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New cleantech business cooperation in Russia and Central Asia
Project “Central Baltic Cleantech Clusters expanding to
East of EU markets (CB2East)”
20.10.2015, Finnish-Russian Energy Afternoon
Green Net Finland
Suvi Häkämies, Managing Director
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Green Net Finland
• Green Net Finland is a Finnish cleantech business network that brings
together the expertise and resources of Finnish cleantech companies,
public authorities and scientific and educational institutions in order to:
1. Support the member businesses’ and especially SMEs’ growth of business,
know-how and internationalisation / export.
2. Improve the implementation of cleantech innovations in order to create low-
carbon urban environment.
3. Build up network collaboration and create new value chains.
• We operate via development projects utilizing various funding
instruments – mainly European:
– Since 2001 Green Net Finland has implemented approximately 30 large scale
development projects with total volume of 25 million euro.
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CB2East project
• EU INTERREG (Central Baltic programme ) project,
call priority ”More exports by the Central Baltic
companies to new markets”
• Two thematic focuses: Energy efficiency in urban
environment and water solutions
• Two market areas: North-West Russia/St.-
Petersburg and Central Asia
• Partners: Finnish Water Forum (Lead partner),
Green Net Finland and Cleantech Latvia
• Duration: 1.9.2015 – 31.8.2018
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CB2East project objectives
• Search new tools and areas for collaboration
between Finnish and Latvian cleantech clusters
and key partners in the target markets.
• Creating unique combinations based on new
value chains to offer holistic and service-oriented
solutions based on target market needs.
• Searching business leads for Finnish and Latvian
cleantech solutions in St.Petersburg and Central
Asian market.
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Work focus (initial)
• Energy efficient retrofitting of (residential) buildings:
– Energy audits
• Investment models for retrofitting, mainly ESCO-model
• Energy efficient retrofitting potential related to regional
programme for modernisation of residental buildings,
Региональная программа капитального ремонта
общего имущества в многоквартирных домах в Санкт-
Петербурге (2014 -)
• Smart water technologies in urban environment and in
retrofitting the buildings.
• What else – you tell us!
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What can we offer? What can we do
together?
• Finnish company: Are you looking for
new business opportunities in
St.Petersburg or Central Asia? Would
you like us to help you?
• Russian company / organisation: Are
you looking for innovative high quality
solution and business collaboration
with Finnish or Latvian businesses?
Contact us – lets discuss
more!
