Energy efficiency
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Vision
The vision of the energy efficiency programme is to support the Helsinki region's development into the EU forerunner for energy efficiency businesses, thereby supporting development of the sector nationally. The energy efficiency theme is concentrated on the urban environment, specifically in terms of buildings, land use planning, infrastructure and transport. The objective of the programme is to create projects that promote sustainable, energy efficient development with a focus on developing the role of ICT in energy efficiency to create new services and business ideas.
Projects contained within the energy efficiency programme focus on the following areas:
- demonstration areas, low energy construction
- municipal governance development projects, e.g. new design models, adoption of life-cycle approach and training, innovative public procurement
- holistic system optimisation, technical innovations
- export promotion
- production innovations (biomass, geothermal, solar, heat pumps, the role of CHP)
- distribution innovations (low temperature solutions, the role of city in energy distibution)
- district cooling
- end-user efficiency and innovations e.g. measurement, optimization, energy comsumption management, electricity, lighting, natural and renewable energy, low energy construction
- distributed energy generation
- ICT for energy efficiency
Energy efficiency in the urban environment is the second major focus area, the first being environmental monitoring, coordinated by Green Net Finland as part of the National Centres of Expertise programme in the Uusimaa Region.
Objectives
The objectives of the National Centre of Expertise energy efficiency programme (2007-2013) in the Uusimaa Region are:
- to implement 2 significant energy efficiency demonstration areas that can be used as a reference by participating companies to develop their export markets
- to create 5 new development projects, with a volume of at least 5 MEUR
- to create 10 new national or international company partnerships
- to develop 3 new partnerships between international networks to facilitate international cooperation
Working group
The purpose of the working group is to direct programme planning and act as a forum for cooperation. The members of the working group are:
- Vikkula Pekka, City of Espoo
- Vehviläinen Iivo, Gaia Consulting
- Viljakainen Juha,City of Helsinki
- Soitinaho Ulla, City of Helsinki
- Kytösaho Ifa, City of Helsinki
- Jalo Tapio, Motiva Oy
- Nousiainen Mikko, Pöyry Building Services
- Kurnitski Jarek, Sitra
- Alanne Kari, Helsinki University of Technology
- Lamminaho Heikki, Helsinki University of Technology
- Hynninen Vesa, Vantaan Energia
- Alanko Arto, City of Vantaa
- Sandberg Reijo, City of Vantaa
- Sipilä Kari, VTT Technical Research Cetre of Finland
- Ihasalo Heikki, YIT Building Systems
- Mikkoinen-Young Leena, HSY (Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority)
- Tönnes Susan, HSY (Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority)
Contacts
Arto Haakana, Development manager, Urban Energy Efficiency
arto.haakana@greennetfinland.fi, tel.+358 50 3485 157
Suvi Häkämies, Energy expert
suvi.hakamies@greennetfinland.fi, tel. +358 50 3311 495
