Cleen annual report_2012

report scope

This report is intended for all stakeholders who have an interest
in CLEEN Limited (Oy) operations and the drivers behind. The
report reviews the year 2012; the fourth operational year of
CLEEN Ltd. It focuses on the current status and future plans of
the operational principles, research and development activities,
as well as communications and stakeholder relationships. Due
to the nature of the company only minor emphasis is put on
the financial analysis.
This annual report is not the Annual Report (Toimintakertomus)
pursuant to the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act
(Osakeyhtiölaki 624/2006).

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index

Introducing CLEEN

Research Programmes

ceo review

10

research programmes

38

cleen in brief

14

sgem

40

shareholders

15

fcep

42

board of directors

16

mmea

44

ccsp

48

efeu

50

desy

52

Corporate Governance

operation principles

20

programmes & processes

21

r&d council

22

Network Activities & Communication

r&d council members

24

selected activities

56

management

25

stakeholders

58

SRA implementation model

26

communications

61

SRA development process

27

science council &
scientific advisory boards

Financials
28

programme portfolio
status Q1/2013

31

research

32

cleen 2.0

34

7

65

contact information

30

64

balance statement

research: portfolio &
overview

income statement

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ceo review

Year 2012 was a busy year focusing on the
development of CLEEN, as well as the research.
Hence, the least we can do is thank all of you
who have contributed to these activities. I would
especially like to highlight the unselfish work done
by the R&D Council’s core team, its working groups
and the Science Council for their crucial contribution
to the development of CLEEN’s core processes and
scientific excellence.

A significant number of hours have
been invested in CLEEN activities, also
on a voluntary basis in preparing the
research programmes.
p. 85, Licence to SHOK, TEM, 2013.
Special thanks will also go to the representatives
of various companies and research institutes that
have maintained their faith in joint research activities
in the important fields of material efficiency and
sustainable bioenergy by persistently preparing the
respective research programmes ARVI and SBES
(recently renamed as BEST), a unique joint effort with
Finnish Bioeconomy Cluster FIBIC Oy.
In 2012, the already exceptionally comprehensive
and scientifically high-level shareholder base of
CLEEN Ltd was further strengthened by Finnish
Geodetic Institute (FGI). The directed share issue
of forty (40) shares was completed on the 2nd of
July, 2012 according to the decision of the Annual
General Meeting on the 21st of March, 2012. From
the operational and development point of view,
FGI complements CLEEN Ltd with world-class
scientific excellence in geodesy, geoinformatics,
cartography, navigation, positioning, and remote

sensing. Complemented with the experience of
FGI in the management and processing of public
data resources, as well as ground forms mapping
technologies, the Finnish Cleantech cluster will have
a competitive edge in highly acute applications
of environmental information processing (big and
open data), natural resource mapping, water systems
modeling and environmental impact assessment.
The benefits are leveraged by deep integration
into the other core competences present in CLEEN
Ltd. Besides the relevant competence, the strong
commitment of an internationally highly recognized
research organization gives confidence that CLEEN is
on the right track.
The bread and butter of CLEEN is research, which has
proceeded as planned in the fields of smart grids and
energy markets (SGEM), future combustion engine
power plants (FCEP), measurement, monitoring
and environmental efficiency assessment (MMEA),
carbon capture and storage (CCSP), efficient energy
use (EFEU) and distributed energy systems (DESY).
The programmes are intensively fertilized, thus,
deliverables are popping out with increasing pace. The
very topical results range from self-healing distribution
networks demonstrated in Southern Finland,
technologies to mitigate maritime sulphur emissions
acute in the Baltic Sea, and living lab-based fine
particle monitoring in Shenzhen, China. More of this
can be read from the programme-specific sections.
After an aggressive ramp-up, it seems that we have
hit our heads on a glass ceiling of an annual research
volume of €40 M in Finland, though only with the
present research programme concept. From the
point of view of CLEEN, this is mainly due to our
incapability to clearly identify and argument our
value added to the Finnish society that limits the
annual Finnish public funding allocation to €20 M.

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The (international) panel also noted
the absence of societal stakeholders
as problem owners.
p. 201, Licence to SHOK, TEM, 2013
This was also clearly noted in the recently reported
SHOK evaluation carried out by the Ministry of
Employment and Economy in 2012. Having said that,
it is fair to acknowledge the Finnish Funding Agency
for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) for their faith
on CLEEN’s activities. Tekes has continued to be by
far the most significant sponsor of CLEEN, although
the national benefits have not always been as clearly
highlighted as they should have.
Based on my four-year experience in CLEEN’s
operations, I would estimate that the industry and
academia would use the CLEEN research programme
concept to fulfil their global R&D&I needs to the
amount of approximately €60 M annually in Finland.
This indicates a demand to realise multi-industrial
and multi-disciplinary joint research coordinated
from and mainly carried out in Finland to address
global energy and environmental related challenges.
Taking into account the roughly estimated turnover
of CLEEN’s shareholder companies of seventy billion
euros, the industrial R&D spending of five billion in
Finland and the CLEEN’s present volume of forty
million euros, there is definitely a huge market for
innovative and novel R&D&I services even in Finland
alone. Someone could see that as an opportunity
for Finland also. In order to fully utilise CLEEN’s
capabilities and to ensure the value added of CLEEN’s
services after SGEM, FCEP and MMEA programmes
2014 and thereafter, it is essential to actively screen
and evaluate novel R&D&I models for demand-driven
joint R&D&I. This does not mean that we should

abandon the present research activity but, on the
contrary, build on its strong foundation and to put
some cheese on the bread and butter. This is what
CLEEN 2.0 is about.
During 2012, CLEEN development focused on
fine-tuning the recently updated strategic research
agenda (SRA) and, more importantly, creating a
continuous and systematic process to keep it up to
date. This process was intensively worked out by the
R&D Council’s working group led by Mr Erkko Fontell.
Parallel to that, a working group led by Mrs Marja
Englund focused on screening and evaluating the
most feasible public funding instruments available in
Europe to realise the SRA. Both groups successfully
finished their work and the implementation has
begun.
The process of assessing and improving scientific
excellence in CLEEN’s research activities was
implemented by the reinforced Science Council
under the guidance of its chair, Professor Peter
Lund. The preliminary assessments were carried out
for CCSP, EFEU, BEST and ARVI programmes by the
Science Council, as well as intermediate evaluations
for SGEM, FCEP and MMEA by the programmespecific independent Scientific Advisory Boards.
The most important observations relate to the
identification of the programme outcomes, key
performance indicators, internal cohesion, and
international cooperation opportunities. The strong
industrial relevance and exemplary cooperation
between industry and academia was acknowledged
by all Scientific Advisory Boards. On the other hand,
the Science Council noted the importance of the
ambitious target setting from the very early phase of
programme development to ensure high scientific
quality of the programme.

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The (international) review panel was
impressed by the research capacity
and resources concentrated in the
CLEEN SHOK and its ambition to
establish world-class research quality
in its constituent programmes.
The contribution of the Science Council was also
highly acknowledged by the international and
independent team of SHOK evaluation, hence,
recognizing CLEEN to be a forerunner in scientific
self-assessment.

Based on the survey and interviews, satisfaction
with the CLEEN operations is highest among
our shareholders next to industry, followed by
academia. The most criticism arises from public
stakeholders, which is well aligned with the
above-mentioned inadequate societal impact
analysis of research carried out by CLEEN. Part of
the explanation may be CLEEN’s strong focus on
international demand-based cross-industrial, multidisciplinary and long-term research, which may
have diverted the focus too much from the present
local challenges, like the renewal of traditional
Finnish industrial clusters or scientific excellence
of Finnish research community. Although there are
impressive results, more has to be done to highlight
them and especially their added value.

… the breath of consortia, the
improved industry-academia
dialogue and the search for balance
between industrial relevance and
scientific excellence came across as
core characteristics of CLEEN SHOK.

One of the highlights of 2012 was the international
and independent evaluation (SHOK evaluation) of
SHOKs carried out by the Ministry of Employment
and Economy in 2012. The observations were
aligned with those of CLEEN programme-specific
Scientific Advisory Boards. However, SHOK
evaluation is naturally more generic, pointing out
especially the importance of setting up clear key
performance indicators, as well as identifying the
outcome and its impact especially to the local
society.

The governance model is seen by all
the interviewed persons and experts
involved in the SHOK evaluation
panel as professional, inclusive and
effective.

Another important and widely recognized
opportunity is promoting the participation of small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in SHOK
activities. The MMEA programme consortium and the
Green Net Finland association have been pioneers
in that respect. For the fourth year running, SMEs are
executing about one quarter of the €12 M annual
research volume of MMEA and partly even in China.
Clearly, the obstacles for SMEs are not related to the
goodwill or legal issues, but to practicalities. The
burden of programme development and general

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bureaucracy has to be eased out. In MMEA, the role
of matchmaker and facilitator has been also crucial in
order to find the right roles for right SMEs. Otherwise,
plenty of man hours will be used in preparatory
meetings with a low hit rate, i.e. the probability that
an SME will find its role in a wide research ecosystem.
On the other hand, the opportunities for cooperation
with large-cap companies and SMEs should be
prioritised before separating them to company-size
specific silos.

The fact that also other than
shareholders are free to get involved
in programme activities is important
as the ‘closed club’ approach
would be poorly explainable in an
open innovation and high societal
relevance context that the SHOK
provide.
Two new development initiatives have also popped
up or activated. Namely, a gas-related research
programme initiative and an establishment of a
legal entity (Envitori) to link, evaluate and offer open
environmental data.
The importance of gas in the global energy system
is rising for several reasons, embedding diverse
dimensions. Economically feasible technologies to
utilize large shale gas formations especially in North
America will have major technological, geopolitical
and world trade impacts. Ecological concerns related
to the utilization of these formations are shifting the
focus of environmental protection from air to soil
and water. Gas may cut CO2 and SOx emissions both

on- and off-shore and improve energy efficiency,
although, it is far from solving the climate change
challenge. In addition, gas is an important fuel
for dispatch power plants that facilitate weatherdependent renewable energy sources such as wind
and solar energy. There are even possibilities to use
renewable synthetic gas like methane or hydrogen
as an energy carrier to transfer solar or wind energy
from remote locations or to be used in energy
storage. Hence, there are several fascinating trends
and opportunities emerging, which would benefit
multi-industrial and multi-disciplinary research
cooperation.
The Envitori initiative is based on the need for a
channel to offer comprehensive, quality-assured and
compatible environmental and other related open
data for diverse applications. It seems that the time
is now right for execution due to the liberalization
of the governmental data sources, the maturity of
the enabling IC technologies and the increasing
public demand to take into account the state of the
environment in people’s everyday lives. Envitori will
be built on MMEA platform technology developed
in the MMEA programme. The first actions to realise
Envitori in close cooperation with MMEA, CLEEN and
Sitra have been taken, but it is far from completion.
As said, plenty of new ideas and processes have
been set for 2013, and it is time to turn them into
prosperous actions.

