles basically are emission-free at least when they are powered by electricity generated from renewable sources such as wind, solar, etc.

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion Climate Batteries Battery

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It has since built a complete battery materials supply chain in Europe, and is about to build a new cathode and precursor production facility near Kingston, Ontario, which will be its fourth global gigafactory. Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine.

North America

North America Batteries Battery America

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It has since built a complete battery materials supply chain in Europe, and is about to build a new cathode and precursor production facility near Kingston, Ontario, which will be its fourth global gigafactory. Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine.

North America

North America Batteries Battery Charging

EV Driven

Wärtsilä to provide FEED for liquefied synthetic methane plant

Wärtsilä Power-to-X project gets €1M in government support

Wärtsilä and partners to cooperate in wind-to-hydrogen-to-electricity project; other power-to-X fuels

MAN Energy Solutions wins pre-engineering contract for methanation reactor in Power-to-X Plant

Umicore to build cathode active material plant in Canada

Umicore inaugurates CAM plant in Poland; complete battery materials value chain in Europe

Finnish electrofuels research project gets €3.3M funding boost; VTT, Neste and partners

EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

Hitachi Energy invests $1.5 billion to ramp up transformer production for grid transmission – Charged EVs

Neste joins eFuel Alliance

Stora Enso’s pilot plant for producing lignin-based carbon materials for batteries now operational

Vanadium Recovery Project targeting significant increase in vanadium production in Europe with low emissions

Research Suggests Renewables Could Generate 40% of Global Power by 2050

European Council endorses 40% GHG cut by 2030; requests ways to cut transport emissions via efficiency, electrification and renewable fuels

Umicore signs long-term agreement with Terrafame for supply of sustainable low-carbon nickel sulfate

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Orion Engineered Carbons joins HiQ-CARB consortium; scaling up conductive acetylene black for Li-ion cathodes

BASF breaks ground for cathode active materials production plant in Schwarzheide, Germany

IEA: steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy security and climate goals

More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

Test of Planet-Cooling Scheme Could Start in 2022

Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

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