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APRIL 20, 2021

Johnson Matthey (JM) is partnering with Finnish Minerals Group to support development of its previously announced second eLNO cathode materials ( earlier post ) commercial plant, which will be in Finland, powered solely by renewable energy and incorporating an innovative effluent treatment solution.

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MAY 4, 2023

green) hydrogen at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has now decided to proceed to the basic engineering phase with the project. Porvoon Energia is a regional Finnish energy company focusing on heat and electricity production and distribution as well as development of the electricity network.

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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. When you ask people about cleaner energy, they think of electricity,” says Tommi Eronen, CEO of Polar Night Energy. The apparent contradictions do not end there.

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JULY 15, 2021

The technology group Wärtsilä is investigating the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in Wärtsilä’s fuel-flexible combustion engines. Tests were also completed successfully on another engine in pure hydrogen operation. —Håkan Agnevall, CEO of Wärtsilä. EU’s ShipFC project.

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OCTOBER 2, 2010

The EU’s DirectFuel project, which launched on 1 October, intends to develop a photobiological process for the direct conversion of sunlight and CO 2 into engine- and infrastructure-ready transport fuels such as propane. The 4-year project will have funding of up to €3.73 million (US$5.1 theoretical life cycle analysis.

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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. —Matti Rautkivi, Director, New Business, Wärtsilä Energy.

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MAY 31, 2022

The technology group Wärtsilä, and its collaborators WEC Energy Group, (WEC), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Burns & McDonnell (B&McD), have been contracted to carry out hydrogen fuel testing at the A.J. The Wärtsilä engines can operate with this level of hydrogen blended with gas with little to no modification needed.

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APRIL 7, 2016

Williams Advanced Engineering will work with Vilakone Oy to create a new zero emission multi-function machine based on the existing Wille 665 platform. A total of more than 6,000 Wille multi-function machines have been sold so far with its main markets in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia and North America. Click to enlarge.

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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. Wärtsilä’s engine technology offers flexibility which enables switching of fuels without any interruption in operation should the need arise. Comparison of different fuels.

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MARCH 5, 2011

Wärtsilä will supply the propulsion machinery for a new passenger ferry to be built by STX Finland Oy for Viking Line. The vessel will be the largest passenger ferry to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG), making it the most environmentally sound and energy efficient large passenger vessel in the industry to date.

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APRIL 11, 2020

In a three-year Business Finland BioFlex project, VTT—the Finnish state-owned research agency—and partners are exploring how suitable fuel oils made from biomass and waste plastics are for power plants and ship diesel engines. Internal-combustion engine power plants use natural gas or heavy fuel oil in diesel engines.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Valmet Automotive has started the production of EV battery packs in its new plant in Salo, Finland. In 2017, Valmet and Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), a leading global provider of battery and energy storage solutions, entered into strategic partnership in electric automotive solutions.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland, Imperial College London and University College London have devised a synthetic metabolic pathway for producing renewable propane from engineered E. Although we have only produced tiny amounts so far, the fuel we have produced is ready to be used in an engine straight away.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

An international team of scientists led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has modified the energy spectrum of acoustic phonons—elemental excitations, also referred to as quasi-particles, that spread heat through crystalline materials like a wave—by confining them to nanometer-scale semiconductor structures.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Trucks development and test engineers tested the operational readiness of the eActros LongHaul and eActros 300 as a tractor unit under extreme conditions at temperatures down to minus 25 degrees Celsius in Rovaniemi, in northern Finland. (In In Rovaniemi, the Arctic Circle (66°33′45.9″

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

eLNO enables batteries with around 20% greater energy density compared to today’s typical NMC cathode material technology. Johnson Matthey scientists have enhanced the chemistry of the cathode material using a proprietary stabilizer package and surface modification, engineering the cathode material down to the atomic level.

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OCTOBER 25, 2020

Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a thin-layer artificial biofilm technology for sustainable and long-term ethylene photoproduction. Ethylene has a high energy density that also makes it an attractive fuel source. —Sindhujaa Vajravel, lead author.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), a leading global provider of battery and energy storage solutions, has taken a 22% stake in Finland-based Valmet Automotive as part of a new strategic partnership in electric automotive solutions. At the end of 2016, CATL employed more than 10,000 employees worldwide.

