Vantaa Energy To Build 90 GWh Thermal Battery For District Heating In Finland
Vantaa Energy is constructing a giant thermal battery for the district heating system in Finland’s fourth largest city.
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Offshore Wind Race Heats Up In Baltic Sea, Russia Or Not
Russia’s Baltic Fleet will find the sea lanes getting crowded as Baltic states flex their offshore wind muscles with massive new projects.
Stories From The 2023 New Mobility Congress — Day 2
Here we are to continue the stories from the 2023 New Mobility Congress. We had four great stories on the first day, and day two proved to be even more eventful. Without further ado, let me introduce my first guests. Instead of one representative from Finland, I was honored to … [continued]
Top 10 Countries in the EV Revolution in 2022, Part 1: Positions 4–10
By Assaf Oron Welcome to my 9th annual top 10 countries list! This year marks the first time it’s published exclusively on CleanTechnica (the 2021 list was mirrored here last year, see Part 1 and Part 2). It is also the latest I’ve ever published the list — well, that’s with a lengthy kitchen … [continued]
Fortum Battery Recycling Opens Europe’s Largest Closed-Loop Hydrometallurgical Battery Recycling Facility In Finland
Fortum Battery Recycling has begun commercial operations at its hydrometallurgical battery material recycling facility in Harjavalta, Finland. The recently built facility is the first hydrometallurgical recycling commercial-scale facility in Europe and the largest recycling plant in Europe in terms of recycling capacity. The new large-scale plant will significantly ease the … [continued]
Russia Whiffs On Baltic Green Hydrogen Opportunity (Shocker!)
Six EU states join up to harvest green hydrogen from the Baltic Sea and transport it to industrial clusters in the Baltic region and beyond.
How Does Russia Keep Signing Nuclear Power Contracts?
Russia’s ability to keep signing nuclear contracts in the midst of massive sanctions over its illegal invasion of Ukraine is a complicated story. I certainly wouldn’t be signing contracts for energy with Russia right now.
Wave Energy Converter Disguised As Boat To Solve Sticky Salt Water Problem
Wave energy developers are beginning to flex their muscles, and the Finnish company Wello aims to lead the pack with a new twist on the technology.
Innovation Fund: EU Invests €1.8 Billion in Cleantech Projects
Today, the EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative cleantech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage … [continued]
Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!
I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of … [continued]
