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Finnish Company Donut Lab Unveils Breakthrough Solid-State Battery at CES 2026
Image: Donut Lab Finnish company Donut Lab sent shockwaves through the world of sustainable transport at the CES tech trade show by announcing it has developed a solid-state battery. Solid-state batteries have long been the desired “game-changer” of the battery industry, enabling faster charging, longer lifespans, and superior performance in cold conditions. Donut Lab is Read more
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Electrifying communities with solar mesh-grids: Okra Solar’s journey with 1oT
Okra Solar has been using 1oT’s connectivity since 2021. Since then, they’ve focused on fundraising and scaling their operations in Haiti, Nigeria, and Cambodia, where they have around 3000 devices bringing power to 15,000 people. Okra Solar is a technology startup that produces hardware and software to set up solar mesh-grids—a network of interconnected solar Read more
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Kempower
Kempower designs and manufactures DC fast-charging solutions for electric vehicles. We’re a team of electric vehicle enthusiasts with a deep understanding of the charging market and a hands-on mentality. Our product development and production are rooted in Finland, with a majority of our materials and components sourced locally. Kempower has been ranked in 8th place Read more
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How Primobius and VTT Validated a New Way to Recycle Battery Black Mass
Together with VTT, battery recycling company Primobius validated its new hydrometallurgical process chain, refining parameters and proving that nearly all the valuable metal content could be recovered into high purity materials. Primobius – a 100% daughter company of SMS group – is an end-to-end solutions provider and plant builder for efficient lithium-ion battery recycling. The Read more
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Kempower Launches New EV Research Unit at LUT University in Finland
Kuva: Kempower Kempower, a global leader in DC fast-charging solutions, has opened a new research unit on LUT University’s campus in Lappeenranta, Finland. The unit aims to boost innovation in electric vehicle (EV) charging technology and advance the future of electric mobility through the Electric Mobility Research Center (EMRC), founded in 2023. The EMRC team Read more
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Lahti GEM – Green Electrification of Mobility Cluster
Lahti GEM is a platform for companies, research and education organisations as well as cities. The platform is established to generate and maintain cooperation for developing and commercialising technologies and solutions for the cleaner future of mobility. New trends of electrification Lahti GEM Key benefits Target groups We are looking for sister clusters for collaboration, new technologies, Read more
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Virta
We work toward a cleaner future for mobility VIRTA is a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging platform technologies. Our vision is to enable the transition toward sustainability. We bring electric mobility to people’s daily lives and make EVs a crucial part of tomorrow’s energy system. Virta was founded in 2013. Today, we are Read more
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Virta closes €85M growth funding to increase EVs’ charging platforms impact on accelerate growth in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Finland-based Virta Ltd, a global leader in the fast-growing Electric Vehicle charging platforms industry, has secured new €85M growth funding. The funding round has been among the biggest in the sector in recent years. The sum consists of €65M equity investment from Virta’s existing investors, led by the private equity firm Jolt Capital, and co-invested Read more
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Kempower fast charging technology powering the Nordics’ largest electric bus depot
The largest electric bus depot in the Nordic countries is now fully operational in the Danish city of Aalborg. Kempower, a leading supplier of fast charging technology for electric vehicles, has supplied GodEnergi A/S with its DC fast charging technology. The depot can now simultaneously charge more than 100 electric buses. The biggest electric bus Read more
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Virta launches in Australia, with “superfast” chargers
Finland-based smart electric vehicle charging heavyweight, Virta, has officially launched on the Australian market with the unveil of the first superfast EV charger it is rolling out in partnership with Australia’s Tetris Energy. The partnership combines Virta’s platform, Tetris Energy’s development and funding capability and the superfast charging hardware from Kempower – also a Finnish Read more