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1. We assume environmental responsibility for all
of our actions: scientific research, academic education,
societal interaction and support services.
Show the way. Never follow.
LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
www.greencampus.fi

2. GREEN YOUR MIND – MIND YOUR GREEN
We at LUT want to live the way we teach. We have
built an internationally acknowledged Green
Campus that shows how science, technology and
business can be used to solve environmental
problems and build a sustainable world
– the world we think it should be.
President Juha-Matti Saksa

4. Are we going
to burn up
everything?
Is humanity condemned
to suffer from the water
it has polluted?
Will waste
be the grave
of our future?
SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS TO KEY QUESTIONS
Will we let Europe
degenerate to the
world's back yard?
NO. WE ARE THE DIFFERENCE-­MAKERS.

5. Works through a communications network
Measurements help to reduce the university’s energy usage and the capacity requirements placed by
loads on the network and electricity production.
When the grid produces more electricity than is needed, the surplus electricity is stored in stand-by
batteries or fed it into another university grid.
SMART GRID THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE PILOT IN FINLAND_
Solar
panels
Wind
turbine
Rechargeable
CamBus
Batteries for
energy storage
Rechargeable
CamCars
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Constructed by one the largest energy research and educational organization in Finland.
Connected:

6. Solar Power Plant
208,5 kW - 1,500 square metres - 160 MWh/year
• Six different installation types, e.g. facade and carport, to demostrate the
use of panels as a construction material and as an architectural elements
• some of the panels installed on a tracker → increases the amount of energy col-
lected by 20-40%
• replaces 3-4 % of purchased electricity
Weather station
Real-time data, detailed information f.ex. wind speed and direction,
snow conditions, UV radiation and solar radiation intensity, the height of
the clouds from the ground, forest fire risk
• Partner: Finnish meteorological data company (Suomen Sääpalvelu Oy)
Windturbine
20 kW - 30 m tall - 5,5 m blades
• produces enough electricity for 3-8 domestic houses/year
• research and educational instrument
CONNECTED TO SMART GRID
ON THE WAY TO SELF-SUFFICIENT
ENERGY PRODUCTION_
SMART
GRID

7. CamBus – Next generation hybrid bus
• a collaborative project involving three educational institutions in Lappeenranta
• a radically smaller diesel engine and more powerful battery capacity
→ substantially more energy efficient than versions currently
available on the market
• the chassis is taken from a used bus
• reduces particle emissions in urban centres and will be used in
training and chartered runs
CamCars
One hybrid and one all-electric car, used for research and development
purposes and also in traffic
• electricity from car batteries to the grid
• batteries are charged when the supply of renewable energy is the greatest
and the load on the grid is the smallest
CONNECTED TO SMART GRID SEARCHING FOR GREENER WAYS OF TRAVELLING_
SMART
GRID

8. Energy can be transferred from the
grid to devices – as well as from
devices back into the grid.
SMART
GRIDSmart Grid allows data transfer
within the grid system.
CONNECTED TO SMART GRID

9. COMING UP
»» an entirely new energy system
based solely on solar and wind
alongside hydro power and
biomass
»» The system will produce energy
that is emission-free, cost-
effective and independent
»» carried out in co-operation with
3 Finnish research partners,
15 industrial partners and 5
international partners
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H2
H2 H2
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H2
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CO2
CO2
CO2
CH4
CH4
CH4
CH4
CH4
WIND AND SOLAR ELECTRICITY
TRANSFORMS INTO GAS
Hydrogen can be made from water which can be further transformed
into methane. Methane can be used as fuel in transportation and
natural gas-fired power plants. Heat and water are created as by-
products in the process.
NEO-CARBON ENERGY PROJECT FOR 100 % EMISSION-FREE ENERGY SYSTEM_