Tommy Jacobson, CEO
21st of March 2013

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cleen in brief
The shareholders are very committed to the CLEEN
activity and perceive it in a very positive light

CLEEN was established in 2008 to promote industry’s
competitiveness by initiating, facilitating and managing
wide, deep and shared R&D&I between various industries
and academia in the field of energy and environment. By
complementing its mission CLEEN has a vision that the world’s
leading companies and research institutes, that consider
energy and environment aspects as a major success factor, will
realise their joint R&D&I on CLEEN platform and that the R&D&I
operations carried out within CLEEN have created and will
create breakthrough innovations with a global impact.
CLEEN has 45 shareholders including several international
companies which are technology and market leaders globally
and have significant R&D activities or interests in Finland, as well
as the most relevant national research institutes. The Finnish
Geodetic Institute was registered as a shareholder on 2nd July
2012 due to the completion of a directed share issue based on
the decision of the Annual General Meeting on 21st March 2012.
The status of Strategic Centre for Science, Technology and
Innovation (SHOK) for energy and environment was granted to
CLEEN in 2008 by the Finnish Prime Minister lead Research and
Innovation Council.

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shareholders

Aalto University

Metso Oyj

ABB Oy

Neste Oil Oyj

Agrifood Research Finland, MTT

Outokumpu Oyj

Andritz Oy

Outotec Oyj

Centre for Metrology and

Pohjolan Voima Oy

Accreditation, MIKES

Rautaruukki Oyj

Ekokem Oy Ab

Stora Enso Oyj

Elenia Oy

Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT

FCG Finnish Consulting Group Oy

Technical University of Tampere

Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE

Technical University of Lappeenranta

Finnish Forest Research Institute, Metla

The Switch Engineering Oy

Finnish Geodetic Institute (FGI)

University of Eastern Finland

Finnish Meteorological Institute, FMI

University of Helsinki

Fortum Oyj

University of Jyväskylä

Foster Wheeler Energia Oy

University of Oulu

Gasum Oy

University of Vaasa

Geological Survey of Finland, GTK

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

Helsingin Energia

Vaisala Oyj

Hollming Oy

Vantaan Energia Oy

Kemira Oyj

Vapo Oy

Kumera Oy

Wärtsilä Finland Oy

Kuusakoski Oy

Åbo Akademi University

Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj

ÅF-Consult Oy

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board of directors

CLEEN’s Board of Directors was elected at the Annual General
Meeting held on 21st March 2012. Mr Mikael Hannus (Stora
Enso Oyj) was selected as Chairman of the Board in the board
meeting 3/2012 held on April 27th.
The board held eight meetings and a one-day strategy seminar
during 2012. A total of nine “gate meetings” (two gate II, two
gate III and five gate IV) were held to keep the board in touch
with CLEEN’s core activities and to ensure that our programmes
fulfil their expectations right from initiation through to final
reporting. In addition, updates on CLEEN’s research activities
and financial status were presented and discussed at every
board meeting.
The chairman and board members were entitled to
remuneration for their attendance at meetings to the sum of
€250 and €150 for each meeting attended, respectively.

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Board meetings
1/2012

27.01.

CLEEN (DESY gate III, MMEA gate IV)

2/2012

08.03.

CLEEN (Financial statement 2011, BEST gate II)

3/2012

27.04.

CLEEN (Board of Directors’ organizing meeting)

4/2012

15.06.

CLEEN (Science Council review)

5/2012

10.09.

CLEEN (ARVI gate II)

6/2012

17.09.

CLEEN (FCEP gate IV, EFEU gate IV)

7/2012

14.11.

Fiskars Wärdhus, Fiskars (BEST gate III) Technopolis Innopoli 2, Espoo

8/2012

17.12.

Helsingin Suomalainen Klubi (SGEM gate IV, CCSP gate IV)

Board members

Deputy board members

Mikael Hannus (Stora Enso Oyj)

Ari Henriksson (UPM-Kymmene Oyj)

Riitta Keiski (Oulun yliopisto)

Pertti Järventausta

Arto Hotta (Foster Wheeler Energia Oy)

(Tampere University of Tech.)

Ilkka Kojo (Outotec Oyj)

Matti Rautanen (Metso Oyj)

Outi Krause (Aalto yliopisto)

Jouni Rantanen (Vaisala Oyj)

Petri Lehmus (Neste Oil Oyj)

Kai Sipilä (VTT)

Jarmo Saaranen (VNT Management Oy)

Hannu Lepomäki (BMH Technology Oy)

Jarmo Tervo (Pohjolan Voima Oy)

Juha Kytölä (Wärtsilä Oyj)

Vesa Hynninen (Vantaan Energia Oy)

Sari Siitonen (Gasum Oy)
Dick Kronman (ABB Oy)

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Cleen

operation principles

fig.1

ccsp

SAB

sgem

sgem

desy
RESEARCH

SAB

mmea

SCIENCE
COUNCIL

R&D
COUNCIL

mmea
efeu

SAB

fcep

fcep

Work
Group 1
SRA

Work
Group 2
FUNDING

SAB

ccsp

SAB

efeu

communications

BACK
OFFICE

finance

20

legal

administration

Cleen

programmes & processes

fig.2
PROCESS

psg

STAGE & GATE

psg

WORKING
GROUP

manager

PLANNING
TEAM

PLANNING
TEAM
LEADER

AGREEMENTS & IPR

OWNER

LEGAL
COUNSEL

CEO

psg

FUNDING & FINANCE

CONTROLLER/
FUNDING
DEVELOPER

COMMS
TEAM

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMS
MANAGER
PROGRAM
MANAGER
TEAM

WORKING
COMMITTEE

SAB

PROGRAM
MANAGER

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE

SCIENCE
COUNCIL

CHAIR OF
SCIENCE
COUNCIL

CTO
SHAREHOLDERS’ GUIDANCE

R&D COUNCIL
WORKING
GROUP /SRA/

CHAIR OF
R&D
COUNCIL

PUBLIC FUNDING SOURCES

R&D COUNCIL
WORKING
GROUP / FUNDING

CONTROLLER/
FUNDING
DEVELOPER

* Psg = Program Steering Group
* Sab = Scientific Advisory Board
* SRA = Strategic Research Agenda

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r&d council

CLEEN’s R&D Council is our most important forum for
information distribution, and it acts as a channel for the
shareholders to influence R&D activity within CLEEN. The
Council has a central role in implementing CLEEN’s strategy,
and it supports the management and the Board of Directors, for
example, in updating the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) and
in developing the activities within CLEEN. The Council also aims
to initiate discussions on new research programmes and to
follow up the implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda
by providing feedback on ongoing research projects.

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Various roles and objectives of CLEEN’s shareholders
and research consortiums are clarified in figures 1
and 2.
In 2012, the R&D Council’s two general assemblies
were held in June and November (June 1, 2012 and
November 19, 2012). Professor Mikko Hupa from Åbo
Akademi University acted as chairman at both of
these general assemblies. Professor Kaarle Hämeri
from the University of Helsinki acted as deputy chair
of the Council in 2012.
Direction from working groups to
developing the activities
The R&D Council incorporates annually confirmed
working groups, which support CLEEN’s
development targets. In 2012, the two working
groups were active in pursuing the following tasks:
1. SRA update,
chair: Erkko Fontell (Wärtsilä) until November 2012
and Mikko Laakso (Vaisala) from December 2012
2. New project and funding models,
chair: Marja Englund (Fortum)
Continuous analysis of SRA update needs
In 2011, the previous working groups came to the
conclusion that CLEEN’s strategic research agenda
should be updated to better correspond with the
recognized new requirements. Hence, a new working
group was established in November 2011, firstly,
to create a new continuous updating process for
CLEEN’s strategic research agenda and, secondly, to
implement this process for the first time. The SRA
update group created a proposal for a new SRA
update process, which was accepted by the Board
of Directors in November 2012. The new process is
presented in figure 4. The SRA updating process was

launched at the second general assembly of the R&D
Council in November 2012, and it will continue until
November 2013. As part of the updating process, it
was decided that a new tool should be established
in order to collect ideas for new research themes
and projects. The collection tool for ideas is primarily
targeted at the R&D Council members and, more
widely, at CLEEN shareholders, but it can also be
utilized in the ongoing research programmes when
the consortium needs to identify ideas for further
research. This new tool was released in early 2013.
Project and financing models to
correspond with the research strategy
The starting point for the work of working group 2
was to review various project and financing models
and their suitability for implementing CLEEN’s
strategic research agenda. During 2012, the working
group initiated a mapping process for CLEEN
shareholders to identify EU platforms and working
groups that the shareholders find interesting
and/or in which they are active participants. The
mapping will continue in 2013. In addition, the
working group has discussed and analyzed the
R&D&I chain as a whole and the role of SHOK-level
collaboration within this chain, as well as identified
the kind of project models that would be suitable
for the realization of CLEEN’s new SRA (figure 3). This
work will continue in 2013 by analyzing IPR rules for
different funding schemes and by learning good
practices from other SHOKs.
The chairs of the working groups, together with the
chair and vice-chair of the R&D council, the chair of
the Science Council and the CTO of CLEEN, formed
the core team of the R&D council, the task of which is
to prepare, on the basis of the working groups’ work,
the council’s proposals to the board of directors and
the management of CLEEN.

