A new Business Finland program, Flexible Energy Systems, has been started!
A flexible energy system can smoothly adapt to changes and uncertainties, allowing for the seamless integration of new solutions. Flexibility is an enabler of the new decarbonized energy system, driving the renewal of Finnish industries, boosting competitiveness and exports across various sectors, and attracting investments to Finland.
Moving from fossil, centralized and predictable power market to renewable, distributed, intermittent and varying production demands substantial innovation, investments and international collaboration.
Flexible Energy Systems program
The Flexible Energy Systems program has set a big goal to position Finland's flexible energy solutions on the world stage as playing a key role in driving systemic change within the energy sector. This involves securing the long-term competitiveness through future oriented innovation, promoting Finnish companies as preferred partners and solution providers, helping Finnish companies adapt to the rapidly changing world, and branding Finland's energy system an example for others to follow.
The scope covers solutions in the three energy sectors: electricity, heat (& cooling) and fuels, including but not restricted to
- Solutions enabling integration of more intermittent and volatile electricity production
- Solutions for decarbonization and electrification of the heat system and cooling
- Solutions for flexible integration, utilization, and distribution of new clean fuels
Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome speech by Head of Program Jussi Åkerberg & Mission Lead Helena Sarén
9:45 – 10:00 Greetings by Director General Lassi Noponen, Business Finland
10:00 – 10:25 Keynote: Kai Mykkänen, Minister of Climate and the Environment
10:25 – 10:50 Keynote: Fingrid, Risto Kuusi, Senior Expert
10:50 – 11:20 Coffee and networking
11:20 – 11:30 Executive Director Floora Ruokonen, Impact and Science Policy Unit, Research Council of Finland
11:30 – 11:40 Leading company Wärtsilä, Eleonor Hedström, Director, Next Business Lab
11:40 – 11:50 Growth Company Virta, Jussi Palola, CEO
11:50 – 12:40 Panel discussion: How the innovation activities can support new success stories and international growth, how to add the number of startups and export companies
- moderator: Jussi Åkerberg
- panelists: Jero Ahola, Professor, LUT School of Energy Systems, LUT University; Anne Särkilahti, Founder, CEO, Hytrade Oy; Mikko Marttala, Director, Project Development and Finance, Merus Power; Sari Kola, Director, EnergySampo ecosystem, Merinova Oy
12:40 – 12:45 Ending words
12:45 – 13:30 Lunch and networking
Welcome!
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