21.08.2018 National news, News, Regional news Wärtsilä makes significant investment in Finland – the Smart Technology Hub, next-generation innovation and production centre, will be built in Vaasa Wärtsilä is building the Smart Technology Hub, a new centre of research, product development and production, in Vaskiluoto, Vaasa. As of 2020, all of Wärtsilä’s functions and personnel in central Vaasa will transfer to the new hub, along with the logistics and maintenance workshop operations from Runsor. As a part of the project, Wärtsilä will […]
27.04.2018 National news, News, Nordic and international news The battery industry has enormous potential to become Finland’s new success story The Vaasa battery factory project has brought together a large nationwide network of cooperation partners! The extensive battery factory project launched by Vaasa just over a year ago has brought together a strong network. Alongside the largest energy technology cluster in the Nordic countries – EnergyVaasa – the Kokkola region also plays a key role […]
07.03.2018 National news, News, Nordic and international news, Regional news Welcome to Vaasa EnergyWeek 2018! EnergyWeek gathers the energy enthusiasts from all over the world to share information, hear about the latest news and most interesting cases, widen their network and do business. The week is full of exiting events, consisting of seminars, exhibitions and other occasions. Most of the events are held in English and are free of charge […]
20.02.2018 National news, News The second program of the EnergySpin Enterprise Accelerator, which starts in Vaasa in April, received 120 applications ENERGY SPIN: Over 90 per cent of the applications were sent outside of Finland. The applications came from 43 different countries from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. Among the applicants are for example startup companies who work with battery technologies and future energy solutions. – Vaasa region’s expertise in energy sector has […]
20.11.2017 National news, News EnergySpin now in full swing – new insights for startups every day EnergySpin, the accelerator for energy-sector startups, is now in full swing. During its Go to Market phase, the startups involved in the accelerator visited the EnergySpin partner companies, Wärtsilä and The Switch. At Wärtsilä, the startup entrepreneurs took a tour of the engine factory and had the opportunity to talk to the company’s key persons. […]
23.10.2017 National news, News Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment: Eight key actions for making Finland a top country in artificial intelligence A steering group examining the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in Finland submitted today its first interim report to Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä. Research indicates that Finland ranks second after the United States among 12 developed economies in terms of the potential of AI to grow the economy. http://tem.fi/en/article/-/asset_publisher/tyoryhmalta-kahdeksan-avainta-nain-teemme-suomesta-tekoalyn-huippumaan
16.03.2017 National news Fortum and Futurice are developing a new concept for solar energy companies in developing countries Energy company Fortum and software agency Futurice are embarking on a new kind of cooperation that combines their expertise in solar energy and software design. The aim of the cooperation is to create a solution that provides easier access to electricity for people in developing countries. In less than two hours the earth receives from […]
16.03.2017 National news Finnish drone start-up Aeromon maps industrial emissions from above Drones are opening up commercial opportunities in a range of industries, from agriculture and mining to real estate. But until now there has been little focus on conservation and environmental applications. Finnish cleantech start-up Aeromon is changing that, with a drone and software platform capable of monitoring industrial emissions from above. The team at Aeromon has developed […]
13.03.2017 National news, Solar energy Environmentally friendly, almost electricity-free solar cooling – also serves as a heat pump VTT and German company ZAE Bayern have developed a solar-powered 10 kW chiller. This absorption chiller works in the same way as the gas refrigerators used in Finnish holiday cabins, for example. But in this case, a solar thermal collector is used instead of gas. The method requires electricity for the flow pumps only. If […]
10.03.2017 National news Valmet to supply a multifuel boiler and a flue gas cleaning system to Japan Valmet will supply a multifuel power boiler and a flue gas cleaning system to Kushiro Thermal Power Plant Inc. located in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. The new boiler plant will enable the customer to achieve a stable power supply at extremely high thermal efficiency. The order is included in Valmet’s first quarter orders […]
09.03.2017 National news Finland’s VTT brings BALANCE to renewable power VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating a European Commission-funded project which brings together several leading European research institutes in the field of electrochemical conversion. The three-year 2.5 million-euro BALANCE project seeks to demonstrate a technology that enables flexible storage of large amounts of renewable power. This electrochemical conversion technology is known as ReSOC (Reversible […]
01.03.2017 National news Wärtsilä joins Seabin Project in the battle against ocean plastics The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with the Seabin Project to join their global pilot programme, which addresses the worldwide littering problem affecting our oceans. The project aims at approaching the challenge from multiple angles with a key emphasis on education, research and technology. Wärtsilä will work in cooperation with Seabin Project […]
