Bioenergy is our Regional Centre of Expertise

The obligations set for Finland by the EU concerning renewable energy production and emissions reductions require a significant increase in the use of bioenergy. On a global scale, the renewable energy market is one of the fastest growing business areas.

Our aim is to use educational and R&D&I methods to promote bioenergy-based business as well as to increase the use of bioenergy and growth entrepreneurship in this field.

Our targets are to

• increase growth entrepreneurship (equipment manufacturing, heating business, fuel production),
• equipment manufacturing, product development and export activities,
• develop logistics related to bio raw materials, and
• develop fuel production methods.

In terms of content, our activities focus on granular biofuels, mainly the utilisation of wood chips and agrobiomass, and the production of heat and electrical energy.

Cooperation with VTT and the University of Jyväskylä forms the core of our cooperation network. Efficient networking is made possible by the Regional Council of Central Finland’s cluster work and the Dynamic Bioenergy cluster that we coordinate.