Digging through Hyperion’s website, the following can be found:
Hyperion’s main facility is currently in the UK, where a supply agreement regarding materials has been made with an operator called LKAB Minerals. In Finland, production volumes are likely small and pilot-like. Based on this, I would consider it probable that material is supplied mainly to the UK, which lowers the competitiveness of Finnish suppliers. I would therefore assume that LKAB is the primary material supplier and that the solution is based on the company’s own technological expertise.
“Hyperion’s micro‑factories use 75 % less structural material, and support recycled industrial waste (slag, fly‑ash, tailings) to lower embodied CO₂ by up to 90%.”
These are the same materials that Betolar, in particular, has been working on developing.
Hyperion also appears to have an ongoing project investigating the use of new types of materials:
The Sales Director has resigned, and their replacements will come from within the company. The departure of the former Sales Director appears to be taking place in a very good spirit. CEO Anttila provides the following accompanying words: “You can trust Kimmo as much as Ekovilla insulation—that is, completely.”
Recorded 20 minutes of content about EcoUp with Tommi today! And my apologies to all Spotify users, the video will appear there a bit later today too! I was editing the video while waiting for my car to be serviced, and the workshop’s Wi-Fi speed wasn’t enough for more than one upload, but it’ll be up shortly!