AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSpace & Sovereignty: Finnish launch startup Agnikul Cosmos and radar-satellite firm ICEYE are teaming up to build an end-to-end sovereign Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth-observation capability in India, pairing locally manufactured satellites with Agnibaan rocket launches. Energy Storage: Wärtsilä says it has completed a 300 MWh battery energy storage system for Revera Energy in South Australia under a long-term service agreement, highlighting fast frequency response and grid services. Defense AI Collaboration: Finland and Estonia, via NestAI, plan joint R&D on adaptive machine-learning AI for command-and-control and autonomous unmanned systems, aiming for cross-allied interoperability. AI for Unmanned Systems: A separate LOI also targets shared AI expertise and development between Finnish Defence Forces and Estonia’s innovation command. Digital Infrastructure: Finland has switched off analogue landline calls after nearly 150 years, ending copper-based fixed voice service. Agri-Food Innovation: EIT Food unveiled its 2026 accelerator cohort (65 startups) focused on scaling agri-food technologies from labs to real-world deployments, including a Helsinki circular-food hub. Climate Science: University of Helsinki researchers used CERN chamber experiments to show ocean plankton chemistry can drive more cloud-seeding acids than expected, reshaping how we think about cloud formation.
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