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Finnish Minerals Group & FREYR Battery collaborate to develop LFP cathode materials plant in Finland

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We have long stated that our sourcing strategy is local in nature and based on renewable energy sources, and we see Finnish Minerals Group as a like-minded partner that can help ensure that we are well-positioned to meet this ambition. Water management is important in the project. Sokli’s mineral resources are globally significant.

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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

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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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KIT team produces synthetic natural gas from waste wood; used in natural gas vehicles

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The pilot plant was designed and tested by researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Research Centre of the German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW). Chemical energy carriers have a high energy density and are particularly attractive for the mobility sector. on KIT’s Campus North.

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BASF and 8 partners launch €14M PRODIAS to optimize production processes for renewable-based products

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A consortium of companies in the European process industry from the areas of biotechnology, renewable resources, chemistry, process engineering, equipment supply as well as research organizations recently launched project PRODIAS (PROcessing Diluted Aqueous Systems). Project website , not yet populated.)

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Chempolis to Supply 3 formico Biorefineries to China

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Finland-based Chempolis Oy has signed a licence and EPC (engineering, procurement, commissioning and start-up services) agreement with Tianjin Jiuqian Paper Co Ltd. Chempolis licenses these technologies and supplies key process systems, as well as customized plant engineering, procurement, and commissioning services.

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Volkswagen AG coordinating new €6M EU research project on drop-in biocatalytic solar fuels

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million) research project, selected for funding under the Horizon 2020 Programme, to advance the biocatalytic production of drop-in liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels, requiring only sunlight, CO 2 and water. IFP Energies nouvelles, France. Neste Oil Corporation, Finland. Earlier post.). Universität Bielefeld, Germany.

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