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cleen r&d council
members
31st December 2012

Company representatives

Research institute representatives

ABB Oy
Andritz Oy
Ekokem Oy Ab
Elenia Oy
FCG Planeko Oy
Fortum Oyj
Foster Wheeler Energia Oy
Gasum Oy
Helsingin Energia
Hollming Oy
Kemira Oyj
Kumera Oy
Kuusakoski Oy
Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj
Metso Oyj
Neste Oil Oyj
Outokumpu Oyj
Outotec Oyj
Pohjolan Voima Oy
Rautaruukki Oyj
Stora Enso Oyj
The Switch Engineering Oy
UPM-Kymmene Oyj
Vaisala Oyj
Vantaan Energia Oy
Vapo Oy
Wärtsilä Finland Oy
ÅF-Consult Oy

Aalto University
Geological Survey of Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Finnish Geodetic Institute

Lappeenranta University
of Technology
Agrifood Research Finland
Finnish Forest Research Institute
Centre for Metrology
and Accreditation
University of Oulu
Finnish Environment Institute
Tampere University
of Technology
University of Vaasa
Technical Research
Centre of Finland (VTT)
Åbo Akademi University

Jukka Tolvanen
Seppo Hulkkonen
Toni Andersson
Jouni Pylvänäinen
Yrjö Halttunen
Marja Englund
Reijo Kuivalainen
Sari Siitonen
Jussi Palola
Hannu Lepomäki
Kaj Jansson
Jyri Talja
Antero Vattulainen
Mikko Talola
Matti Rautanen
Jukka-Pekka Nieminen
Juha Ylimaunu
Satu Jyrkönen
Jorma Isotalo
Harri Leppänen
Mikael Hannus
Jari Kemppi
Antti Raukola
Mikko Laakso
Pertti Sahi
Kauko Isomöttönen
Ilari Kallio
Pekka Järvinen

Risto Lahdelma
Kaarle Hämeri, vice chair
Jarmo Kallio
Jouni Pulliainen
Tiina Sarjakoski
Timo Jääskeläinen,
Jorma Jokiniemi
Jouko Korppi-Tommola
Timo Hyppänen
Markku Järvenpää
Leena Paavilainen
Heikki Isotalo
Riitta Keiski
Harri Juvonen
Seppo Valkealahti
Erkki Antila
Kai Sipilä
Mikko Hupa, chair

Invited members
Technology Centre Oy
Merinova Ab
Cleantech Cluster Program
Finnish energy industries
Chemical Industry
Federation of Finland
Finnish Forest Industries
The Federation of Finnish
Technology Industries
Tekes

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Lauri Kumpulainen
Mari Pantsar-Kallio
Kati Takala
Sami Nikander
Jouni Valtanen
Pirjo Kaivos
Teija Lahti-Nuuttila


cleen management

CLEEN Administration and Back-Office
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Finance and Funding
Communications
Legal and IPR

Tommy Jacobson, D.Sc.(Tech.)
Jatta Jussila-Suokas, D.Sc. (Tech.)
Antti Tumelius, M.Sc. (Econ.)
Karoliina Peippo, M.Sc. (Econ.)
Essi Heinänen, Master of Laws

Programme Management
Carbon Capture and Storage Programme (CCSP)
Distributed Energy Systems (DESY)
Efficient Energy Use (EFEU)
Future Combustion Engine Power Plants (FCEP)
Meas., Mon. and Environmental Assessment (MMEA)
Smart Grids and Energy Markets (SGEM)

Sebastian Teir, D.Sc. (Tech.)
Kari Sipilä L. Sc. (Tech)
Jussi Manninen, Ph.D. (Tech.)
Matti Kytö, L.Sc. (Tech.)
Tero Eklin, Ph.D. (Chem.)
Jani Valtari, M.Sc. (Tech.)

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SRA implementation model

fig.3

demo

demo

SRA
Group project
by research
institutes

Group project
by
companies

demo

Corporate
r&D

basic
Research

Tekes SHOK
Programmes

basic
Research

Joint Corporate
R&D

WIDE publicity
restricted publicity

basic
Research
project
with china
eureka
fp7
horizon 2020
eegi

set plan

ppp

kic

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Group project
by research
institutes

Cleen

SRA development process

fig.4

Stakeholders
informed
SRA
updated

Programme/
project
initiatives
identified

Input
analyzed

Input
collected

Programme/
project
initiatives
handed over

Communication
and hand-over

Themes
selected

Description
of themes,
confirmation
of SRA

Boundary
conditions
clarified

Evaluation
and
selection of
themes

Input
collection

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science council &
scientific advisory boards
The Science Council is a key part of
quality thinking at CLEEN Ltd.

The basic tasks of the Science Council include
evaluation and development of the scientific
excellence and quality of the activities carried out
by the centre of expertise. The Council assists in the
implementation of research programme reviews and
in the further development of quality in research
activities. The review process, which consists of
3-4 review stages (preliminary, initial, intermediate
and end review), is an important part of the quality
control of research programmes.
The Council’s role is to provide support and advice for
CLEEN, sparring it onwards and upwards all the way
to the top. The Council makes recommendations,
but not decisions. Each programme has a designated
Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) in support of the
Science Council, consisting of 3-4 top international
experts in the field.
During 2012, the activities of the Science Council
were established as a natural part of CLEEN’s
operations. New members have been added to
the Council, and it now consists of nine experts of
different fields, each having a different viewpoint
on excellence and scientific quality. The fields
represented are science, energy, environment,
economy, management and the corporate world.
The members also have extensive experience in
international issues, strategies and reviews.
The Science Council is very active in its work. In 2012,
the main focus of operations was on programme
reviews and the quality issues related to the
preparation process of programmes. The Science
Council conducted a preliminary review on four
programmes which were under preparation (EFEU,
BEST, CCSP and ARVI); the Scientific Advisory Boards
visited three programmes (MMEA, SGEM, FCEP) and
carried out an initial review on them.

Based on the observations made on the preliminary
review, the Science Council recommends having
an increased emphasis on the strategic framing of
questions and including sufficiently challenging
questions. The goal should be ‘beyond the state-ofthe-art.’ A stronger international, independent view
in the preparation could provide added value to
the current situation and consequently it would be
easier to distinguish the roles of parties involved in
the preparation and implementation stages. Another
issue that comes up is the need for more flexible
organization of research, in which case funding
could be directed better according to need and
performance. The Science Council would also find it
useful to increase the share of spearhead research in
programmes that aim for technology jumps.
The initial reviews carried out by the Scientific
Advisory Boards emphasise the good basic standard
of Finnish research. However, there is still room for
improvement in internationalization and visibility,
especially in capturing the role of leadership. Correct
meters for performance reviews are important, as
is the meriting of researchers through international
publications. Mobility of researchers within the
research programme should be increased, from
industry to universities and vice versa, as well as
between universities.
On the basis of the above observations, the Science
Council has made a proposal for updating the
preparation process of the research programmes of
CLEEN Ltd. During 2013, measures to improve, e.g.
excellence in the programme will be recommended
and the quality meters of activities will be updated.

Prof. Peter Lund
chair of the Science Council

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Science Council members
Prof. Peter Lund, chair
Prof. Lassi Linnanen
Prof. Jouko Korppi-Tommola
Adjunct prof. Markku Karlsson
Prof. Minna Halme
Prof. Liisa Virrankari
Prof. Erkki Antila
Prof. Hans Söderlund
Dr. Mikko Laakso

Aalto University
Lappeenranta University of Technology
VTT
Aalto University
University of Vaasa
VTT
Vaisala Oyj

Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members
Smart Grids and Energy Markets (SGEM)
Prof. Ronnie Belmans (Power Systems Research)
Prof. Antonello Monti (Power Utility Aspects)
Prof. Lennart Söder (Integration and Interfacing Research)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
E.ON / RWTH Aachen University
Kungliga Tekniska Högskola

Future Combustion Engine Power Plants (FCEP)
Prof. Marcus Alden (Combustion Physics and Diagnostics)
Prof. Konstantinos Boulouchos
(Modelling, Simulation and Energy Systems)
Prof. Nikolaos Kyrtatos (Engine Emissions)

Lund University
ETH Zürich
National Technical University of Athens

Measurement, Monitoring and Environmental
Efficiency Assessment (MMEA)
Dr. Andreas Ciroth (Environmental engineering,
LCA error calculation, sustainability consulting)
Prof. Kostas Karatzas (Informatics Systems & Applications)
Dr. Michel Matti Maricq (Impact of biofuels and “designer” fuels
on engine emissions, PM measurements)
Prof. H.W.J. Russchenberg (Environmental Remote Sensing,
Mathematics and Computer Science)

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GreenDeltaTC GmbH
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Ford Motor Company
Delft University of Technology

Cleen

research: portfolio & overview

During 2012, six research programmes were ongoing in CLEEN,
the total volume of which was 37.8 million euros:
-
-
-

-
-
-

Smart Grids and Energy Markets (SGEM), 11.7 M€
Future Combustion Engine Power Plants (FCEP), 9.4 M€
Measurement, Monitoring and Environmental
Efficiency Assessment (MMEA), 11.3 M€
Carbon Capture and Storage Programme (CCSP), 3.2 M€
Energy Efficient Use (EFEU), 1.9 M€
Distributed Energy System (DESY), 0.3 M€

During 2012, a total of 72 companies and 19
research institutes participated in these research
programmes, and 38 % of these companies are SMEs.

Strong commitment to research
activities is visible in the amount
financing made available by the
shareholders and programme actors
The companies funded the six ongoing research
programmes in 2012 with 11,8 million euros in total.
The research institutes’ share of funding was 4,4
million euros. A detailed breakdown of the funding
provided by companies and research institutes can
be found in diagrams 6 and 7. During 2012, CLEEN’s
programmes received public funding totalling
21,4 million euros from Tekes, the Finnish funding
agency for technology and innovation.
In addition to the ongoing research programmes,
CLEEN prepared two new programmes during 2012:
• Sustainable Bioenergy Solutions for
Tomorrow (BEST)
• Material Value Chains (ARVI)

Alongside with the preparation of the ARVI
programme, a separate research project was
carried out by the research institutes belonging
to the CLEEN network – Advanced Solutions for
Recycling Complex and New Materials (NeReMa).
In the NeReMa project, the need for a more
extensive SHOK-level programme was clarified
and new research themes for the ARVI programme
were identified. The final report showing results
and conclusions of NeReMa can be downloaded
from VTT website: http://www.vtt.fi/inf/pdf/
technology/2012/T60.pdf
In the preparation work of the BEST programme,
CLEEN collaborated actively with FIBIC Oy, the
strategic centre for science, technology and
innovation (SHOK) in the field of bioeconomy. The
new programme will be the first truly joint research
programme between two SHOK companies. The
programme will be launched in the first quarter of
2013.
Furthermore, in 2012, preliminary preparations
were launched on a new programme initiative
related to solar energy and energy storage. A
brainstorming workshop was arranged in January
2012 to clarify the research needs in these areas.

