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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. Technology group Wärtsilä will provide the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the liquefaction and storage of liquefied synthetic methane (LSM).

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has re-started production of the THINK City—one of the first urban EVs—at a new facility with manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The THINK City in production at Valmet. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 13, 2022

The lagging supply of semiconductors caused limitations in production throughout the course of the year, which ultimately had a major impact on the unit sales figures, the company said. if the brand’s global BEV sales in 2021. 4 topped the BEV charts in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ireland. of total deliveries (2020: 4%).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Valmet Automotive expects sales from its battery business for electric vehicles (EV) to reach or exceed the level of contract manufacturing of vehicles in just a few years. The Business Line is responsible for the entire battery systems value chain, including development, production, testing and sales.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring Material Technology have been investigating and negotiating the possibility to establish a cathode active materials (CAM) plant in Kotka, Finland with an initial capacity of 50,000 t/a and potential for future expansion for the production of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries.

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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. The estimated production capacity of the new plant is around 170,000 tonnes of nickel sulfate and about 7,400 tonnes of cobalt sulfate per year. Bioleaching.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

The first wood-based renewable diesel biorefinery has started commercial production in Lappeenranta, Finland. The UPM BioVerno diesel is produced out of crude tall oil, a residue of pulp production, in the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery. A big portion of the raw material comes from UPM’s own pulp mills in Finland.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

The newly established Nidec Energy aims to develop and supply highly competitive, integrated battery energy storage solutions (BESS) and products with low environmental impact. FREYR first announced a broad partnership with Nidec in August 2022. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 9, 2015

Mercedes-Benz’ new compact car plant in China, housed at the company’s local production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC), has begun production with the German car maker’s first locally build compact car: the GLA. Built from scratch in less than 3 years and stretching at present across about 1.5

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

JM intended to supply eLNO to customers in Europe from two new production facilities. The first facility in Poland is under construction and is to be completed in 2022, for commercial production in 2024. A second eLNO plant is also planned in Finland.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Neste began production of renewable diesel 10 years ago at the Neste Porvoo refinery in Finland. Neste has since become the leading circular economy company in biofuels and reduced GHG emissions from traffic by more than 33 million tons, based on production of the renewable bio-hydrocarbon fuel. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Laboratory studies and pilot trials at the Outotec Research Center in Pori and Neste’s Technology Center in Porvoo, Finland, confirmed the high-level performance of the product for solvent extraction of copper, and it can be also used for other base metals.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2022

“Non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at select Superchargers in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland via the Tesla app,” the automaker said today. Non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at select Superchargers in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland via the Tesla app. Learn more at [link].

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that sale of the European-spec i-MiEVelectric vehicle is to commence in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Neste’s renewable diesel developed and tested in Finland offers uncompromised reliability and performance even in the harshest conditions, such as the Alpine mountain area. —Kaisa Hietala, Executive Vice President, Renewable Products at Neste.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

The all-electric Model 3 sedan has been Tesla’s key product to launch the company into mass-market status, being the first vehicle the electric automaker offered under the U.S. As the price of the vehicle has gone up due to Tesla’s overwhelming demand, so have the company’s sales figures for the car.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Neste Oil—the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel—has launched the commercial production and sales of renewable naphtha for corporate customers; the company is one of the first to supply bio-naphtha on a commercial scale. In a 2012 report on the hydroconversion of triglycerides (e.g.,

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The advancements in battery chemistries and technologies, upsurge in electric vehicle (EV) sales, evolving regulatory scenario, and increasing consumer preferences toward EVs are expediting market growth worldwide. Frost & Sullivan projects that the global Li-ion battery materials market will reach $51.60 billion by 2027 from $18.75

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JUNE 21, 2021

Porsche and joint venture partner Customcells, a spin-off from Fraunhofer, also announced the launch of production of high-performance battery cells at Porsche’s Weissach Development Center. The goal for the planned production plant is to reach a minimum annual capacity of 100 MWh. —Torge Thönnessen, CEO of Customcells.

