18.04.2017 Regional news, Regional news Esa Pekkola in memoriam 28.6.1944-13.4.2017 Before Easter Merinova received the sad news that emeritus Esa Pekkola had died 13.4.2017. Deepest condolences to his family and friends far and wide.
12.04.2017 News, News EnergySpin – Accelerator Program New energy solutions business accelerator program EnergySpin wants to help energy solution startups and growth companies to reach their full potential. Application period has started for the fall program, check out the homepage www.energyspin.fi and apply now! Also mentors wanted, please contact Anna-Kaisa Valkama kaisa.valkama@merinova.fi
06.04.2017 Regional news, Regional news Business agreements will boost exports and investment between China and Finland The range of agreements on cooperation signed here today says a lot about the way in which the Finnish and Chinese economies are complementary to each other, and about how Chinese investors have discovered Finland at last. What makes Finland interesting to the Chinese is its potential as a product development hub, based on our […]
16.03.2017 National news, 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, 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 […]
15.03.2017 Nordic and international news, Nordic and international news Alstom’s hydrogen train Coradia iLint first successful run at 80 km/h Alstom successfully performed the first test run at 80 km/h of the world’s only fuel cell passenger train Coradia iLint on its own test track in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony (Germany). An extensive test campaign will be conducted in Germany and Czech Republic in the coming months before the Coradia iLint performs its first passenger test […]
15.03.2017 Nordic and international news, Nordic and international news Ex-Tesla manager seeks $4 billion for Europe’s biggest battery plant A former Tesla executive is trying to raise at least $4 billion to build Europe’s biggest battery factory in Sweden to meet an expected surge in demand as the region’s automakers switch to electric vehicles. Peter Carlsson, who managed Tesla’s supply chain before returning to his native country, believes European carmakers’ push into electric propulsion […]
13.03.2017 Solar energy, National news, Solar energy, National news 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, 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, 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 […]
08.03.2017 Nordic and international news, Nordic and international news CCNY-based team develops sustainable, high energy density battery Researchers at The City College of New York-based CUNY Energy Institute announce the development of a novel low cost, rechargeable, high energy density battery that makes the widespread use of solar and wind power possible in the future. It is based on manganese dioxide (MnO2), an abundant, safe and non-toxic material.
07.03.2017 Solar energy, Solar energy, Wind power, Wind power Saudi Arabia needs to forget oil and go solar, says man behind Kingdom’s crude clout Saudi Arabia is embarking on a $50 billion renewable-resources push to meeting growing energy demand while tempering domestic oil use. Starting this year, the OPEC’s biggest crude producer plans to develop almost 10 gigawatts of renewable energy such as solar and wind power by 2023.
