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"‘Hot sand for a cooler climate’: Has Finland finally found a solution to industrial heat emissions?"
#Finland #Climate #ClimateChange

Finnish startup uses sand to slash industrial heat emissions by 90%
Finland is leading the race to decarbonise industrial heat emissions, using sand to produce fossil-free steam.

"How Finland’s giant sand battery is storing clean energy (and cutting emissions by 70 percent)"
#Finland #Sand #SandBatteries

Valkeneva Korppi - Miserere Mei, Felis Nigra. #BlackMetal from #Finland.
It contains cats. The video explanation from the author itself:
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The music video is a zero-budget black metal cliché fest. Well i had to buy lighter fluid from the store, and yes, my partne…

"Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows"
#Finland #Cars #Vehicles

Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows
In Finland, the average age of passenger cars is among the highest in Europe, and the majority of traffic-related particle emissions are produced by ICE vehicles that are more than 15 years old. The worst polluters are old diesel cars without a diesel particulate filter.

"World’s largest steam-producing heat pump comes online in Finland"
#Finland #HeatPumps #Energy

World’s largest steam-producing heat pump comes online in Finland
Turboden, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has energized what it calls the world’s largest steam-producing heat pump, delivering 12 MWth of superheated steam using low-grade waste heat and CO₂-free electricity with a coefficient of performance 10% above its guaranteed value of 2.

"Finland adds 227 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025"
#Finland #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables…

Finland adds 227 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025
Finland’s large-scale solar capacity more than doubled in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of the country’s first solar projects larger than 50 MW. Another record year for ground-mounted solar is expected this year but a forthcoming Land Use Act risks threatening future projects.

"These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin"
#Finland #Bitcoin #Energy

These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin
Can the reuse of crypto mining’s waste heat redeem its carbon footprint?