The document summarizes a project called "Central Baltic Cleantech Clusters expanding to East of EU markets (CB2East)" that aims to facilitate new business cooperation in cleantech between Finland, Latvia, Russia, and Central Asia. The project is funded by the EU and coordinated by Green Net Finland, Finnish Water Forum, and Cleantech Latvia. It seeks to connect cleantech companies to opportunities in areas like energy efficiency, smart water technologies, and developing new value chains and solutions tailored for target markets.

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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!

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CONTACT
Mrs. Evilina Lutfi
Green Net Finland
evilina.lutfi@greennetfinland.fi
Tel. +358 50 4362661

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Kiitos!
Yhteystiedot:
www.greennetfinland.fi
suvi.hakamies@greennetfinland.fi
Green Net Finland ry
Phone: +358 50 3311 495
Suvi Häkämies
Skype: greennet_suvi