AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoIndustrial Technology: Vaasa-area tube bender Botnia Bend lifted 2025 revenue 27% to €2.6 million, supplying Wärtsilä engines and Toyota rally cars as Wärtsilä prepares a €230 million expansion. Clean Manufacturing: VTT’s Jyväskylä pilot is now testing superheated-steam drying on a moving fibre web, measuring process stability, material quality and energy use. Energy Innovation: A Finnish startup is routing heat from 30 bitcoin-mining machines into homes, putting mining’s wasted heat to work—though the model depends on bitcoin prices. Power Technology: Helsinki-based Vensum Power raised €9 million to scale power-conversion software for data centres, EV charging and energy storage. Nuclear Research: Finland’s Onkalo repository has received an operating licence, advancing plans for the world’s first permanent underground facility for spent nuclear fuel.
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