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Cleen

programme portfolio status Q1/2013

fig.5

Agreements
DESY

G III

Research

Consortium
members

G IV

EFEU

G II

SGEM

CCSP

ARVI

Execution
Planning

MMEA

BEST

FCEP

Target
setting

GV
SOLAR STORAGE

GI

Reporting

FINAL
ASSESSMENT

SRA Initiatives

G
= Gate
SGEM = Smart Grids and Energy Markets
FCEP = Future Combustion Engine Power Plant
MMEA = Measurement, Monitoring and
Environmental Efficiency Assessment

CCSP
EFEU
DESY
BEST
ARVI

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= Carbon Capture and Storage Programme
= Efficient Energy Use
= Distributed Energy Systems
= Sustainable Bioenergy Solutions for Tomorrow
= Material Value Chains

Cleen

research

fig.6

fig.7

fig 6. Allocated resources made by industry to CLEEN’s programmes in 2012
ABB
Aerial
AGCO Sisu
Agnico Eagle Finland
Aidon
A-Lab
Andritz
Anturikeskus
Cubio
Cybersoft
Dekati
Ecocat
Eigenor
Ekogen
Elektrobit
Elenia
Empower
Emtele
Envor Group
Fatman
Fingrid
Fortum
Foster Wheeler Energia
Gasek
Gasmet

8.4 %
0.2 %
8.5 %
0.3 %
0.2 %
0.4 %
0.4 %
1.1 %
1.0 %
1.0 %
0.9 %
0.3 %
1.1 %
0.0 %
1.6 %
1.3 %
6.1 %
1.2 %
0.0 %
0.7 %
1.1 %
6.8 %
0.4 %
0.0 %
0.3 %

Gasum
Green Net Finland
Harp Technologies
Helen
HiQ Finland
Helsinki Region Environmental
Services Authority (HSY)
HT Enerco
Indmeas
Jyväskylän Energia
Kemira
Kumera
Lentokuva Vallas
Luode Consulting
Measurepolis Development
Metso
Modulight
MW Power
Neste Jacobs
Neste Oil
Nordkalk
Nokia Siemens Networks
Numerola
Osakeyhtiö SKF Aktiebolag
Oulun Energia

1.6 %
0.5 %
0.7 %
2.9 %
2.1 %
0.7 %
0.0 %
0.9 %
0.2 %
0.4 %
0.3 %
0.7 %
0.2 %
0.4 %
6.2 %
0.8 %
0.0 %
0.3 %
0.5 %
0.2 %
2.7 %
0.4 %
0.4 %
0.2 %

Outokumpu
Outotec
Pegasor
Ramboll Finland
Rautaruukki,
Ruukki Metals Raahe
Savosolar
Space Systems
St1
Suur-Savon Sähkö
Stora Enso
Tapojärvi
Tekla
TeliaSonera
The Switch
There Corporation
Tieto
Vaisala
Vantaan Energia
Wapice
Vibrometric
Viola Systems
Wärtsilä
ÅF-Consult
Total

In the case of the DESY programme, companies do not do any in-kind but fund the programme.

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0.2 %
0.2 %
2.1 %
1.2 %
0.6 %
0.0 %
0.4 %
0.0 %
0.1 %
0.7 %
0.1 %
1.4 %
0.2 %
1.1 %
1.7 %
0.8 %
8.0 %
0.3 %
0.2 %
0.8 %
0.9 %
12.0 %
0.3 %
100 %

fig.8

fig.9

fig 7. Allocated resources made by research institutes to CLEEN’s programmes in 2012

Aalto University
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Finnish Geodetic Institute
Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Centre for Metrology and Accreditation (MIKES)
MTT Agrifood Research Finland

14.5 %
4.7 %
1.2 %
0.6 %
1.2 %
0.7 %
9.5 %
0.5 %
2.4 %
0.7 %

University of Oulu
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
University of Tampere
Tampere University of Technology
Turku University of Applied Sciences
University of Vaasa
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Åbo Akademi
Total

fig 8. SME contribution in CLEEN programmes in 2012
SME
LargeCAP
Research Institutes
Total

11.5 %
39.3 %
49.2 %
100 %

fig 9. Funding
Tekes
Companies (incl DIF)
Research organizations
Total

56.8 %
31.4 %
11.8 %
100 %

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4.8 %
3.3 %
0.4 %
18.6 %
0.7 %
2.6 %
2.9 %
28.8 %
2.0 %
100 %


CLEEN 2.0
Leveraging expertise and competence

Target – Looking at THE blue sky
The aim of the CLEEN 2.0 project is to openly and
widely look for blue-sky opportunities to leverage
the present expertise, competence, processes and
networks of CLEEN Ltd in new fields. This does not
mean abandoning our current open innovation and
demand-driven joint research activities but, on the
contrary, building on them. Timewise, the target is
to envision attractive future opportunities, or at least
their elements, for the Annual General Meeting of
CLEEN Ltd on 21 March 2013. However, no decisions
or actions for implementation, but novel initiatives
for discussion, are expected in 2013.
CLEEN’s current strengths emerge from the ability to
i) identify the global demand for new competence
and knowledge, as well as opportunities emerging
from the energy and environment-related grand
challenges (SRA), ii) recognize the best available
resources to fulfil that need (research ecosystem),
iii) project the required actions (research plan and
resourcing), and iv) orchestrate the execution
(research programmes). The opportunity of CLEEN
2.0 lies in finding out other areas where these abilities
could be of high value.
Background – An opportunity
In recent years CLEEN has built, led and facilitated
open innovation ecosystems between industries and
research institutions to address significant global
societal challenges and business opportunities. The
capability of CLEEN to bring together top knowledge
and resources has grown significantly. At the same
time, the pace of development of businesses and
science, as well as the amount and availability of
knowledge, have exploded. The grand challenges
have become more systemic in nature, and the
speed of innovation is crucial to gain a competitive
edge. All in all, this drives cross-industrial and
multi-disciplinary open innovation where strategic
resources, e.g. IPR, are shared in order to reach a
common outcome and added value. Furthermore,

this will break down company, industry, discipline
and geographical silos. There is a definite demand
and opportunity for the CLEEN approach.
Based on the above reasoning and on the vital
renewal of the company, the CLEEN 2.0 project
was initiated by the CEO, approved by the Board
of Directors in Q3/2012, and facilitated by Mr
Aki Koivistoinen of Dazzle Ltd. The kick-off took
place at the annual strategy seminar of the Board
of Directors on the 13rd of November, 2013. The
project proceeded by clarifying the current value
proposition, value capture, key resources and
operations. This was followed by open brainstorming
sessions with diverse stakeholders to create a
number of possible value propositions, out of which
a shortlist of three to five would be selected for
more detailed investigation and evaluation. The final
phase will include the selection of one or two most
potential ones for the evaluation of the opportunities
included versus actions and investments needed for
implementation.
Forums and contributors
– Open and open-minded
The CLEEN 2.0 project has been promoted by four
diverse forums: the Board of Directors, the Shadow
Board of Directors, the open workshops, and the
surveys of stakeholders. Moreover, the findings of the
SHOK evaluation released on the 12th of February,
2013 have been taken into account as impulses.
The Board of Directors is the project owner, with
a task of steering the project and analyzing and
synthetizing the outcomes of various contributors.
The Shadow Board of Directors was formed to
introduce ’out-of-the-box’ thinking, i.e. to challenge
conventional thinking. It comprises strong opinion
leaders from various stakeholder groups, including
industry, academia, NGOs, and governmental actors
but which are all outside the traditional energy and
environment cluster. In the brainstorming workshops,

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the participants representing diverse backgrounds
co-created, developed and validated novel value
propositions. By stakeholder surveys the project has
been sparked especially by small and medium sized
companies (SME).
Outcomes – Release time and space
’CLEEN is addressing the future challenges by
concentrating world class competence in Finland. In
addition, could we analogically solve present problems
independently of their geographic location?’
Below are highlighted some exemplary initiatives just
to give a flavor of the outcomes and thinking
• ’A man on the moon’. Aggressive target setting
instead of thematic focuses. A clear and shared
target to identify, link and concentrate the
required competences to address systematic
challenges. In addition to new solutions, the
significant outcome will be a business ecosystem
being able to realize it.
• ’Invest in Fintelligence’. Set up a central and
significant competence, innovation and business
development network node in Finland with a
narrow but dynamic world-class focus. Enlarge
the shareholder base and research consortiums
with highly competent foreign companies and
research institutes.
• ’Export the CLEEN concept’. Apply the open
innovation model of CLEEN in a selected
emerging market to embed Finnish competence
into the R&D&I network of the target market.
Establish a foreign CLEEN affiliate as a joint
venture with the industry and research institutes
of the target market.
• ’Parallelization of research to business process’.
Simultaneous execution of fundamental research,
applied research, product development, piloting
and commercialization in close cooperation in a
single programme. Immediate closed-loop piloting
of research to get feedback to guide research.

• ’New business incubation’. Apply a corporate
venture capital approach to establish the
identified missing actors in ecosystems or spin-off
intellectual property. Concentrate resources, share
risks and mitigate the dominance of established
businesses in the start-up phase.
• ’Cross-SHOK SHOK’. Merge with other SHOK(s)
to leverage best practices and re-identify grand
challenges with an order of magnitude leap.
Set a very narrow and coherent national focus.
Recognize open innovation as well as wide and
deep R&D&I cooperation as the core competence
of the Finnish innovation system.
• ’From the future to the present’. Identify the
present systematic challenges, recognize the best
competences needed, set up the ecosystem, plan
and facilitate the actions. Use the best available
resources and knowhow to realize the solution
and demonstrate the added value of cooperation.
Copy and multiply the solution globally.
• ’Growth by SMEs’. Create global ecosystems,
value networks and demonstration platforms for
proof-of-concept studies to enable growth and
internationalization of SMEs. Design SME-friendly
IPR practices to promote participation and
engagement.
• ’Energy and environment to Cleantech’. Rebrand
CLEEN Ltd from an ’energy and environment
SHOK’ to a ’Cleantech SHOK to better meet the
actual operations and thinking of CLEEN Ltd.
Emphasize and reinforce the global demanddriven approach over the local resource-driven
approach.
Current key elements in CLEEN 2.0 comprise stronger
international cooperation, deeper and wider
collaboration, speeding up innovation, leveraging
the position in the R&D&I axis, and increased diversity
and growth by engagement of SMEs and foreign
actors.

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

02

01

sgem

fcep

Smart Grids &
Energy Markets

Future Combustion Engine
Power Plants

03

04

mmea

ccsp

Measurement, Monitoring &
Environmental Efficiency
Assessment

Carbon Capture &
Storage Programme

05

06

efeu

desy

Energy Efficient Use

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
SYSTEMS

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

arvi
material value
chains

best
SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY
SOLUTIONs

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

01

sgem
SMART GRIDS & ENERGY MARKETS

The aim of the Smart Grids and Energy Markets (SGEM) research programme (2010-2014
with five Funding Periods) is to develop globally applicable smart grid solutions that
can be demonstrated in full scale utilizing the Finnish infrastructure. At the same time,
the benefits of an internationally networked research environment will accumulate the
know-how of world-leading ICT and smart grid providers in Finland.

