Tour A : Spearhead clusters leading the change in Central Finland
Theme: Interfaces and transfer of knowledge between different sectors
Location: Central Finland, mainly northern part of the region
Central Finland has extensive know-how, world-class businesses and top-level education in the field of new-generation machines and equipment, bioenergy and housing and construction. The development in Central Finland is focused on these three top clusters.
Tour programme 8-18
| 8.00 | Start from Paviljonki |
| 8.15 | VTT (coffee) Tour programme briefing Cluster development in Central Finland VTT renewable energy research activities and laboratory; the generator of new knowledge and competitiveness |
| 9.30 | Departure from VTT |
| 9.50 | Keljonlahti power plant construction site The World largest biomass fuelled municipal combined heat and power plant Construction site |
| 10.00 | Departure to Tarvaala (Saarijärvi), 65 km |
| 11.00 | Bioenergy Development Centre JAMK university of applied sciences Betset Oy Soklex Oy A brand new R&D and training centre for generating cluster development |
| 12.00 |
Lunch at Summassaari spa |
| 13.10 | Ariterm Ltd biomass boiler manufacturing factory Advanced technologies from the intersection of two clusters, The new generation of machines and equipment and The dynamic bioenergy |
| 14.10 | Saarijärven kaukolämpö Ltd New district heating plant and VTT research instruments Applied R&D in a living lab conditions; new competitiveness for the bioenergy cluster |
| 15.00 | Trip to Karstula (40 km) |
| 15.30 | Honkarakenne logwood house manufacturing factory and small scale CHP plant (coffee) Sustainable production of houses and developing housing |
| 17.00 | Trip to Jyväskylä (100 km) |
| 18.30 | Return to Paviljonki |
More information on the regional clusters: http://www.keskisuomi.fi/eng/main_page/index_en.php?id=278 |
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Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Finnish Science and Technology Information Service:
Research.fi
Finnish Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation
SHOKs
Finnish Centre of Expertise Programme:
OSKE -programme