10. • Green Office - an environmental programme for offices (developed by
WWF Finland)
• Environmental Management System – ISO 14001
→ to support the overall environmental management of LUT
→ to improve the effectiveness of environmental protection measures
→ the system was certified in September 2014
→ the system covers the operations of the institution as a whole:
research, teaching, social interaction and support functions
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY PLAN_ DO_ CHECK_ ACT_
→ WE ARE COMMITTED to bear our environmental responsibility in research, education, social interaction
and support functions.
→ WE MAKE USE of our know-how to reduce our environmental load and promote our positive influence on
the environment through research and education.
→ WE MONITOR the environmental indicators and we are constantly developing our activities.
Environmental policy

11. - 20 %
of the total consumption
of water by the end of 2020.
ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS COMPARED_TO_THE_LEVEL_OF_YEAR_2012
→ Develop our waste
recycling system
→ Improve the life cycle
management of chemicals
→ Increase our positive
impact on the environment
through our research
→ Decrease the
environmental impact
of the transportation
5 %
At least
of the electricity consumed
by us to be self-produced
by the end of 2020.
of new students will have an
environmental orientation on Green
Campus at the beginning of their studies
100 %We are also
committed to

12. 160 MWh
Solar energy production per year
One of Finland’s largest solar
power plant
FROM WORDS TO DEEDS SAVINGS_ MINIMIZING_ NEW OPTIONS_
When we apply
university innovations
and use them on our
own campus, we
are setting a trend
as well as example
for future urban
planning.
Already
savings on water consumption
from 2012 to 2015.
7 %
100 %
of purchased electricity
produced through renewable
forms of energy since
October 2014.
savings on purchased
electricity from
2012 to 2015.
15 %

13. Minimized
the number of
personal printers
Own honey
produced and
sold on Green Campus
Leasing contracts –
computers, printers
and all-in-one devices
Rowing boat
for the use of staff and
students
Information displays
for users: daily consumption
and production figures
of campus area
FROM WORDS TO DEEDS SAVINGS_ MINIMIZING_ NEW OPTIONS_

14. SUSTAINABILITY IN EDUCATION TOGETHER FOR GREENER FUTURE_
We train responsibly the next generation of
entrepreneurial problem-solvers who are
willing and able to transform challenges
into opportunities, seizing and shaping the
business environment of tomorrow.
We use state-of-the-art teaching methods.
Our graduates’ employment rate tops that
of other universities.

15. University Properties of Finland
• Pioneer in energy efficiency
→ f.ex. renovated ventilation and building automation systems,
thicker insulation, lighting solutions and controlling for lower
energy consumption
• Renovation of the oldest building phase (2016–)
LOAS – Student housing foundation
• Energy efficient student housing at campus
City of Lappeenranta – The Sun city of Finland
• Close co-operation concerning energy issues
WWF
• LUT made a commitment to invest more on sustainable energy
production during the Global renewable Energy Campaign
• Secretary General Liisa Rohweder of WWF Finland is
a member of LUT Board
IN CO-OPERATION WITH TOGETHER FOR GREENER FUTURE_

16. LUT – KEY FIGURES
Number of
undergraduate
and postgraduate
students.
staff members
in total.
university in Finland to have
environmental certification
in accordance with the ISO
14001 standard.
of the students who
began their studies
in autumn 2014
are foreign.
5,000
850 FIRST
33%3 APPROX.
APPROX. THE
INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOLS
LUT School of
Energy Systems
LUT School of
Engineering Science
LUT School of
Business
and Management

17. RESPONSIBILITY_ NEW THINKING_ GREEN THOUGHTS_LUT / GREEN CAMPUS
FINLAND
SCANDINAVIA
EUROPE
RUSSIA
STOCKHOLM
HELSINKI ST. PETERSBURG
MOSCOW
OSLO
Lappeenranta University
of Technlogy, LUT
Skinnarilankatu 34, P.O. Box 20
FI-53851 Lappeenranta, Finland
www.lut.fi

18. We have shown that
activities, attitudes and
the existing constructed
base can be further
developed greener rather
quickly, if we only dare to
be bold together.
President Juha-Matti Saksa
LUT

19. VIDEO GREEN CAMPUS

20. VIDEO STRATEGY 2020: TRAILBLAZER