CLEANTECH & ENERGY CLUSTER
IN THE TAMPERE REGION
Good for the environment,
good for the business
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Cleantech (clean + technology) = Technology, services, solutions,
innovations and products that help reduce the environmental load
caused by human activity, to save energy and natural resources and
to improve the living environment.
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The Cleantech & Energy cluster is not only solving the world’s
greatest problems, but also making a win-win business. It is also
one of the most rapidly growing business sectors in the world.
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The Cleantech sector in Finland:
– About 2.000 companies operating in the sector
– Employs about 50,000 people
– Combined turnover in 2012 was € 24.6 billion
– Cleantech business is growing about 10 % every year
source: Cleantech Finland 2014
World-class technologies and R&D
WIDE COMPANY BASE
Skilled People, capability of
renewal, co-operation with
universities and innovation
platforms
UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES
MODERN INNOVATION
PLATFORMS
High quality research and
education, labour with
know-how
New Factory, Demola, Protomo,
Konela, Suuntaamo
NEW INNOVATION
AND APPLICATION
ENABLERS, OTHER
CLUSTERS IN THE
TAMPERE REGION
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN CLEANTECH & RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The top dozen cleantech companies in the Tampere Region
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Energy efficiency
Clean industrial processes
Biomass
Biogas
Combined heat and power (CHP)
Wind energy
Water solutions
Waste Handling
Wavin-labko
Doranova
Labkotec
Valmet
Andritz Hydro
Alstom
Merus Power
Adwatec
There Corporation
TPI Control
Tammervoima
Molok
How do we operate?
The New Factory is an environment for open innovation where ideas can be
processed into prototypes, pilot projects, products and services, new business
and new jobs.
Demola is an open innovation environment where university students from
different fields develop products and services in teams together with
companies and public-sector organizations.
Protomo is a developing community for starting businesses where idea
developers, seasoned professionals and young talents spar each other when
creating new products and service development.
Suuntaamo connects ordinary people in the development of new and
innovative products and services and at the same time improve their own
living environment.
Konela is a new center of innovation for mechanical engineering and energy
technology. Konela is coordinated by the innovation company Hermia.
Where do we get the know-how?
The Tampere Region’s universities provide high-level education and
they are active cooperation partners for the Cleantech & Energy
industry.
Supporting education, research & development:
TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Tampere Wear Center (TWC)
Surface engineering
Hybrids & Active materials: polymers, elastomers,
composites
TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Energy and Environmental Technology
Mechanical and Production Engineering
Intelligent machines
Automation Technology
Coming: Biohub, recycling and renewable energy
based on bio
FIMECC – Finnish Metals and Engineering Competence Cluster
DEMAPP: competitive environmentally sustainable
solutions for the Finnish process, engineering and energy
industries
LIGHT: potential for saving raw materials and energy and
decreasing CO2 emissions over the lifetime of cars and
trucks, heavy-duty vehicles and other machinery
EFFIMA: developing new technology and solutions that
enable new machines, devices and systems with
dramatically lower life-cycle costs
CLEEN – Cluster for Energy and Environment
MMEA: Developing new technologies, methods, tools and
services in the area of measuring, environmental
monitoring and EEA
The business environment
In Tampere everything works
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World class research and university-industry collaboration
High level of technology, system integration and industrial
service business know-how with deep understanding of
customer processes and needs
Easy to reach– one-day business trip to all major locations
Talented, experienced and loyal workforce provides good
value for the money
Growth center that keeps on growing
At the top of the most attractive Finnish cities – year after
year
Tampere is in the heart of Finland
Tampere Region
- Fastest growing region in Finland
- Population 499 000
- 31 000 places of business
- 2nd largest airport in the country
- Up to 15% of Finland’s national R&D budget
is spent in Tampere
Tampere
Region
Companies
Employees
Turnover
Cleantech
Energy
20+
50
€200M
15+
500
€500M
Technology
Industries
2,700
34,000
€7,751M
Functional Finland
Gateway to Europe:
Finland offers a central location in the expanding markets of Northern Europe and
also provides an ideal business gateway to Russia.
Safe and stable:
Finland enjoys the highest possible AAA status with the global credit rating agencies
Fitch Ratings, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. Finland is famous for its
transparency, straightforwardness and low levels of bureaucracy.
Competent facilities:
According to WEF’s Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, Finland has the best
availability of scientists and engineers who are trained by one of the best
educational systems in the world.
Easy and Innovative:
Finnish infrastructure excels in terms of physical transportation as well as
telecommunications. Technology infrastructure is one of the best in Europe.
The most competitive country in the EU
Finland’s global rankings:
#1 Health and primary education
#1 Higher education and training
#1 Availability of scientists and engineers
#1 Property rights and IPR protection
#1 Availability of latest technologies
#2 University-industry collaboration in R&D
#2 Protection of minority shareholders’ interest
#2 Innovation
#2 Quality of education system
#2 Quality of math and science education
#2 Extent of staff training
#2 Country capacity to retain talent
#2 Tertiary education graduates in OECD
#3 Company spending on R&D
#3 Quality of overall infrastructure
Contact us and join the core set of
cleantech operators in Finland!
For information on how to combine innovation,
research and know-how with other industries,
request materials on the other top clusters of the
Tampere Region:
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Intelligent Machines
Manufacturing
ICT
Creative businesses
Life Science
Nanotechnology
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