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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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JUNE 8, 2015

The first Etanolix plant delivered to the international market by Finland-based St1 Biofuels Oy was inaugurated in Gothenburg, Sweden last week. The ethanol plant is fully integrated into the functions and logistics of St1 oil refinery in Gothenburg and has an annual production capacity of 5 million liters (1.3 Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 24, 2017

From this waste ham fat, Neste produced 10,000 liters of Neste MY Renewable Diesel at its Porvoo refinery for sale at Neste stations. Neste donates the value of the product (€14,500) to Hope, an association which helps low-income families, and to Icehearts, a sports club which aims to prevent social exclusion and promote well-being.

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MAY 22, 2014

The new fuel is a much more highly refined product that conventional bunker fuel. —Olli Vesamo, Neste Oil’s Director, Direct Sales. Neste Oil will produce the new fuel at both its Porvoo and Naantali refineries, and it will be available towards the end of this year at ports around Finland.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

It seems the Finnish people are thinking electric – as Scandinavian electric vehicle maker THINK begins sales in the country. The THINK City EV has been introduced alongside production partner Valmet Automotive with the first deliveries to green delivery pioneers A2B through a new THINK dealership in Helsinki.

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JUNE 29, 2017

BASF and Russia-based PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel ( Nornickel ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and entered exclusive negotiations to cooperate on the supply of raw materials for future battery materials production for lithium-ion batteries in Europe. We are interested in supporting this target market with our nickel and cobalt products.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Lucid began delivering its limited-production Dream Edition to its customers in Europe, the automaker announced. ” The automaker’s European headquarters is based in Amsterdam and recently opened its first European service, delivery, and sales center in Hilversum, the Netherlands. The Netherlands. Switzerland.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

Nordic Green, a company focused on the introduction of bio-methanol, has signed an Agency Agreement with BioMCN , a producer of bio-methanol, for the representation and sales of bio-methanol in Nordic (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland) and Baltic (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) countries.

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JUNE 2, 2021

Neste is piloting its first electric vehicle charging service targeted to logistics companies in Finland. at their site in the Konala area in Helsinki, Finland. The pilot project supports Neste’s and Niemi’s climate strategies and helps Niemi, the leading moving and logistics company in Finland, to reduce its climate emissions.

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APRIL 28, 2012

The fuel, which qualifies as an advanced biofuel in the US, was produced at the company’s Porvoo refinery in Finland from waste fats. In addition to the US, we have also expanded our customer base in Europe as well, opening up new opportunities for NExBTL sales as we go forward.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

CARB certification is critical for fleet sales, not just in California, but in the other CARB states as well. The retail distribution timeline coincides with the company’s plans to expand production at its Elkhart, Ind. THINK plans to roll out retail distribution in select cities in the second half of 2011.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

He will take over Canny’s duties at the company.During his time with the company, Think was rescued from collapse; shut its production plant in Aurskog, near Oslo, Norway; started production for Europe in Finland with contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive; resumed European sales; refurbished a U.S.

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MARCH 26, 2022

In keeping with this strategic shift of business, OMV will reduce its oil and gas production by around 20% by 2030 and will completely cease oil and gas production for energy use by 2050. Growth is also set to be achieved by diversifying the portfolio towards adjacent products and new product groups.

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MARCH 28, 2024

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. By incorporating recycled polyester, which is derived from used plastic bottles, the production process helps divert plastic waste from landfills.

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MAY 11, 2010

Electric car maker THINK has completed a US$40 million equity increase to support further product development and planned expansion into North American markets. The THINK City was the first highway-capable electric vehicle (EV) certified to European safety standards, and it will go on sale in the US later this year.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Moored in about 8,000 feet of water, the Perdido regional DVA (direct vertical access) spar is the deepest spar production facility in the world. Tobago is jointly owned by Shell (32.5%, as operator), Chevron (57.5%), and Nexen (10.0%) and is one of three fields producing through the Perdido drilling and production platform.

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MARCH 4, 2020

Neither the Germans nor the Italians offer pure electric subcompacts within their product line up. g/km, in turn becoming the country with the lowest result in the European Union (this excludes Denmark, Portugal and Finland who can’t be compared to other markets as they published WLTP data rather than NEDC values). —Felipe Munoz.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Visedo’s head office is located in Lappeenranta, Finland, and the company has a subsidiary in the Netherlands. Visedo has a broad, international client base, with exports to Europe and Asia representing 90% of its sales. Its powertrains are suitable for hybrid and electric systems within the power range of 30 kW to 2,000 kW.

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