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Hitachi Energy wins contract for Finland’s largest battery storage project
By December 16, 2025December 16, 2025

Hitachi Energy has won a contract from Nordic Electro Power (NEPower) to supply power conversion systems for Finland’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS), being developed by Swiss energy company Alpiq in Haapajärvi. The 125 MW project will support Fingrid’s reserve market and help balance electricity supply and demand. Commissioning is planned for mid-2027. Hitachi Energy’s scope includes battery storage power conversion systems, transformers, ring main units, a power plant controller, and a supervisory control…

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Finland commissions world’s largest sand battery for thermal storage
By September 2, 2025September 2, 2025

Finland has brought online a 1 MW/100 MWh sand battery developed by Polar Night Energy in Pornainen. Commissioned by district heating firm Loviisan Lämpö in June, it now serves as the main source for the local heating network. The system, built with 2,000 tons of crushed soapstone, is 13 meters high and 15 meters wide. It provides 1 MW of thermal power and 100 MWh of storage, replacing the area’s woodchip plant over the summer…

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OX2 to manage Piiparinmaki wind farm, Finland, for Nuveen
By October 28, 2024October 28, 2024

Renewable energy solutions provider OX2 has entered into an asset management agreement with Nuveen Infrastructure to manage the Piiparinmaki wind farm in Finland. OX2 will oversee the facility’s technical, commercial, and financial management, which began commercial production in the summer of 2022, to maximize its performance. Nuveen Infrastructure, the private infrastructure investment arm of global asset manager Nuveen, manages $1.2 trillion in assets. Jordi Francesch, managing director of Nuveen Infrastructure Asset Management, expressed enthusiasm for…

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