Statistics of publications
Journal Articles 31 | Conference papers 115 | MSc and BSc Thesis 78 | PhD Thesis 4 | Technical Reports 166 |
Other 36 | Total 430

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

The key areas of the research are:
1. smart grid drivers and scenarios, market integration
and new business models
2. future infrastructure of power systems
3. active resources of the smart grid
4. customer interface for the smart grid
5. intelligent management and operation of smart grids

The SGEM consortium consists of 20 industry and
eight research partners. Industry partners consist of six
companies operating in the energy technology area, five
local Distribution System Operators (DSOs), the Finnish
national Transmission System Operator (TSO) Fingrid,
and eight companies operating in the ICT sector. The
programme is scheduled to run for five years, and its total
budget is €55 million.
During the third funding period (3FP), the SGEM
programme structure remained the same as during the
second funding period (2FP), with seven work packages
which all had a separate WP manager. The structure
created during 2FP was found to be successful, and the
process of integrating partner objectives into larger
common deliverables and Proof-of-Concepts continued
throughout 3FP. WP1 concentrated on international
relations, the planning of the SGEM programme in the
fourth funding period (4FP), and the benchmarking
of SGEM results. Additionally, work around the overall
smart grid roadmap continued. Questions such as drivers
affecting grid development, security of supply, and
incentives and implications of DG were investigated.
In WP2, Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and
Suur-Savon Sähkö continued to demonstrate real-life
operation of a low-voltage direct current (LVDC) network.
The Proof-of-Concept of a small network with four
households has been successfully in operation for eight
months, and the customers have been satisfied with the
reduction of short interruptions and improved power
quality. The WP3 work focused on the future aggregate
potential of different load appliances for Demand
Response (DR) in HV networks.
In WP4, Helen Sähköverkko has rolled out the
infrastructure needed for large-scale dynamic DR tests
and is currently performing tests and data analysis
together with VTT. Solar panels and EV charging
units have been installed for customers as part of the
testing environment. The feedback collection phase
and customer interviews are currently ongoing and
will be reflected in future deliverables. Additionally,
measurement data from E.On Kainuu direct load control
field tests were analyzed. Practical implementations
of the lab demo of LV network management system
utilizing RTDS simulation environment, AMR-meters and
home energy management systems (HEMS) controlling

distributed energy resources (DER) have been finalized,
and various tests are currently ongoing. WP5 mainly
focused on the effect of distributed generation on
distribution networks. The research has mainly resulted
in improved simulation models for analyzing wind
generator control models, short-term wind generation
forecasting, and rules for the grid connection process
for microgeneration. Internationally, the project has
collaborated with IEA WIND Task 25 and the Nordisk
Toppforskning TFI programme.
A Proof-of-Concept on self-healing networks was
achieved in WP6. The Proof-of-Concept consisted of
calculation of automatic fault location at the substation,
combined with the utilization of public wireless networks
and first tests with a low-cost fault indicator. The accuracy
of fault distance calculation was around 1-2km, and
it was also possible to detect temporary faults. The
main highlights of WP7 include a new model for the
optimization of retailer profits in various operational
environments, an analysis of various network tariff
structures, a proposal for business models for load control
management, as well as the creation of a model for cable
life-cycle management.
The first spin-off company was launched from SGEM
when the AC2SG company was established in spring 2012,
focusing on IT systems for the Smart Grid environment
(e.g. Electric vehicle charging and invoicing). Research
activities were initially started within Nokia Siemens
Networks, and now continued within the spin-off
company.
Financially, the programme has stayed within the budget
of the programme: 52% of the overall 3FP budget was
spent, and 50% of the planned resources were used
by 31 October 2012. Cumulatively calculated from the
beginning of the programme, 80% of the total budget
has been spent, and it is estimated that 93% of the full
SGEM budget will be spent by the end of 3FP. The start
of 3FP activities was delayed due to a delayed funding
decision, and due to the replanning needed after the
changed funding percent (and the withdrawal of Alstom
Grid and the reductions of NSN). At the moment, 49% of
the planned deliverables are finalized, but the majority
of the results are targeted to the end of 3FP (28 February
2013), and more focus will be placed on their finalization.

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02

fcep
Future Combustion Engine
Power Plants

The Future Combustion Engine Power Plants (FCEP) research programme (2010-2014
with four Funding Periods) is focused on reciprocating engine and related power plant
technologies. The objective of the programme is to improve energy efficiency and the
environmental impacts of combustion engine power plants to meet future market
requirements.

Scientific Articles 47 | Internal Deliverables 37 | BSc Thesis 2 | MSc Thesis 17 | PhD Thesis 3 | Lic Thesis 2 |
Patent Applications 5 | Notifications of inventions 4 | Total 117

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

1. energy efficiency
2. emission reduction
3. alternative energy sources
4. the application of new concepts, designs, and materials.

The main research topics are combustion process,
energy efficiency of the engine and auxiliaries, such
as heat recovery systems and power conversion
technologies, emission control, fuel flexibility, as well
as automation and control for optimized power plant
usage. In addition, there is an important national
objective to establish unique, world-class research
facilities in Finland for energy-producing combustion
engines and their auxiliary systems. The duration
of the FCEP programme is 1 January 2010 – 31
December 2013 with a total programme volume of
€37.8 M. The research is conducted by eight industrial
partners and nine research partners. There have
been no changes in the consortium during the first
three years. The key achievements of 2012 are briefly
highlighted in the following.

for thermoelectric energy recovery; the first
demonstrators were built and one set-up was
tested on a test engine. FEM modelling continues in
order to optimize manufacturing of thermoelectric
elements. In efficient power conversion, the main
focus of the task has been on developing and
testing control methods for the system where the
battery energy storage is directly connected to the
DC link of the propulsion drive converters or to the
DC distribution system. The study of methods to
improve the efficiency of the generators continued
with a FEM analysis of generators made of different
grades of electrical steel. A prototype of an adaptive
mass damper has been built and tested. The tests
showed that the tuning algorithm works well,
minimizing the vibration.

In the area of engine combustion, attractive results
were achieved from large eddy simulation (LES)
turbulence modelling for gas flows, fuel sprays and
combustion. First results were also obtained from
a fully optical single-cylinder research engine, and
the inside cylinder measurements give valuable
data for both engine design and modelling. The
utilization of novel optimization methods for low
fuel consumption and emissions of a large bore gas
engine was a real success. A record cylinder pressure
of 300 bar was reached during spring 2011. Currently,
300 bar cylinder pressure is used frequently to push
the performance limits of diesel power plants further.

A lot of knowledge has been gained through the
development and analyses of novel type of SCR
catalysts, testing of SCR catalysts in a SCR test bench
and testing of methane catalysts at an engine
laboratory. The hybrid scrubber development
activity proceeded to test system delivery, but the
tests were delayed due to missing operating permit
from the relevant flag state. In the high-speed
engine area, after a comprehensive study with
various technologies, a future generation 6-cylinder
prototype engine with many of the tested features
combined has been designed and manufactured.

In the area of energy efficiency, new engine
integrated devices have been designed and built for
testing. Electro-hydraulic valve actuators / flexible gas
exchange development are proceeding well: both
the direct actuated piezo injector prototype and
the new electrically assisted turbocharger are ready
for testing. The results of a new smart fuel pump
prototype show that a new pump can increase
engine efficiency by up to 1 percentage unit on
part loads. A testing facility for the low-temperature
Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process has been
designed and the execution phase has started. Work
has been continued by developing demonstrators

The process control of power plant engines and the
power plant itself will be improved by utilizing novel
methods to introduce adaptive and fault detection
capabilities in order to achieve optimal control
throughout the lifetime of the plant. During the
third period of the FCEP project, significant progress
has been made towards the given targets. Deeper
understanding and increased knowledge have been
obtained regarding, for example, smart grids, fault
diagnostics, and sensor technology. Financially, the
programme has proceeded keeping to the original
budget in all areas except new research infra, which
is showing some delay.

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03

mmea
Measurement, monitoring &
environmental efficiency
assessment

The aim of the Measurement, Monitoring and Environmental Efficiency Assessment
(MMEA) research programme is to develop new technologies, methods, tools and
services for environmental observation systems both in industrial processes and in the
surrounding environment. The programme started in May 2010 and is planned for five
years (2010-2015) comprising of five Funding Periods (FP) with a total budget of 54.5 M€.

Journal Articles 51 | Conference papers 62 | MSc Thesis 11 | PhD Thesis 6 | Technical Reports 37 |
Innovation disclosure form notifications 3 | Patent applications 6 | Other 25 | Total 201

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

1. Interoperable environmental measurement systems
2. Environmental efficiency management system
3. New online and remote sensing technologies
4. SME program.

The MMEA consortium is truly cross-sectional and
multidisciplinary; the consortium consists of 46
partners, 33 of which are companies, including
20 small and medium-sized enterprises. MMEA is
characterized by its SME power. The contribution of
the SME companies represents about one quarter
of the total research volume. For the third funding
period (FP3), two new partners (Finnish Geodetic
Institute and Lentokuva Vallas Oy) joined the
consortium, significantly strengthening it in the area
of geodetic sciences and remote sensing. For FP3, the
Tekes eligible budget is €11.4 million and for FP2 it is
€11.6 million. The total Tekes eligible budget for the
period 2010–2015 is €54.5 million.
During 2012, the MMEA programme was focused
further. Both external and internal cooperation was
improved. During the period of 2010–2013, MMEA’s
research network has been gradually increasing.
MMEA has tight cooperation between the projects
funded by the Academy of Finland, such as PATHWAY.
FiDiPro Professor Chandrasekar’s research group
at Colorado State University has also been linked
with MMEA research in the area of remote sensing.
The China Testbed joint research project is also
progressing well. Cooperation has been established
with an enterprise group project and with several
national and EU research projects. The MMEA
Platform concept has proven to be interesting for
both industry and academia.
A scientific advisory board (SAB) was formed during
early 2012, with two members from academia and
two from companies. SAB’s main task was to critically
evaluate the scientific quality and implementation of
the programme. As a general outcome, the scientific

quality was evaluated very high. However, in the
area of internationalization and dissemination, it was
observed that further improvements were necessary.
Improvements are put into full action during FP4. It
was also decided by the MMEA steering group that a
dedicated MMEA communications officer would be
appointed from the beginning of FP4.
Exploitation of research result looks promising. One
spin-off initiative is under development. Several
MMEA research results have already been utilized
in the partner’s internal product development
and commercialization projects. Several patent
applications are also in progress and, additionally,
at least three innovation disclosure notifications
have been reported. One enterprise group has
been initiated and several are known to be in the
preparation phase.
The work package of interoperable measurement
systems has continued to open up the data sources
and the development of tools for environmental
monitoring data processing chain (the MMEA
platform technology), the MMEA Testbed, as well
as the concept of environmental information
market place, EnviTori. The platform technology
provides tools that facilitate data processing chain
development. Testbed is a system that connects
selected data sources to Testbed web pages and
to selected applications, and EnviTori enables data
sharing on a commercial basis. EnviTori’s vision
is to enable development of an environmental
monitoring service that creates new solutions
for various end-user problems. Version 2.0 of the
Platform was released in 2012.

