Electrical, Finland, Industrial and Wind

Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

Norwegian startup Blastr Green Steel is planning to establish a green steel plant with an integrated hydrogen production facility in Inkoo, Finland. The area has excellent conditions for industrial activities: a deep-water harbor and an excellent electricity transmission network. Finland is an ideal location for our project.

Finland

Finland Green Coal Hydrogen

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

Allianz to invest in Finnish green hydrogen and power-to-gas developer Ren-Gas; sector coupling

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Allianz Capital Partners, on behalf of Allianz insurance companies, has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Ren-Gas Oy , a green hydrogen and power-to-gas project developer based in Finland. Ren-Gas will produce green hydrogen using renewable energy from local wind farms for the electrolysis.

Gas

Gas Hydrogen Green Power

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

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

Koppö Energia has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to deliver the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the methanation reactor of an industrial-scale power-to-X plant. 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).

Power

Power Powered Energy Finland

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2017

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., Earlier post.).

Wind

Wind Installation Hybrid Finland

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

BASF and Nornickel partner to supply cobalt and nickel battery materials

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2018

BASF and Nornickel have established a strategic cooperation to meet the growing needs for battery materials in electric vehicles. BASF has selected Harjavalta, Finland, as the first location for battery materials production serving the European automotive market. —Kenneth Lane, President, BASF’s Catalysts division.

Supplies

Supplies Batteries Battery Finland

Vattenfall may provide hydrogen for Preem large-scale biofuel project

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

Preem and Vattenfall will also review the potential of producing green hydrogen gas by utilizing electricity from hydro and wind power, which give emissions that have very little impact on the climate. Preem and Vattenfall will set up a work group and pilot study which are financed by both parties.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Sweden Finland Denmark

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

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. These initiatives have largely focused on renewable electric power generation, distribution, and storage. We only have pipes, valves, a fan, and an electric heating element.

Store

Store Solar Building Oil-Sands

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

Washington

Washington Clean Cleaning DC

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”. Czech utility CEZ Group increased biomass electricity production to 327 gigawatts per hour (GWh) last year, up 33%.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic Renewable Global Power

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

Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine. Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium. Second, the use of renewable electricity. Third is the choice of raw materials.

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

Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine. Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium. Second, the use of renewable electricity.

North America

North America Batteries Battery Charging

EV Driven

Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

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

Allianz to invest in Finnish green hydrogen and power-to-gas developer Ren-Gas; sector coupling

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

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

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

BASF and Nornickel partner to supply cobalt and nickel battery materials

Vattenfall may provide hydrogen for Preem large-scale biofuel project

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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

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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