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Harness the full power of sustainable energy Work together with Energy Experts from Finland Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster Cluster of Sustainable Energy Solutions • Expertise of effective, economical and sustainable energy solutions • Covers the entire value chain from design and manufacture to end of products • A significant business cluster in the Tampere Region Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster Sustainable Business with Sustainable Energy Solutions • Modern biomass harvesting technologies • World’s largest biomass power plant • Power plant modernization • Effective heat recovery • Replacing oil with wood gas in heating • Power quality saves money and environment Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster Tampere University of Technology Absolute Energy Future Research Centre Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Research & Education Harness the power of expertise Multidisciplinary Expertise in the Tampere Region’s Energy Cluster • Institutes of research and education cooperate with companies and are involved in project development • Versatile research and education activities support the growth of expertise and business to attract new professionals – – – – Tampere University of Technology University of Tampere Pirkanmaa Polytechnic University of Applied Sciences Tampere College, Kuru Institute of Forestry Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT Future Research Centre Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Research & Education Harness the power of expertise Highlights of the Research • Utilization of solid biomass in energy systems with different technologies • Remote operation for fusion reactor – The Centre of Remote Operation and Virtual Technologies, ROVi. R • Technology for the gas economy – being studied in several projects, the Äetsä Hydrogen Village is a new test site for research groups and companies • Organic solar cells – The Photo- and Nanochemistry research group in the Institute of Materials Chemistry at Tampere University of Technology (TUT) Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Research & Education Harness the power of expertise Tampere University of Technology Competence for the Energy Industry • Produces high-standard research and education in active collaboration with industry Provides product development and consultation services that flexible combine expertise from various fields of technology and economics • • Power plant technologies Energy economics Power engineering Automation and controls Fluid dynamics CFD modelling Combustion • • Emission control Heat pumps Machine building Material technology Environmental technologies Superconductivity Organic photocells Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Innovation Network with energy innovation Finnish Innovation System • Based on the guidelines formulated by the Finnish Science and Technology Policy Council • Cooperation between companies, public organizations, universities and other establishments of research and education plays an important role • The Tampere Region is living proof of a well functioning innovation system where new ideas quickly become products Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Innovation Network with energy innovation Sentre - the Network for Sustainable Energy Solutions • Network of business, research and education that develops solutions for sustainable energy • Offers private businesses a chance to network with other companies as well as with educational and research organizations • Mission is to closely link the Tampere energy cluster with other European and global competence clusters operating in the field of energy Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Innovation Network with energy innovation Competitive and clean • Finland is ranked first in the world in environmental sustainability • Finland has consecutive three times identified as the world’s most competitive economy • Sustainable energy solutions are playing an important role in securing environmentally sound economic growth for the future Bioenergy is proven technology • 19, 5 % of the total primary energy and 12 % of all electricity produced in Finland is bioenergy Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

The world hungers for sustainable energy solutions We are facing a greater challenge than ever before. Let’s network and face it together. Technology Centre Hermia Ltd Hermiankatu 1, FIN-33720 Tampere, Finland www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster Modern biomass harvesting technologies • Biomass bundling method for cost-effective harvesting, transport and processing of forest residues. • Enables even 200 km supply radius forest residues – Enables large scale utilization at power plants Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster World´s largest biomass power plant Alholmens Kraft, Pietarsaari, Finland • 550 MWth / 194 kg/s / 165 bar / 545 °C • Wood, peat, coal Multifuel power plant with Finnish fluidized Bed boiler plant and novel fuel feeding system • • 200 MW Electricity 350 MW Heat for indutry and community Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster Power plant modernization • Coal-fired power boilers are gradually being converted to combust renewable fuels in an effort to meet challenging targets set for renewables and carbon dioxide emissions. – The Pannon Thermal Power Plant in Pécs, Hungary, has switched from coal to gas and biomass. – One boiler was converted into biomass-fired unit and another for gas firing. As a result, emission levels have fallen and are now within new stricter limits Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster Effective heat recovery • Heat recovery is a significant source of energy and an excellent opportunity to combine savings with environmental benefits. Up to 90 percent of the heat in the exhaust air can be recovered to heat supply air. – The heat recovery system of the printing machine has paid for itself five times over in just nine years of operation. Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster Replacing oil with wood gas in heating • Fully automated standalone wood gasifiers can be used to replace oil in industries where heat is required either for production or heating. • The gas is produced from wood chips or pellets and burned in existing heat boilers. Heating costs are reduced immediately, and the environment benefits from CO 2 -free fuels. Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Business Take advantage of the leading Finnish energy cluster Power quality saves money and environment High voltage capacitors and compensation systems to • reduce power consumption • avoid oversized power systems • Eliminate disturbancies Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Innovation Network with energy innovation Environmental sustainability index 2005. Rankings by country, top 5 1. Finland 75. 1 2. Norway 73. 4 3. Uruguay 71. 8 4. Sweden 71. 7 5. Iceland 70. 8 Source: World Economic Forum Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Innovation Network with energy innovation World’s most competitive economy. Growth Competitiveness Index rankings 2005 1. Finland 2. USA 3. Sweden 4. Denmark 5. Taiwan 6. Singapore 7. Iceland 8. Switzerland 9. Norway 10. Australia 5. 94 5. 81 5. 65 5. 58 5. 48 5. 46 5. 40 5. 21 Source: World Economic Forum Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Innovation Network with energy innovation Primary energy use Wind power Hydro power Peat Wood fuels Natural gas Coal Oil Nuclear power Net electricity import Year 2004 Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi

Innovation Network with energy innovation Electricity production Wind power Solid biofuels Waste Peat Hydro power Nuclear power Coal Oil Natural Gas Net electricity import Year 2004 Network of business, research and education www. sentre. fi