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The Finnish electric vehicle DC fast charging solutions provider Kempower has recently opened a new office and RDI center in the city of Vaasa. Kempower primarily concentrates on the electrification of transportation. In Vaasa, the company’s focus is on the development of DC fast charging solutions especially for heavy transport. In 2020, the company’s revenue was 3 million euros, and already in 2022, the revenue had risen to 104 million euros. In 2023, the revenue is expected to be around 280-310 million euros.

The City of Vaasa, Umeå municipality, Umeå Hamn AB, Umeå Kommunföretag AB, Wasaline and Kvarken Ports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a Green Shipping Corridor between Umeå and Vaasa.

The Iceland Ocean Cluster organized from 6th to 7th of October 2023 a Nordic cross-border hackathon in the capital city of Reykjavik. Competitors from all over the Nordic region were selected to participate, and from Finland Emelie Toppari and Joni Toppari were chosen to represent EnergyVaasa. This Finnish team also represented the MAREN project.

In the Vaasa region on the West Coast of Finland, exciting developments are taking place in the maritime sector. The Zero Marine Emission ecosystem program, led by Wärtsilä, is a project aiming at reaching 60% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction in the maritime by 2030. This four-year project revolves around key themes such as new technologies, green fuels, optimized operations, and new business models. This concept is built upon principles of openness, transparency, and collaboration among various stakeholders in the ecosystem.

During the summer and fall of 2023, the stakeholders of the EnergyVaasa energy cluster have re-evaluated the key figures of the Nordic region's most significant energy cluster, resulting in new key figures for the energy cluster.

Start-up grant is intended to support entrepreneurs who start a new business. Start-up money is not paid automatically, but is a discretionary support that must be applied to the TE Office.

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A business idea is essential when starting your own business, as the business can simply not be created without it. However, your business idea does not have to be fully finished from the start. At Startia, our business advisers will help you refine your idea into a real business.

EnergyWeek 2023 attracted a record number of visitors to the seminars and exhibitions in Vaasa last week. – This year, too, EnergyWeek lasted the whole week and became more extensive than before; we had more visitors than ever. This was noticeable even before the event week on Monday when 30% more people had registered than in previous years, says Kristoffer Jansson, EnergyVaasa's Communications & Brand Manager.

The Energy and Innovation Awards were presented on 22 March.