Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsahallitus is starting tenders for two offshore wind projects with a combined planned capacity of 3 GW after the government on Thursday adopted a resolution on launching the auction procedure for five projects. The sites are located in public water areas managed by Metsahallitus in the regions of Ostrobothnia and North Ostrobothnia […]
Finland to launch 6GW of offshore tenders – EQ Mag
Two projects are planned to be auctioned in September-October this year and two more next year Finland will launch five competitive tendering processes for more than 6GW of offshore wind power along its western coast. Zoning initiatives for the first five have been initiated by Metsähallitus, responsible for managing and developing state-owned areas within the […]
MNRE has agreements with Australia, Finland, Germany and UAE for promotion of bilateral cooperation in renewable energy – Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh – EQ Mag
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy enters into various kinds of agreements with foreign countries from time to time to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of renewable energy. Since 2022, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed the following Memorandums of Understanding/ Joint Declarations of Intent/Letters of Intent: A Letter of […]
Nordex SE: Nordex Group receives an order for 29.5 MW from Finland – EQ Mag Pro
Hamburg : End of March, the Finnish renewable energy investment and asset management platform Low Carbon placed an order with the Nordex Group for 29.5 MW in Finland. The order also includes a Premium Service contract for thirty years. The Nordex Group will supply five N163/5.X turbines for the “Mörknässkogen” wind farm. The site on […]
Aquila buys Tyrinselka wind complex in Finland – EQ Mag Pro
Operational portfolio was sold by Pohjoistuuli and its partners Finnish company Pohjoistuuli and partners have sold the operational Tyrinselka wind farm portfolio in Finland to Aquila Capital for an undisclosed price. The portfolio partly benefits from the Finnish feed-in-premium system and also has a portion of its output sold under a 10-year power purchase agreement […]
Finland: EIB supports renewable energy – EQ Mag Pro
EIB signs equity co-investment in Ilmatar Energy alongside the Omnes-managed Capenergie 4 fund, supporting wind energy projects in Finland The €35 million EIB investment will provide funding to Ilmatar Energy, a leading Finnish wind developer, to develop and build out its 3 GW project pipeline EIB’s commitment will help Ilmatar Energy’s bid to become one […]
Hycamite opens a hydrogen production test facility – EQ Mag Pro
Hycamite TCD Technologies has launched a test facility for hydrogen production in Kokkola, Finland. Here, Hycamite is conducting further research and testing on our developed techniques for producing hydrogen from natural gas without carbon dioxide emissions. Hycamite avoids greenhouse gas emissions by breaking down methane molecules from natural gas and biogas into hydrogen and pure […]
AFRY awarded EPCM services assignment for the extension of Vantaa Energy Waste-to-Energy plant in Finland
The construction of the new power plant will start in spring 2020 and the plant is expected to start commercial operations at the end of 2022 Vantaa Energy has awarded AFRY with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the extension of their Waste-to-Energy plant in Vantaa, Finland. The assignment includes project management, […]
Fortum, BASF and Nornickel sign Pact for Battery Recycling in Finland
Image Source: EV Battery Recycling Fortum BASF Nornickel Fortum, BASF and Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to plan a battery recycling cluster in Harjavalta in Finland, serving the electric vehicle market. This would enable a successful closed loop cycle to re-use the critical metals present in used batteries. Using metals from recycled batteries […]
India ranks ninth on Climate Change Performance Index
India ranked ninth on the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), above countries like Finland, Chile, and Norway. Efforts made by India to tackle and control climate change finally have been put into action with the country scoring 66.02 points on the scale. The highest-ranking country was Sweden at number four, clocking in 75.77 points, […]