Flexens and HydRe collaborate to launch hydrogen transport in Finland: Letter of intent signed with Lempäälän Energia
The Finnish companies Flexens and HydRe are preparing to pilot green hydrogen in Lempäälä, Finland. Flexens plans a small-scale green hydrogen production unit to be attached to Finland’s first hydrogen refuelling station. HydRe will provide the refuelling station. The facilities will be integrated with the local LEMENE smart energy system, owned by the energy company […]
The Bank of Åland grants Flexens Baltic Sea Project funding
Through its Baltic Sea Project, the Bank of Åland has granted funding for RAScue (Recirculating Aquaculture Systems cutting eutrophication), a Flexens project focusing on nutrient recovery and energy efficiency in land-based fish farms. For Flexens, making a positive impact on the Baltic Sea is both important and natural. As a company, we have a unique […]
Launching NewSETS – implementing novel storage solutions for a sustainable energy transition
A consortium led by Flexens has succeeded in securing funding through the ERA-Net SES MiCall19 framework. The other consortium partners are LUT University, Polar Night Energy Oy and Pumped Hydro Storage Sweden Ab. With a total budget of 4.1 million euros, the three-year project called NewSETS focuses on novel energy storage solutions. ABOUT NewSETS NewSETS, […]
Flexens joins Green NortH2 Energy as shareholder
As part of Flexens’ many activities in green hydrogen development, the company joins Green NortH2 Energy as a shareholder. Green NortH2 Energy, a newly founded subsidiary of the engineering and consulting firm Elomatic, is meant to kick-start the green hydrogen market of Southwestern Finland from the coastal town of Naantali. By joining forces in Green […]
Flexens leads the way as four energy islands, including Kökar, transition towards local renewable energy communities
There are exciting times ahead for Kökar; as the island municipality, in collaboration with Flexens, will take part in an international initiative to empower sustainable local renewable energy communities – local RECs in short. The aim is for these RECs to act as forerunners in the structural change of current energy markets, taking important steps towards decarbonization of not only local energy systems, but of energy systems overall. The LocalRES project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, connects over twenty partners from nine different countries. Included in the initiative […]
Pivoting green hydrogen solutions on Åland
On Friday 22nd of January, Flexens launched a wide discussion on the possibilities of implementing hydrogen technologies on Åland, in a webinar for decision makers and experts in maritime and energy sectors on the island. Ongoing projects and initiatives on Åland related to the Smart Energy Åland demo platform were presented. Leading experts from Flexens […]
The Government of Åland implements a society scale monitoring system for the green energy transition
Together with Finnish project development company Flexens, EnerKey has implemented a novel pilot project for the Government of Åland to analyse and store energy data on a society level. The goal is to provide a user-friendly, transparent, and automated way to follow the green transition on Åland in real-time. As part of the ongoing Smart Energy Åland […]
Hydrogen ferries might soon traffic the Baltic Sea
Flexens is about to finish a feasibility study of the Power2AX project on green hydrogen production and use in ferries in the Åland archipelago. The Finnish project development company Flexens Oy Ab will finish a feasibility study of the Power2AX project in November 2020. The project aims at implementing green hydrogen production and use in […]
Flexens team of energy specialists now holds internationally esteemed certification
The complete energy advisory team of Flexens have now received their certification in energy system design and simulation. The specialists have all passed the required test and officially carry a “Plexos Core”-certification by Energy Exemplar. A significant amount of hands-on experience and deep knowledge of energy systems is a prerequisite to reach such a certification […]
Kökar island’s clean energy transition agenda published online!
Kökar island, together with 21 other European islands have published their clean energy transition agendas, making a firm step towards decarbonising their energy systems with a strong focus on citizen engagement. 7 more islands will publish their agendas in the near future. A Ilha de Arousa (Spain), the Hvar Archipelago (Croatia), Brač (Croatia), Cape Clear […]