Rauramo, who replaces Pekka Lundmark, said he would develop a strategy by the end of the year for the group that is phasing out coal-fired energy production and shifting to renewables HELSINKI: The new chief executive of Fortum said on Wednesday natural gas and hydrogen could help Europe shift to clean energy and promised to […]
Fortum commissions 250 MW solar power project
Finnish energy company Fortum has successfully commissioned its largest solar power project in India. It has commissioned 250 MW solar power project located in the Pavagada solar power park in Karnataka. The company had won the project in a competitive auction held in June 2018. The company bid a tariff of Rs 2.85 per kWh. […]
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 […]
MG Motor India and Fortum announce installation of the first public 50 kW DC fast charging station in Gurugram
Carmaker in partnership with Fortum unveils strong network of 4 fast-charging stations in Delhi-NCR New Delhi: Underlining its commitment towards catalysing an EV revolution, MG (Morris Garages) Motor India and Fortum Charge & Drive India today unveiled the first 50 kW DC charging station at MG’s flagship showroom at Gurugram. The charging station has been […]
Ecoppia to Deploy Cloud-Based Robotic Solar Panel Cleaning Solution for Over 400 MWp in India developed by Fortum
Significant extension to Fortum’s developed projects cements Ecoppia’s global leadership with over 7GW of awarded projects to date HERZELIYA, Israel : Ecoppia, the world-leading developer of fully autonomous, water-free photovoltaic solar panel cleaning solutions, today announced that it had been chosen by Fortum, to deploy its field-proven platform across different projects in India, totaling 427 […]
Fortum & Neste ink Electricity Sales Agreement for Kalax Wind Farm
Fortum aims to engage with customers and society to promote solutions for a cleaner world. As part of the implementation of our strategy, in the spring of 2019 we began construction of the 90-MW Kalax wind farm in Närpiö, Finland. Fortum and Neste have now signed a 12-year electricity sales agreement for the project. The […]
Milestone | The Largest Power Station Project of Half-cell Modules Supplied by Suntech Successfully Connected to the Grid in India
Recently, the Pavagada solar park project in India, to which Suntech contributed a total supply capacityof 210MW, has been successfully connected to the grid. It, utilizing solely polycrystaline half-cell modules from Suntech, has become the largest one amongst all the established solar power stations with half-cell modules in the world. Located in Tumakuru, Karnataka of […]
Uniper, Fortum in constructive but complex talks over future
Uniper boss Andreas Schierenbeck, in the job since June, has been tasked with working out a solution for the situation, which also involves activist funds Elliott and Knight Vinke, jointly holding a stake of nearly 23% FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Germany: German energy firm Uniper is holding constructive but complex talks with top shareholder Fortum over their future […]
MG Motor ties up with Fortum to set up charging stations in India
The 50KW fast-charging stations for EVs will be opened initially at MG Motor dealerships in five cities Fortum will install the charging stations showrooms in five cities, the NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, by September NEW DELHI: China’s SAIC Motor Corporation-owned British automobile brand MG Motor – the country’s youngest vehicle maker – on […]
Fortum and Nordkraft form JV for Norwegian wind power development
Fortum and Norwegian energy company Nordkraft have formed a joint venture, Fortum Nordkraft Vind DA, to develop new wind power projects in Norway. The two companies have been successfully co operating in Norwegian wind power since 2017 when Fortum entered the Norwegian wind market. Mr Joonas Rauramo, Vice President Wind at Fortum said that “Fortum’s […]