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

03

mmea
Measurement, monitoring &
environmental efficiency
assessment

46

RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

In the SHOK summit 2012, the MMEA Platform
result was awarded by the SHOK prize. The result
demonstrated real-time environmental monitoring,
decision-making and reporting. The award was
granted to the demonstration comprising wireless
real-time indoor measurements, visualization and
utilization of the MMEA platform. HiQ Finland Oy and
VTT had a special role in establishing the winning
demo.
During FP3, the work between data fusion and
environmental efficiency assessment work packages
has been gradually merged in order to generate
a development platform for the environmental
management system at the end of the programme.
In the data fusion and modelling research, there
are several advances, such a generic tool for online
monitoring of process measurements, including a
novel method to analyze false values. A predictive
emission monitoring system was also developed
for NOXs. This method will be applied to other
applications during FP4. An LCA-based analysis of
environmental efficiency has been developed for a
cardboard packaging system, biogas production and
industrial wastewater treatment.
In the research area of remote sensing, a wide range
of new know-how and expertise has been created.
The main achievements are related to the portable
3-band radar, advanced lidar systems, and new
algorithms for weather and environmental radars.
In the particles and emissions research area, several
interesting research results were obtained in the
area of new particle measurement instruments,
including their simulation, calibration and testing.
Stationary, mobile and airborne measurements were

deployed to characterize chemical and physical
properties of particulate matter (PM) in the lower
troposphere. The series of studies on PM in emissions
was completed with mixed wood pellet and coal
combustion in a CHP plant. In the development
of aircraft measurements, the focus has been
on the measurements of particle and gas phase
composition in vehicle plumes. During FP3-FP5,
sensors and systems created within MMEA will be
applied in various pilot cases. This is enabled by the
MMEA Testbed connectivity and interfaces.
In the business applications work package, SME
activation and roadshows have been continued.
The national initiative to create a storm damage
risk management system was continued. A Future
Session of the FinNode and FinPro was arranged
by GNF and China Testbed, called Exploring China
– Future Business Opportunities in Environmental
Monitoring in China. The event proved to be very
successful. Moreover, a project plan entitled Green
ICT, including the establishment of testbeds in
three Finnish cities, was prepared for the Ministry
of Employment and Economy and approved for
implementation during 2013.
In the China Testbed pilot, a memorandum of
understanding was signed during 2012. The
EnviObserver (EO) software with mobile application
has been installed in a server in Shenzhen for testing.
The air quality instruments have been modified and
prepared to be implemented in Shenzhen University.
The pilot proceeds to investigate the utilization of
various data sources and business potential of the
environmental monitoring services. Special focus is
on the utilization of the MMEA Platform.

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

04

ccsp
CARBON CAPTURE &
STORAGE PROGRAMME

The main objective of the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCSP) research programme is to
achieve technological and conceptual breakthroughs in know-how, development and
commercialization of CCS for participating companies and research organizations and at the same time building up novel collaboration coalitions between the parties.

journal articles 6 | Conference papers 7 | MSc and BSc thesis 9 | PhD thesis 2 | PhD Thesis 2 |
Technical reports 51 | Other 3 | Total 78

48

RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

1. CCS in process industry
2. CCS in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) with Bio-CCS as a specific topic
3. CCS-related monitoring methods & technologies
4. Acceptability of CCS
5. Chemical Looping Combustion (CLC)
6. Mineral carbonation

The CCSP consortium consists of 16 industrial and 9
research partners. The industrial partners comprise
leading boiler manufacturers, power plant operators,
CO2 intensive industries, as well as equipment,
instrument and service providers. The research
partners consist of the top Finnish research institutes
and universities. The research programme started up
in 2011 and is scheduled to run for 5 years. The total
programme volume is targeted at 20 M€. In addition,
national participation in various international
networks related to CCS is organized via the program.
Active international research collaboration is also
carried out with the Swedish CCS project, NORDICCS
and ICT (India).
In 2012, analysis and sampling methods for emissions
from carbon capture processes were developed, and
these have even lower detection limits than those of
other laboratories in the field. This has gained interest
from foreign operators and developers working with
CO2 capture processes.
CCSP has collaborated with the Zero Emission
Platform and Biomass Technology Platform Joint
Task Force and published a report on bio-CCS. The
report states that Bio-CCS can make a significant
contribution to climate change mitigation if biogenic
CO2 emissions are acknowledged and incentivized in
the EU ETS.
A cold model test rig has been constructed and
used for developing chemical looping combustion
(CLC). Simulation tools for CLC have been further
developed, including a one-dimensional dynamic
model that has been validated against the
experimental data obtained from a 120 kW CLC pilot
unit located at the Vienna University of Technology.

The first estimate on the geological storage potential
of CO2 in the Baltic Sea has been made in CCSP. The
preliminary results show that there seems to be a
significant potential for storage of CO2. The work
continues in the Swedish CCS project, and the results
are shared with CCSP.
Results from the evaluation of CO2 capture processes
for the steel industry show that significant reductions
in greenhouse gas emissions are possible with both
post combustion capture (PCC) and oxygen blast
furnace (OBF) technologies.
The first prototype for seismic characterization and
monitoring of CO2 storage sites has been tested
in collaboration with EU projects CO2SINK and
MUSTANG. The data is currently being analyzed for
improving the prototype.
The first assessment regarding public acceptance of
CCS in Finland has been made by analyzing Finnish
stakeholders’ opinions regarding CCS technology
and the public debate about CCS technology in the
Finnish press.
A road map for CCS projects from an environmental
and legal perspective has been created. The road
map shows which actions need to be taken and
which issues need to be considered to assess the
social and environmental impacts when initiating an
CCS project.
The first laboratory pilot plant for storing CO2 as
precipitated calcium carbonate using steelmaking
slags is being built. The plant is expected to be
operational in 2013.

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

05

efeu
efficient energy use

The Efficient Energy Use (EFEU) research programme (2011-2016) aims to build
knowledge and competence to enable future economic growth in new energy efficiency
product and service innovations. Methods and tools will be developed to measure,
model, analyze and optimize energy efficiency at the system level instead of optimizing
individual system components.

Scientific Articles 9 | Internal Deliverables 2 | BSc Theses 1 | MSc Thesis 3 | Total 15

50

RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

1. Understanding and measuring energy efficiency
2. Analysis and optimization of complex systems
3. Technology research
4. Energy efficiency services and solution

The focus areas are regional energy systems,
energy chains, and industrial systems. Although
independent, the focus areas are quite closely
linked to one another. Each of the focus areas will
need to undergo major systemic changes due to
changes in regulation, consumer behaviour and new
technology.
The planned duration of the EFEU programme
is 4.9.2011 – 31.12.2016 with a total programme
volume of €12 million. The research study in 2012
was conducted by eight industrial partners and five
research partners. For the second funding period
starting in 2013, the number of industrial partners
has increased to 12. The key achievements of 2012 are
briefly highlighted in the following.

A design tool for improving energy efficiency in
pumping systems has been developed for process
designers in the industry.
A new mineral dryer utilizing waste-heat has been
successfully developed in lab-scale.
Tools for optimal integration of new energy chains
into regional energy systems have been developed
and tested in case studies. One of the cases looked
at the possibility of converting a condensing power
plant into a CHP-plant and its integration into district
heating system.
First concepts are emerging for energy service
business models and supporting tools for regional
energy systems both in Finland and abroad.

A novel combination of primary energy and exergy
analyses has been developed to create an analysis
tool that improves our capability to compare
alternative energy chains and process options, and
can allocate emissions and energy losses to multiple
products and waste streams.

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

06

desy
Distributed Energy Systems

The Efficient Energy Use (EFEU) research programme (2011-2016) aims to build
knowledge and competence to enable future economic growth in new energy efficiency
product and service innovations. Methods and tools will be developed to measure,
model, analyze and optimize energy efficiency at the system level instead of optimizing
individual system components.

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RESEARCH PROGRAmMeS

1. Hybrid solutions and energy storage; towards efficient sizing,
optimization and simulations tools for hybrid energy systems
2. Business concept; analysis, service, financing, market analyses, risks,
potential, scenarios, energy policy, law enacting, trends of
sustainable society
3. Local energy, sustainability and energy self-sufficiency; energy efficiency,
environmental impacts, life cycle, recycling, town planning, infrastructure

The Distributed Energy Systems (DESY) programme
consist of 12 industrial partners and six research
partners. The total programme volume for 2012-2014
is one million euros.
The programme consists of DESY Research carried
out by research institutes and universities and
through DESY Demonstrations. Demonstration
projects are currently processed, and they have their
own timetables depending on investment decisions.
A fully implemented DESY programme will
increase the production of renewable energy, and
it will especially raise the use of hybrid energy
technologies, including energy storage, to a new
and higher level via optimal solutions. A clear
need for reliable information is recognized on the
performance of hybrid renewable energy systems
and for dimensioning the methods and their optimal
operation, which could aid in providing reliable
information on the applicability and feasibility of new
distributed energy systems. It is also important to
identify the bottlenecks in implementing renewable
energy systems and to create a platform for product
development by companies.
The DESY Programme will analyze, compare and
recommend the best and most efficient business
model alternatives among the many renewable
energy paths available for business opportunities in
today’s technological platforms.
Methods will be developed for designing and sizing
hybrid energy components and optimizing the
entire system. The goal is to optimize hybrid energy
systems using the best available components and
optimal dimensioning to fulfil the environmental
criteria set on the energy systems of the future.
Each research partner will develop their own
component models for hybrid energy systems, and
they will be coupled to operate together as a hybrid
calculation model. The final model could be used
as a design and operation model for hybrid energy
systems using renewable energy sources.

This programme brings together the energy users,
energy producers, technology providers, engineering
and consultant companies and researchers, whose
ambition is to tackle the present and foreseen
challenges of distributed energy systems, laying the
ground for their real market penetration.
DESY creates a mutually supportive partnership
network, which generates and distributes
information; creates a global vision for future energy
production opportunities, new technologies, systems
and business models; promotes development and
testing of new products, systems and business
models for the development of new business
concepts; generates new innovative hybrid energy
solutions and their dimensioning methods, e.g.
optimal solutions of hybrid combination for small
municipalities/buildings based on heat pump, solar
and wind energy, micro-turbine, stove, boiler, CHP,
hydropower, biodiesel, fuel cell and products of biorefineries.
Active demonstration cases:
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

6.

