A brief presentation of the innovative cities program lead by Tekes. EnergyVaasa is the most important energy center in the Nordic countries and leads in the future energy technology industrial sector in whole Finland.

1. Sustainable
Energy Solutions
EnergyVaasa Innovation Center (INKA) leads
the national energy technology development
in Finland during the years 2014 – 2020

2. Sustainable Energy Solutions INKA - Vision
EnergyVaasa INKA is
the leading energy technology center in Europe in 2030
The Finnish energy technology innovation center is based on the export industry driven
by the EnergyVaasa ecosystem. The Vaasa city driven innovation center leads all key
energy industrial shareholders (industries, universities and public sector) in Finland.
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The industries will double their export value from 2010 to 2020;
The industrial networks, knowledge and competitiveness will be developed;
The industrial leaders should be able to keep their market position
(ABB, Andritz, Foster Wheeler, Metso Energy, Switch, Vacon Wärtsilä,...);
The service companies are supported for future internationalisation
(Citec, Etteplan, Wapice, Granlund, VEO...);
The networks are developed with the best energy cities in Finland with clear profiles;
the collaboration between the universities is facilitated, the investments of public
sector will be used as innovation references and the new business models are
developed to support the growth and internationalisation of SMEs.
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3. Main themes of the innovation center
Sustainable energy solutions has three main themes:
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smart power generation
smart grids
energy efficiency
Developing the innovation system
Developing the higher education system
Pilots and demonstrations

4. KEY BUSINESS AREAS
Smart Power Generation
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Offshore wind will grow globally by 29% annually
Renewable energy production will require adjustable gas power plants
The cleantech business in ferries, power plants and mining sector will increase
Gas will be used more in transportation and power generation
A number of LNG –harbors and ferries will be built in the near future
Sulfur directive will create new business opportunities for environmental investments
The Wärtsilä 50DF medium-speed engine
can be run either on natural gas or on light
fuel oil (LFO) or on heavy fuel oil (HFO).
The engine can smoothly switch between
fuels during engine operation and is
designed to give the same output
regardless of the fuel.
Source: Wärtsilä
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5. KEY BUSINESS AREAS
Future Smart Grids
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The demand for distributed power generation will increase
The consumer will play producer role in the future as well
New distributed control of power networks will be needed
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6. KEY BUSINESS AREAS
Energy Efficiency
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Frequency converters will save 50%
of energy consumption in optimal applications
Vacon plans to save 1 % of the global electricity utilities.
ABB energy efficient motors will save four
times more greenhouse gas emissions than
what the whole of Finland causes
Photo:ABB
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7. MARKET TRENDS
The Global Cleantech Report 2012
Smart
Grid
Offshore
Wind
Geothermal
Source: The global cleantech report 2012
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8. Key performance indicators for the Energy Vaasa INKA
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The export growth of energy technology industry
The level of domestic technology in the renewable energy technology investments
(wind-, solar-, bio- and flexible powerplants
The decrease of energy import and EU 20/20/20 goals
The growth of the number of energy technology exporters
The volume of projects in Energy-INKA compared to other innovation centres
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9. Roadmap to the Vision
Developing the
innovation system
Creating system
Creating system
integrators
integrators
Promoting the
innovation center
Pilots and
demonstrations
Enabling the
growth and
internationalisation Wind farms
of SMEs
Smart grid
LNG for power
production
Waste to energy
Energy efficient ship
in Kvarken
research platform
in Palosaari
Smart power generation
The Finnish energy
technology industry
Smart grid
Energy efficiency
Developing the
research and
innovation activities
Vision 2020
EnergyVaasa
innovation
center
20 000 new jobs in
Finland
National wide shared
research platforms
Developing the
university network
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10. ENERGY VAASA SUPPORTS THE GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS OF THE INDUSTRIAL LEADERS
Wärtsilä s challenge for public players
Opportunities for Finland:
 Form world-class combustion engine
cluster between industries and research
centers
 Meet the future market requirements
 Maintain leading market position
Source: http://www.cleen.fi/en/fcep
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11. Business Potential
If ABB and Vacon keep their
market share in growing
frequency converter business
the growth will be about
+1,3mrd € by 2016
If Mervento enters as
planned to the market the
revenues will be 1mrd €
by 2020
Lähde: The global cleantech report 2012
If Wärtsilä doubles its
market share in gas power
plant business the growth
will be ~3 mrd € by 2020
Source: Wärtsilän vuosikertomus
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12. Public Demonstrations in the Vaasa Region
Photo: Mervento
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13. RESEARCH PLATFORMS
Combustion Engine and Fuel research
Wärtsilä plans to increase research
collaboration with public research institutes:
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Planning phase 2013, construction 2014. Ready in spring 2015
Research in combustion engine burning process, automation,
biofuels and LNG in power generation
Greatest
impact
Photos: Vaasa Parks
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14. DEMONSTRATIONS
Kvarken Mutimodal Link
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Energy efficient logistics in Kvarken
EU-project, planning phase 2014 – 2015, building 2015 – 2017
Light weight steel building technique, LNG, ice operation
Energy efficient on board power generation
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15. DEMONSTRATIONS
Wind Farms
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On Vaasa coastal line, hundreds of wind turbines will be build during the next decade
Piloting offshore wind power generation in cold icy conditions
Enabling the Finnish offshore wind export business
Developing further cold and arctic climate offshore wind turbines
including the backup power sources
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16. Sustainable Energy Solutions
EnergyVaasa innovation center is based on
the global increasing demand of distributed
power production and aims to be the leading
European innovation hub by 2030.