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APRIL 29, 2013

Finland-based forestry-industry company UPM, VTT and VV-Auto Group will start fleet tests of renewable diesel produced mainly from crude tall oil, which is a residue of chemical pulp production, UPM BioVerno. UPM BioVerno diesel has previously been studied in engine and vehicle tests conducted by VTT and others. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Chemical energy carriers have a high energy density and are particularly attractive for the mobility sector. —Felix Ortloff, Head of the Process Engineering group of the DVGW Research Centre at KIT’s Engler-Bunte Institute (EBI). Biogas facilities produce renewable gas mainly by fermenting biological waste.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

A number of engine and vehicle tests have been carried out across a number of research institutes such as VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Lt;, University of Vaasa in Finland; and at FEV. The production process was developed in the UPM Biorefinery Research and Development Center in Lappeenranta, Finland.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Steelmaker SSAB will start using liquified natural gas (LNG) in its Raahe (Finland) steel mill, where it will replace the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the walking beam furnace in the strip mill and be as a support and additional fuel in the boiler in Raahe Voima’s power plant. Deliveries to Raahe will start in early 2018.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and SunPine, producing biochemicals and feedstock for second-generation renewable fuels, have signed an agreement for Neste Jacobs to perform EPCM services to construct a Tall Oil Rosin production facility in Piteå, Sweden. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 25, 2018

In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French multinational energy company ENGIE, to develop solutions and services within the small-scale LNG business sector. Operation and maintenance services will also be offered.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Finland-based Forest BtL Oy has licensed Carbo-V biomass gasification technology from Linde Engineering Dresden GmbH. The Carbo-V technology will be implemented in a new Biomass–to-Liquid (BtL) plant in Kemi, Northern Finland. —Sven Petersen, Vice President Carbon and Energy Solutions of Linde Engineering Dresden.

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JUNE 10, 2021

This is the mechanism credited with the high capacity of the materials, nearly doubling the energy storage compared to conventional cathodes. Unfortunately, the higher energy densities are plagued with problems associated with the irreversibility of anionic redox. —Hafiz et al. Barbiellini, B.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

The role is to help ensure that the political, regulatory, and fiscal frameworks in the ‘Nordics’ (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland) support Tesla’s mission, especially by promoting a rapid transition to zero-emission surface transport, and a safe and secure transition to assisted automated driving,” Tesla wrote.

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OCTOBER 27, 2018

The plant, which will produce chemicals used in electric vehicle batteries (EVB), will be located at the company’s current industrial site in Sotkamo, Finland. Terraframe has signed a contract with Sweco for the detail engineering design of the battery chemicals plant. Bioleaching.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

It is an excellent addition to our energy portfolio, as the product offers up to 90 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil diesel. Another goal for Finavia is that all airports in Finland will be carbon-neutral by 2020. —Mikko Viinikainen, Vice President, Sustainability & Environment at Finavia.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

The Cijian Island passenger ferry is retrofitted with a Visedo electric propulsion system, replacing the original diesel engine. Given the geography, ferries are a vital mode of public transport across East and Southeast Asia but they are also the most energy intensive per kilometer travelled. kWh per kilometer.

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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. The REVA NXR. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 19, 2016

Finland-based stainless steel expert Outokumpu is working on lightweight stainless steel solutions for electric vehicles in cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, in Germany. With Forta H1000, we were able to engineer a safer casing despite its leaner structure and thus save a considerable amount of weight.

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JUNE 14, 2023

With its low energy consumption, the eActros 600 is intended to be the most economical long-haul truck from Mercedes-Benz Trucks for customers compared to the conventional diesel Actros. Prototypes of the vehicle were put through their paces during winter testing in Finland at the beginning of the year. That means 1.2

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JULY 8, 2015

Stanford Professor Yi Cui has received one of this year’s five Resonate Awards from Caltech’s Resnick Sustainability Institute for engineering enhanced batteries and other sustainable energy related devices through innovations in nanotechnology. The Resonate Awards honor breakthrough achievements in energy science and sustainability.

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MAY 28, 2012

Lasse Makkonen, Principal Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has presented a first principles thermodynamic model of sliding friction between solid objects. According to his theory, the amount of friction depends on the thermodynamic surface energy per unit area of the materials in question. —Makkonen 2012.

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MAY 15, 2018

Global Bioenergies will lead a consortium including Sekab, Graanul Invest, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol, Peab Asfalt, SkyNRG, Ajinomoto Eurolysine, IPSB, TechnipFMC and Linz University in a 3-year project (called REWOFUEL) to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood residuals.

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