7.
8.

Bio-falsifier plant connected to bio-ethanol
plant, Envor Group Oy
Geoenergy, Vaasa, Vaasa UN Property
Eco-Energy Centre, Karjalohja
Eco-CHP demonstration plant, Ekogen Oy
Energy Village – Creating regional energy
self-sufficiency, Ostrobothnia,
Sevon Inst./Vaasa UN
Drop in the Sea – Integrated hybrid renewable
energy solutions for island operation,
Island Ostrobothnia, Sevon Inst./Vaasa UN
Self-sufficient farm, Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä UN
Zero-energy building, Hyvinkää, Fortum Oyj

The Programme also strives to create international
cooperation with foreign partners, e.g. joining with
EU and IEA programmes.

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Cleen

selected activities in 2012

APR
MAR

02.04
Science Council
meeting

08.03
CLEEN Board
meeting

10.04
EFEU Programme
Steering Group (PSG)
meeting

01.02
ARVI preparation
workshop

21.03
CLEEN Annual
General meeting,
Helsinki

12.04
FCEP Programme
meeting and seminar

03.02
Science Council
meeting

26.03
SHOK brunch for
media

20.04
SGEM roadshow
(Green Net Finland)

27.01
CLEEN Board
meeting

07.02
SGEM Programme
Steering Group
(PSG) meeting

29.03
MMEA seminar,
Vuokatti

24.04
Cleantech Finland
partners’ meeting

30.01
CLEEN & FIBIC
workshop on
bioenergy

15.02
MMEA Programme
Steering Group
(PSG) meeting

FEB
JAN

24.01
MMEA & SGEM
roadshow, Oulu

25.04
SHOK summit
27.04
CLEEN Board meeting

31.01
CLEEN & Finpro
workshop on solar
energy

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AUG
JUL

20.08
SRA working group

JUN
MAY

08.-10.05
MMEA Scientific
Advisory Board (SAB)
in Finland
09.05
MMEA seminar

17.08
ARVI steering group

02.07
Cooperation
possibilities with TEM
Strategic Programme
for the Cleantech
Business & CLEEN

01.06
CLEEN R&D Council
meeting
04.06
Science Council
meeting

22.08
New project and
funding models
working group
24.08
Research cooperation
possibilities, Embassy
of Israel in Helsinki
28.08
MMEA Programme
meeting

15.06
CLEEN Board meeting

30.08
possibilities with
SHOKs and Catapults
(UK)

20.06
ARVI workshop

09.05
CCSP Programme
meeting

SEPT

03.09
possibilities, meeting
with the The Danish
Council for Strategic
Research
04.-06.09
SGEM Scientific
in Finland
05.09
Finland-India
innovation group
(TEM): Introduction
of the SHOK concept
05.09
Introduction of
CLEEN to the
Estonian Association
for Environmental
Management
06.09
CCSP seminar
07.09
Exploring new
opportunities for
Finland – Malaysia
cooperation in ICT

14.05
New project and
funding models
working group
22.05
Valtioneuvoston
innovaatiopoliittinen
selonteko, asiantuntijapuheenvuoro
CLEENiltä

10.-12.09
CLEEN evaluation
panel
10.09
CLEEN Board meeting

22.05
NORDICCS & CCSP
workshop

10.09
NORDAC 2012
conference (SGEM)

22.05
ARVI workshop

13.09
ARVI steering group

23.05
Strategisen
huippuosaamisen
keskittymien (SHOK)
johtoryhmän kokous,
Tekes

13.09
SHOK brunch for
media
18.-20.09
FCEP Scientific
in Finland

30.05
SRA working group

20.09
MMEA seminar

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OCT

NOV

17.10
CLEEN Board
meeting

01.11
Science Council
meeting

22.10
Introducton to
CLEEN Ltd, Catapult
conference in
London, UK

02.11
ARVI steering group
04. - 08.11
SITRA delegation
to Korea on
resource efficiency,
introduction to
CLEEN
07.11
TIVIT Foresight
seminar - Introduction
to CLEEN Ltd
08.11
BEST steering group
09.11
Cooperation
possibilities with TEM
and CLEEN
12.11
New project and
funding models
working group
13.-14.11
CLEEN Board
meeting and strategy
workshop
15.11
EFEU impact day
seminar
19.11
CLEEN R&D Council
meeting
27.11
DESY steering group

DEC

04.12
SRA working group
05.12
SGEM Programme
meeting
11.12
FIN-E2 workshop
13.12
BEST steering group
14.12
ARVI steering group
17.12
CLEEN Board meeting
20.12
Science Council
meeting

NETWORK ACTIVITIES

stakeholders

Partners:
SHOK companies: FIBIC Oy (former Forestcluster),
FIMECC Oy, RYM Oy, SalWe Oy, TIVIT Oy
Cleantech Finland
Finnish Environmental Cluster
for China, FECC
Energy Technology Cluster Program,
Teknologiakeskus Oy Merinova Ab
Cleantech Cluster Program, Lahti
Science and Business Park Ltd
EERA

Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
in Helsinki, Finland
Embassy of the Russian Federation in Helsinki, Finland
Embassy of Israel in Helsinki, Finland
Nordic Energy Forskning (TFI)
Finnfacts (part of TAT Group)
Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Finnish Water Forum
Finnfund
German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce
Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce

Service providers:

Governmental organizations:
Tekes – The Finnish Funding Agency for
Technology and Innovation
Academy of Finland
Ministry of Employment
and the Economy
Ministry of the Environment
Motiva
Finpro
Technology Academy Finland (TAF)

Non-governmental organizations:
Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK)
The Federation of Finnish Technology Industries
Finnish Energy Industries
Chemical Industry Federation of Finland
Finnish Forest Industries
The British Embassy in Helsinki, Finland
Embassy of the United States in Helsinki, Finland

Audipek Translation Agency
Dazzle Oy

Translation services

Delingua Oy
Dream Broker Oy

Translation services

Network and management
consulting

Online communications
tools

Entre Marketing Oy

Exhibition and event
marketing

Inno-W Oy

Web pages and research
portal

Kuudes Kerros Helsinki Oy

Strategic brand design
consultancy

Meltwater Group
Netprofile Oy
Novel Management
Consulting Oy
Pohjoisranta Oy
Ramboll Finland Oy

Media relations

Surveypal Oy
Talenom Oy
Teonsana Communications

Survey and data collection

Communications
consulting
Communications

consulting

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Accounting and finance
Communications

NETWORK ACTIVITIES

Other forums

Cooperation with SHOKs

‘User-driven Service Innovation and Co-creation
Management (NOMAD)‘-project, 01/2012 – 12/2014,
Consortium led by University of Vaasa
‘Service and social innovations - policy needs and potential
impacts (SOPPI)‘-project, 2012 – 2014, Consortium led by VTT
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centres
Programme, Scientific Panel Review, ICT Energy Panel,
29 – 30 May 2012
Norden, Top-level Research Initiative, Sustainable bio-fuels,
programme committee, 2010 –
Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriön Ympäristöliiketoiminnan
strategisen ohjelman neuvottelukunta,
2012 – (Strategic Programme for the Cleantech Business)
Ympäristöministeriön Ympäristöinnovaatiopaneeli
(2009 – 2010)
‘ICT 2015’ group
The Finnish Environment Institute´s advisory board,
1.2.2010 – 31.3.2014
International Environmental Engineering program of
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Doctoral Program in Energy Efficiency and Systems (EES),
coordinated by Aalto University
‘Innovatiivisuutta julkisiin investointeihin (IJI)’,
project coordination group
Suomen Energiaekonomistit (Society for Finnish Energy
Economists)
The International and Public Relations Divisions at ProCom
– the Finnish Association of Communications Professionals

The companies having the SHOK status (CLEEN
Ltd, FIBIC Ltd, FIMECC Ltd, RYM Ltd, SalWe Ltd, TIVIT
Ltd) have arranged several meetings in various
compositions in order to share and review best
practices, to explore cooperation opportunities and
to coordinate research efforts. Frequent meetings
have been arranged with
•
•
•
•

Chairmen of boards and CEOs,
CEOs and CTOs
CTOs
Communications personnel

The intensive cooperation has realized in the form of
joint marketing efforts (e.g. SHOK-summit, marketing
material and common SHOK web pages) and shared
resources (e.g. legal counsel).
An example of a concrete cooperation with SHOKs
is a joint programme preparation with FIBIC Ltd to
launch a bioenergy focused research programme
(BEST) during the first quarter of 2013. The BEST
programme aims to create a comprehensive vision
of the future bioenergy ecosystem including
identification of various sustainability measures and
the most sustainable value chains.

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NETWORK ACTIVITIES

Identification and documentation
of knowledge gained from the SHOK
research programmes
At CLEEN, we have recognized a clear need for
more detailed identification and documentation
of knowledge gained from research programmes
in order to adapt it to a more utilizable form and to
refine it further into new business operations, new
jobs and, consequently, increased tax revenue.
In order to improve the process of identifying
and documenting the knowledge arising from
research programmes, CLEEN is currently running a
Tekes-funded ‘Cleendevep’ project for developing
procedures to identify knowledge gained from
research projects. In addition, CLEEN has also
participated in the EAKR-funded ‘Innovatiivisuutta
Julkisiin Investointeihin’ project (http://www.
iji-hanke.fi/), with a subproject of ‘Ideasta
innovaatioksi’. The objective of this subproject is
to develop an operating process for CLEEN for
identifying and assessing the potential of scientific
publishing, business potential and societal impact
of the knowledge arising from SHOK research
programmes. Within the project, efforts have also
been made to discover pilot areas in Southern
Finland for knowledge identified in CLEEN research
programmes. The results of the four competence
clusters’ and CLEEN’s strategic cooperation model
project, which was completed in 2012, have also
been utilized in these projects.
An operating process for more efficient identification
and documentation of knowledge gained from

the SHOK research programmes has also been
implemented for CLEEN in the ‘from idea to
innovation’ (Ideasta innovaatioksi) subproject. The key
stages of the operating process are describing the
knowledge, defining the knowledge type, defining
the burdens and price related to the utilization of
the knowledge, and publishing the knowledge in
a public database. The operating process will be
piloted during the current year.
Within the scope of the subproject, CLEEN has also
carried on extensive cooperation with regional
innovation and development organisations, such as
Green Net Finland, Culminatum Innovation Oy Ltd,
Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), Lahti
Science & Business Park, and Lappeenranta University
of Technology.
Collaboration related to the subprojects has
progressed furthest with HAMK, with CLEEN Ltd
being involved in the planning of the new district of
Engelinranta, which is to be built in Hämeenlinna.
The expertise of the DESY programme has been
utilized in the planning, and a technology survey
related to distributed energy production in support
of the planning work and to identify possible piloting
opportunities has been drawn up in accordance
with the targets of the project. Possible needs for
technology surveys will be investigated together
with all subprojects of the IJI project. If a suitable
subject for a pilot venture is identified within the
research programmes, a pilot plan will be drawn up
for it. This way we can promote the launch of new
solutions on the market and increase the societal
impact of research activities.

