Energy Technology
Energy technology cluster program gathers the top know-how of Finnish energy industry
The global energy sector is undergoing a period of transformation – the demand for energy is going up while climate change forces us to develop more sustainable energy production methods. This trend creates businesses the opportunity for rapid growth and internationalisation.
The objectives of the cluster program are:
- Strengthen organisations’ competitiveness
- Create new business operations
- Enhance innovation
- Facilitate export growth
The international growth opportunities in the energy technology industry are significant. The demand for sustainable energy production and related technologies is experiencing a period of exponential growth all over the world. The cluster provides an existing wide network of companies interested in cooperation and representing the very best of Finnish know-how.
The Centres of Expertise that are part of Energy Technology Cluster are Western Finland Centre of Expertise (Oy Merinova Ab), Jyväskylä Region Centre of Expertise (Jyväskylä Innovation Ltd), North Karelia Centre of Expertise (Joensuu Science Park Ltd/ Lappeenranta Technical University, Varkaus), Satakunta Centre of Expertise (Prizztech Ltd), Tampere Region of Expertise (Technology Centre Hermia Ltd).
Field of expertise
The program objectives are targeted in terms of the needs of companies concentrating in energy engineering. The program seeks to develop environmentally sustainable technologies and reduction of consumption of energy and carbon dioxide emissions.
Bio energy technologies
· Bio fuel procurement, refinement and distribution
· Bio energy and combustion techniques
· Heat entrepreneurship and other small scale business operational concepts
· Biogas technology
Decentralised energy production
· Wind and solar energy and other decentralised energy production
· Hydrogen technology
Energy solutions for industries
· Energy use in the forestry industry
· Material technologies for the energy sector
· Electricity and heat production technologies and energy production in industry
· Future basic energy (fission/fusion)
· Energy markets
· Energy efficiency
Electrical engineering
· Distribution and ICT in electrical engineering
· Intelligent electrical network management
· Electricity uses
· Magnetic technology
Contact details
Kari Luoma
Programme Director
GSM +358 40 503 4856
Tel +358 60 2828 241
kari.luoma(at)merinova.fi
www.energycluster.fi
Technology Centre Oy Merinova Ab
Yrittäjänkatu 17
FI-65380 VAASA, Finland
Tel. +358 (0)6 282 8200
www.merinova.fi
