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Third SAVE ENERGY Newsletter has been published!
The third SAVE ENERGY Newsletter has been published in August 2011. This is the last issue of the newsletters, since the project ended in the end of August 2011. This issue is mainly focusing on the results of the project.
SAVE ENERGY Conference in Helsinki 16-17 June 2011
Welcome to SAVE ENERGY Conference on June 16-17 in Helsinki City Hall’s Banquet Hall. The Conference is the final event of SAVE ENERGY project (CIP-ICT-PSP-238882 PROJECT). It will bring together an international audience of EU and municipality level policymakers, researchers, enterprises, project partners and media.
Conference website is at www.ict4saveenergy.eu/conference.
The conference is a two-day event focusing on the SAVE ENERGY project results:
- Increasing energy efficiency in public buildings through ICT
- Living Lab Methodology in the context of SAVE ENERGY
- User behavior transformation / serious games.
The registration is open at www.ict4saveenergy.eu/conference! No entrance fee. Fill the registration form; this unique conference is limited to 150 participants.
SAVE ENERGY Second Newsletter is published!
SAVE ENERGY project's Second newsletter is published on September 2010. You can read the articles by navigating directly to the project webpage www.ict4saveenergy.eu/newsletters or by downloading the newsletter in pdf-format here and using the links you find there to navigate to the articles.
Nordic competition looks for the best cleantech business ideas
The Nordic Cleantech Open competition is looking for innovative teams and business ideas with the potential to become future stars in the environmental business. The goal of the competition is to bring new cleantech companies to international markets.
The competition is being held for the first time and offers participants plenty of visibility among cleantech players, contacts with capital investors, and top-level coaching in business idea development. The 25 competitors selected by the jury will have the chance to gain experience in the areas of business operations, marketing, and financing. The 10 finalists will also present their business idea to international capital investors. Over the next two years, roadshows will be held in the Nordic countries, London and the USA.
Learn more: Press release
Nordic Clentech Alliance's webpage www.nordiccleantech.net launched on August 2010
Nordic Cleantech alliance provides access to Nordic businesses offering cleantech solutions to the international market. The alliance works proactively in selected export markets on behalf of its member businesses. The new website www.nordiccleantech.net provides you with information about the Nordic cleantech business community and the member businesses, important cleantech events, updated market information, and introduction to the Alliance's services.
CLEEN Oy launches a 50M€ research programme on environmental monitoring
Helsinki, Finland, July 5, 2010 - The Strategic Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation for Energy and Environment, CLEEN Oy, launches an ambitious 50 M€ research programme for five years on environmental monitoring and services.
Read the press release here
MHG Systems´ Bioenergy Solution Ranked top 10 in the Global Innovation Competition
MHG Systems´ MHG Bioenergy ERP –Service had a great success in IT-Company Logica´s Global Innovation Venture Partner final competition in Stockholm last week. MHG´s service concept was ranked top ten from 650 global innovation proposals.
Read the media release here.
Showcase your company to investors & potential partners in Silicon Valley 26-30 April, 2010
Take part in the Cleantech Finland® launch in California and attend Nordic Green II conference!
Cleantech Finland invites you to participate in a cleantech excursion in California 26-30 April, 2010. The weeklong trip offers participants the opportunity to showcase their company and network with VC's and potential clients and partners in Silicon Valley and surrounding areas. The trip includes a two day attendance at Nordic Green II conference.
Appointment of Development Manager
We are pleased to announce that Engineer Arto Haakana has been appointed as Development Manager at Green Net Finland. Arto will be working on energy efficiency in urban areas, to which he brings his considerable experience in the development of energy efficient innovations. He will start work on 8.3.2010.
Towards a thriving low-carbon Finland
The Finnish Government adopted on October 15th the Foresight Report on Long-term Climate and Energy Policy. Setting a target to reduce Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent from the 1990 level by 2050 as part of an international effort, the report marks out the road to a low-carbon Finland in 2050.
Welcome to Green Net's new web site!
Green Net has launched its redesigned web site in August. The objective of the new wiki-based site is to provide the users with more user-friendly tools to generate content and participate in on-line communities.
Preseco signs a Memorandum of Understanding for Biocarbon™ technology to China
Preseco signs a MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) during the Chinese business delegations visit to Finland on the 10th of July, 2009. This is part of the the Finland - China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum organized by high governmental organizations in Finland and China. This is a significant step in implementing state-of-the-art innovative Biocarbon™ technology in China. Biocarbon™ is an emission-neutral biofuel with the energy value of fossil carbon. Preseco has also opened it’s first Biocarbon™ production plant in Finland.
