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

Green Car Congress

The VRP won’t have any waste streams and will set a new precedent for circular economy practices in metals processing. The Vanadium Recovery Project (VRP) is targeting a 1.5 million tonne reduction of CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere over 10 years compared to conventional mining.

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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. The electrical grid also supports the efficient distribution of power and makes use of energy generated through renewable means like wind and solar.

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How Lindstrom is making EV cell manufacturing safer via its workwear | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

To mitigate problems such as these for the electric vehicle industry, Finland-based Lindstrom has begun offering specialised uniforms that come with carbon filaments in the fabrics. The carbon filaments help distribute static charges across the fabric grid, preventing the charges from passing through.

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Ricardo investigating potential for its split-cycle engine in large engine market

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In a poster-session paper presented at CIMAC Congress 2016 in Finland, Ricardo described the use of this split-cycle concept in high- and medium-speed engines for power generation to achieve efficiencies of 60% from units of 1–30 MW mechanical output. Illustrative split cycle engine layout in a V configuration (cross section view).

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