Volvo Penta’s most powerful engine – the D17 – supports the current business needs of industrial customers as well as their future demands as they navigate the energy transition towards decarbonization using renewable fuels. This is just one reason to choose the D17 power generation engine, read on to discover a whole lot more! 1. Fuel Efficiency: Compared to the D16 model, the new D17 offers up to 5% less fuel consumption per kWh due to recent evolutions in combustion technology, such as the modernization of the fuel-injection system with a common-rail design. 2. Weight Optimized Design: A ..read more

Swedish truck maker Scania is working with SCA to put the world’s first all electric timber truck into production in a bid to decarbonize the logging industry. Swedish truck maker Scania is working with SCA to put the world’s first all electric timber truck into production in a bid to decarbonize the logging industry. SCA began developing a prototype version of a specialized logging truck with a massive, 70 tonne hauling capacity based on a Scania electric semi back in 2022, putting it to work transporting timber between SCA’s terminal in Gimonäs and the paper mill in Obbola, Sweden. For 20 ..read more

The initially planned small series of around 200 MAN units is to be delivered to customers in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland and selected non-European countries as early as 2025. Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus will be the first European truck producer to launch a small series with a hydrogen combustion engine. The initially planned small series of around 200 units is to be delivered to customers in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland and selected non-European countries as early as 2025. The “MAN hTGX”, as the vehicle will be called, offers an alternativ ..read more

SEPPI M. introduces the all new “E20 direct” for excavators weighing from 12 to 21 tons EPPI M. introduces the all new “E20 direct” for excavators weighing from 12 to 21 tons – the forestry mulcher head from SEPPI M., a manufacturer of forestry and agricultural equipment, unveils its latest innovation at the upcoming INTERMAT exhibition in Paris. This revolutionary forestry mulcher head for excavators marks a breakthrough in green management technology, promising increased efficiency, reduced maintenance costs, and improved performance for forestry and earthmov ..read more

During hot and dry periods, there is a serious risk of wildfires. Moreover, a single spark can be enough to start one, in which case every second counts. Having fire extinguishing equipment close at hand can make all the difference between a few scorched trees and a full-scale wildfire. According to the fire service, early intervention is the most important protection against forest fires. With the Multibox, foam extinguishers are close at hand and the chances of quickly extinguishing a fire are greatly increased. Komatsu’s flexible Multibox is easily transported by a forwarder and can hold ..read more

The Association for Finnish Work has awarded the Key Flag symbol to the Ponsseshop.com Online Store in recognition its Finnish origin and promotion of employment in Finland. The Online Store is home for the high-quality and loved Ponsse Collection products. The Key Flag symbol is a sign of Finnish work.  The main awarding criterion is that the service is produced in Finland. A company applying for the Key Flag symbol for a service must have a significant Finnish ownership, its management must be based in Finland, and the company headquarters must be located in Finland. In addition, the ..read more

French school becomes first project completed in Stora Enso’s new automated coating line The Bourdonnières School in Nantes, France becomes the first project completed using Stora Enso’s automated coating line for cross-laminated timber (CLT). The production line is levelling up the protection for mass timber against moisture, UV radiation and insects. The 2,150 m² school, designed by forma6, was constructed by making use of Stora Enso’s prefabricated kit of parts – Sylva by Stora Enso. For the first time ever, these parts were automatically precoated with hydrophobic protection against moi ..read more

Cost effective Paracetamol pain relief made from Poplar biomass Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way to make a popular pain reliever and other valuable products from plants instead of petroleum. Building on a previously patented method for producing paracetamol, the discovery promises a greener path to one of the world’s most widely used medicines and other chemicals. More importantly, it could provide new revenue streams to make cellulosic biofuels derived from non-food plant fibres cost competitive with fossi ..read more

The A82 project is removing non-native conifers along the Loch Ness to mitigate against future hill slips and protect this iconic road. FLS contractors are currently working on an area four miles from Drumnadrochit. Part of FLS’ long-term steep ground felling work along the length of the A82, the next phase of work, which will run from April until the end of June, will see large trees being removed from a slope that in places is 80-90 per cent sheer. We are currently removing mostly Douglas firs, which were planted on the hillside around 90-years-ago, making them some of the earliest p ..read more

As part of Business Finland’s Veturi funding for forest machine manufacturer Ponsse, Sitowise is working with Ponsse to explore the potential of AI for smarter planning and optimization of logging. The aim of the project is to explore the use of AI and remote sensing data, as well as other data sources such as harvester data, to produce intelligent map data and services and to increase our understanding of potential customer needs. The main target groups are organizations involved in logging and timber harvesting. – The project will explore possible ways to produce intelligent map layers to ..read more