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Social media algorithms censor discussion on climate change says Neste

Wednesday, 17 April 2019 Robin Whitlock Last week Neste released a campaign, with the aim to create discussion around different ways to fight climate change and now claim that algorithms in social media channels censor conversations about climate. ...

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Valio Introduces Finland’s First Biogas-Fueled Milk Collection Truck

Monday, 18 February 2019 Dan McCue Gasum and Finnish dairy company, Valio. are partnering on the first biogas-fueled truck to be used in the collection of milk. The vehicle, running on biogas, is part of Valio’s objective to make the ...

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The Share of Biofuels in Road Traffic to Increase to 30% in Finland

Wednesday, 06 February 2019 REM The Parliament of Finland has voted in favor of a law for gradually increasing the share of biofuels in road traffic to 30 percent by 2029. In addition, the Parliament has approved a law for the distribution ...

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VTT solves erosion in wind turbine blades problem with the help of artificial intelligence

Wednesday, 23 January 2019 Robin Whitlock VTT’s antiAGE project found a functional solution to the problem of erosion of materials used in wind turbine blades due to the effect of weather conditions, a problem that applies to the whole wind ...

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Vehicles at Lapland Airports in Finland switch to Neste MY Renewable Diesel

Tuesday, 13 November 2018 Robin Whitlock

The Finnish airport operator Finavia has decided to convert its vehicles to running on Neste MY Renewable at Rovaniemi, Kuusamo, Ivalo and Kittilä airports.

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City of Tampere, Finland, publishes Smart City Cookbook

Thursday, 11 October 2018 Robin Whitlock The City of Tampere in Finland has published The Smart City Cookbook by Nick Cotton, an introductory guide to planning and managing smart city activities with a set of examples that cities and other smart ...

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Siemens and Lempäälän Energia to build micro grid in Finland

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 Robin Whitlock Lempäälän Energia has awarded Siemens a contract to develop a self-sufficient smart grid system in the industrial area of Marjamäki, Finland, in order to provide a cost-effective and environmentally ...

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Fortum actively participating in developing electric aviation in Finland

Tuesday, 19 June 2018 Robin Whitlock

Clean energy company Fortum is participating in a project by the Helsinki Electric Airplane Association that is testing an electrically-powered airplane, due to take its maiden flight on 31^st July.

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New-generation wind turbines are also efficient in low winds finds VTT report

Monday, 11 June 2018 Robin Whitlock

Finland’s VTT Research Centre of Technology has found that new wind power technology enables higher towers, longer blades and reasonable efficiency in low wind conditions.

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Horse Manure to Generate 100% of Electricity for Helsinki International Horse Show

Thursday, 05 October 2017 REM The electricity used at this year’s Helsinki International Horse Show will be produced entirely with horse manure at Fortum’s Järvenpää power plant. The electricity consumption of the event taking ...