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Steady Energy and Fortum join forces for the development of Steady Energy's LDR-50 SMR technology.

According to the latest eurobarometer, these are the countries with the most favourable attitudes towards nuclear energy in Europe. 1️⃣ Czechia (77%) 2️⃣ Finland (71%) 3️⃣ Poland (69%) 4️⃣ Denmark (66%) 5️⃣ Sweden (66%) 6️⃣ France (66%) The precice question that was asked: ”Do you think nuclear energy will have a positive, negative, or no effect on our way of life in the next 20 years?” Interesting surprise to find Denmark in the top 6.

Great to be part of the European district heating community!

Yours truly in Paris at the launch of the European Business Nuclear Alliance, hosted by MEDEF. The initiative brings together business federations committed to strengthening the European nuclear sector to ensure access to affordable carbon-free energy 24/7.   I contributed to a panel discussion on developing a competitive and innovative European nuclear ecosystem. Got to describe the fantastic work we do at VTT. Our work on SMRs raised interest, particularly the work on the district heating reactor that is being commercialized by VTT's spin-out company Steady Energy.   Another theme was fusion. The bold visions of start-ups promising commercial fusion in ten years may be too ambitious, but I would put this in a broader context. Our generation's Apollo program? Whether we manage to put a man on the Moon or not, we will develop capabilities relevant in many other fields. VTT is already applying Al to develop high-performance materials and working on remote maintenance. Most importantly, great challenges attract bright minds.   What is needed to commercialize new nuclear technologies? Funds for sure. In technology development, you start from ideas and concepts, and proceed towards small-scale piloting, then demonstration, and eventually commercial product. It is cheap to come up with ideas, but costs grow significantly the further you go. Nuclear operators are not willing to finance pilots or demos as they are not economically viable and there is no guarantee of success. We heard that also in this event: "proven solutions". Understandable, but does not take the industry forward. Leapfrogging over this valley of death will lead to costly failures. We need funding mechanisms. How about FOR ONCE going for tech neutrality and classifying these as IPCEIs (Important Projects of Common European Interest)? Eagerly waiting to see the concrete next steps coming out of all this. That seemed to be the consensus among the participants.   Many thanks to my fellow panelists Margareta Djordjevic, Roberto Adinolfi, Laure Claquin, Tom Erixon, and Robert Jambrich for the interesting discussion. Thanks also to Laurent Leveugle and Jami N Arvola for the similarly interesting discussions on the backseat of the tiny taxi. Can't really get any closer to our customers than that. Credit for the image: R. Meigneux / MEDEF APN 2025 #nuclear #nuclearenergy #innovation #deeptech #SMR #VTTpeople

Pääsinpä tänäänkin paneeliin, mutta tällä kertaa moderaattorin roolissa. Tuli tentattua kansanedustajia ydinvoimasta. 4/4 totesi olevansa valmis hyväksymään pienydinvoimalan kotikuntaansa. Myös Steady Energyn Tommi Nyman pääsi julistamaan ilonsanomaa. Olipa hieno World Energy Council Finland tilaisuus. Hyvää duunia Silja Valta ja Annina Alasaari.

Ennätyssuuri yleisö kokoontui tänään Oodiin World Energy Council Finlandin, Energiateollisuus ry:n ydinvoimatoimikunnan ja Steady Energyn järjestämään Ydinvoima Suomessa ja Euroopassa -tilaisuuteen. 💡 Tilaisuudessa saatiin katsaukset ydinvoiman roolista osana Suomen, Ruotsin, Ranskan ja Puolan energiajärjestelmiä. Lisäksi Fortum, Helen ja Steady Energy kertoivat ajankohtaisista hankkeistaan. 💭 Lopuksi kansanedustajat pohtivat, miten ydinenergiainvestointeja voitaisiin edistää Suomessa. Kansallisen turvallisuuden näkökulmasta hyväksyttävät ja lupavaatimukset täyttävät uudet ydinenergiahankkeet saivat kaikilta kannatusta. #ydinvoima #ydinenergia

Onko SMR-voimaloissa avaimet puhtaampaan tulevaisuuteen, vai kannattaisiko uusista teknologioista olla varmuuden vuoksi huolissaan? Päätimme ottaa yhteyttä Steady Energyn kaupalliseen johtajaan Matti Penttiin selvittääksemme, mistä heidän SMR-ratkaisuissaan on kysymys ja mitä mahdollisuuksia näillä uusilla voimaloilla voi olla etenkin kaukolämmön tuotannossa! Käy tutustumassa energiajuristi.fi -sivustomme Energiablogista, miten Steagy Energyn kehittämä SMR-teknologia poikkeaa aiemmista ratkaisuista ja miten se voi mullistaa energia-alaa. Linkki artikkeliin löytyy kommenteista. Onko SMR-voimalat sinulle aiheena tuttuja ja millaisena näet niiden mahdollisuudet tulevaisuudessa? Liitä ihmeessä omat ajatuksesi keskusteluun! #energiajuristi #rakentavaajuridiikkaa #sopimusoikeutta #strategistajuridiikkaa #smr #ydinvoima #nuclear #kaukolämpö #energiantuotanto Steady Energy

This is what nuclear phase-out policies look like in practice. Once the pictures of these "historic moments" have been taken, the decisions are reversed. One after another. Why? Because we simply can't decarbonize without nuclear. Don't get me wrong, it is not the only thing we need but we do need it. https://lnkd.in/d_mjZsP6

Meeting US district energy executives and university campus engineering teams in lovely Boston to discuss Steady Energy’s LDR-50 nuclear SMR heating plants, which brings low-cost zero carbon heating to consumers, businesses, airports, hospitals and universities across the country. Lots of interest, excitement and opportunities unfolding. #campusenergy #districtenergy #energytransition #sustainability #energyresiliency #vtt

Say hi to Steady Energy’s latest recruit! Welcome Mikko Lehto, Steady’s new Senior Process Engineer 💪⚛️