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communication

communications
In 2012, CLEEN’s communications function continued
making CLEEN a recognized and preferred platform
for joint research in the field of energy and
environment both nationally and internationally.
Another important goal during 2012 was to ease and
to make internal communications efficient for our
shareholders and research programme members by
providing them with the right tools, such as internal
workspaces for each programme in a renewed
SharePoint platform.
The primary channels for communication between
CLEEN and our stakeholders have been our website,
research programme workspaces and public sites,
the CLEEN eNewsletter, various other publications
and articles, as well as presentations. In order to
serve better our Finnish stakeholders, we are in
the process of translating the public sites of the
research programmes into Finnish. The process
will be completed during 2013. In response to our
stakeholders’ needs, we have produced various
marketing materials, including CLEEN brochures,
research programme factsheets, and success cases
of the main results. In social media, the professional
CLEEN LinkedIn group has been active for
information and opinion sharing. The group is also a
platform for CLEEN stakeholders to provide relevant
information from their own point of view. The
number and activity of the members in the CLEEN
group grew in 2012, totalling more than 570 members
(March/2013).
In order to communicate more efficiently about
the results of the research programmes, dedicated
communication teams have been established for
the ongoing programmes. The communications
team consist of Programme Manager, Chair
of the Programme Steering Group (PSG),
CLEEN Communications Manager, CLEEN CTO,

communications persons from partner organizations,
and other active persons from the programmes, such
as Work Package leaders. In 2012, the programme
communications teams held altogether 16 meetings,
and the extra effort everyone has put into this work is
valuable and appreciated. Therefore we would like to
extend our thanks to everyone involved in the teams.
CLEEN’s communication with the media has mainly
been channelled through our website, press releases,
special publicity events and seminars by our research
programmes, the SHOK summit, and social media.
Articles covering CLEEN have appeared both in
Finnish newspapers and magazines and globally, for
example, in China Daily and in the European Energy
Innovation publication.
The second SHOK summit one-day-event organized
together with six SHOKs was held in Helsinki in April
2012. In 2013, we will again organise a CLEEN annual
seminar (in June), inviting national and international
experts and leaders in the field of energy and
environment. The second CLEEN annual seminar will
focus on the results.
In 2012, we continued to build up close cooperation
with Cleantech Finland to coordinate the message of
the Finnish Cleantech competence and to join forces
for enhanced international visibility. Cooperation
with other SHOK companies, Tekes and the Academy
of Finland has been strengthened through regular
communication meetings (six meetings in 2012).
Based on the work of the SHOK communications
team, a media brunch concept was introduced,
and two successful events were held in 2012 in
order to make SHOKs more visible and recognized.
For internal improvement, Tekes organized social
media training for SHOK personnel and programme
managers in 2012.

Related links:
CLEEN homepage: www.cleen.fi | CLEEN intranet (requires login) https://intra.cleen.fi |
CLEEN Linkedin group: www.linkedin.com/groups/CLEEN-2889884/about | CLEEN in Wikipedia: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLEEN
CCSP portal (requires login): https://portal.cleen.fi/ccsp | DESY portal (requires login): https://portal.cleen.fi/desy |
EFEU portal (requires login): https://portal.cleen.fi/efeu | FCEP portal (requires login): https://portal.cleen.fi/fcep |
MMEA portal (requires login): https://portal.cleen.fi/mmea | SGEM portal (requires login): https://portal.cleen.fi/sgem
SHOK web pages: www.shok.fi/en/

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INCOME
STATEMENT
Currency EUR

1.1.2012 –31.12.2012

1.1.2011 –31.12.2011

NET TURNOVER
2,406,302.55
Other operating income
237,101.10
Raw materials and services
External services
-1,913,552.37
Staff expenses
Wages and salaries total
-412,657.03
Other operating expenses
-197,387.35

1,403,378.51
245,333.02

OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)
119,806.90
Financial income and expenses
Other interest and financial income
From others
66,457.58
Interest and other financial expenses
For others
-1,254.22

-1,060,705.65
-343,080.79
-171,809.92
73,115.17
58,202.73
-133.39

PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS

185,010.26

131,184.51

PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE APPROPRIATIONS AND TAXES

185,010.26

131,184.51

Income taxes
Taxes during accounting period

-45,476.57

-34,313.41

-45,476.57 -34,313.51

PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

139,533.69

“NET TURNOVER” includes CLEEN Commission (€735,629.60),
Programme Management Cost (€580,942.06), Direct
Industrial Funding (€1,088,441.20) and other income
(€1,289.69). CLEEN Commission is entered as income
based on the stage of completion of the programmes.
For Programme Management Cost and Direct Industrial
Funding, CLEEN Ltd has exactly the same amount of
liabilities towards Programme Parties to cover the budgeted
programme management costs and Industrial Partners’
direct funding to Research Partners. CLEEN Commission,
Programme Management Cost and Direct Industrial
Funding are charged in advance and entered as “Advances
received” in the balance sheet from where they are entered
as income based on the realized costs and therefore do not
have any effect on “OPERATING PROFIT”.
“Other operating income” (€237,101.10) consists of public
funding by Tekes due to CLEEN Ltd’s Tekes project
CLEENDEVEP. The amount entered as income is based on
the actual Tekes payments made in 2012 and the payment
to be applied in Q1/2013 (€129,429.00) based on the costs
entered for CLEENDEVEP in 2012 according to the Tekes
funding decision (327/11). The payment to be applied is

96,871.10

entered on the balance sheet as “Prepayments and accrued
income”.
“Wages and salaries total” comprises the staff expenses
of the permanent personnel, as well as the remuneration
paid to the members of the Board of Directors, the Science
Council and the Scientific Advisory Boards.
From the income point of view, the financial position of
CLEEN Ltd is satisfactory but sustainable from the perspective
of the next couple of years. Significant investments have
to be made continuously in communications, internal
R&D and programme development in order to maintain
competitiveness and recognition of the CLEEN platform.
This is crucial in order to maintain annual research program
volume and further CLEEN commission when the first
programmes (FCEP and SGEM) end in 2014. CLEEN Ltd was
granted extension to the CLEENDEVEP project until the end
of 2013, after which “Other operating income” will decrease
essentially. However, in 2013 “Other operating income” is
still expected to rise moderately as CLEEN participates in
the ERDF-funded project concerning innovative public
investments in energy and environment.

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Balance
statement
Currency EUR

1.1.2012 –31.12.2012

1.1.2011 –31.12.2011

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Short-term
Trade debtors
Loan receivables
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income

1,333,136.37
0.00
12,397.32
179,369.68

379,740.36
0.00
6,236.39
134,673.89

Cash and cash equivalents

3,447,931.19

520,650.64
3,420,881.41

ASSETS TOTAL

4,972,834.56

3,941,532.05

LIABILITIES
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Subscribed capital
Subscribed capital
Other reserves
Free invested equity reserve

1,002,500.00
1,002,500.00

1,002,500.00
1,002,500.00

1,581,500.00

1,537,500.00

Retained earnings (loss)
Profit (loss) for the financial year

1,581,500.00 1,537,500.00
138,201.01
41,329.91
139,533.69
96,871.10

2,861,734.70 2,678,201.01

CREDITORS
Short term
Advances received
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income

1,454,956.21
973,323.67
453,068.00
167,884.76
91,263.05
36,464.97
111,812.60
85,657.64
2,111,099.86 1,263,331.04

2,111,099.86 1,263,331.04

LIABILITIES TOTAL

4,972,834.56

“Advances received” comprises CLEEN Commission
(€121,222.92), the Programme Manager Cost (€273,319.09)
and Direct Industrial Funding (€1,060,414.34) invoiced by
CLEEN in advance. The same applies to “Trade creditors”,
which mainly consists of Direct Industrial Funding invoices
filed, but not paid in 2012.
“Prepayments and accrued income” (€179,369.68) consist
of transferred interest (€49,940.68) and the Tekes grant for
CLEENDEVEP (€129,429.00) to be applied in Q1/2013.

3,941,532.05

The directed share issue of forty (40) shares to Finnish
Geodetic Institute was completed according to the decision
of the annual general meeting on 21st of March, 2012. The
total payment of €44,000 (€1,100 per share) is entered as
“Free invested equity reserve”.
The relatively high “Free invested equity reserve” ensures
flexibility to adjust and develop the company’s operations
due to possible unexpected or sudden changes in its
environment.

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contact information

contact information
Tommy Jacobson, CEO
+358 40 828 2711
tommy.jacobson@cleen.fi

Jatta Jussila-Suokas, CTO
+358 40 825 6500
jatta.jussila@cleen.fi

Karoliina Peippo
Communications Manager
+358 40 542 3399
karoliina.peippo@cleen.fi

Antti Tumelius, Controller
+358 40 722 7542
antti.tumelius@cleen.fi

Essi Heinänen
Legal Counsel for SHOKs
+358 400 469 905
essi.heinanen@cleen.fi

Kari-Matti Sahala
Development Manager
Green Net Finland ry
+358 50 383 6448
kari-matti.sahala@greennetfinland.fi

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contact information

Sebastian Teir
CCSP Programme Manager
+358 20 722 4653
sebastian.teir@cleen.fi

Kari Sipilä
DESY Programme Manager
kari.sipila@vtt.fi

Jussi Manninen
EFEU Programme Manager
+358 40 535 5947
jussi.manninen@cleen.fi

Matti Kytö
FCEP Programme Manager
+358 40 502 6334
matti.kyto@cleen.fi

Tero Eklin
MMEA Programme Manager
+358 50 374 6840
tero.eklin@cleen.fi

Jani Valtari
SGEM Programme Manager
+358 50 335 2730
jani.valtari@cleen.fi

Jatta Jussila-Suokas
Sustainable Bioenergy (BEST)
Material Value Chains (ARVI)
+358 40 825 6500
jatta.jussila@cleen.fi

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CLEEN Ltd., Eteläranta 10, 00131 Helsinki, Finland
Business Identity Code: 2200705-1
www.cleen.fi

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