Hydrogen and power to the south-east

Welcome to the Hydrogen and Power to the South East seminar!
Culture space Nuijamies, Lappeenranta, 5.3. at 10-15 am
Hydrogen economy as a saviour of eastern Finland

Do you know what clean energy and hydrogen could mean for south-east Finland? Could a hydrogen valley emerge in eastern Finland?

Come to Culture Space Nuijamiehe in Lappeenranta on 5.3.2024 to hear and learn about the potential of the hydrogen economy for the vitality of our region in concrete terms! The event will present the results of the Hydrogen, Power to the South East project. and present views on the future of the hydrogen economy.

Register for the event 26.2. by 12:00.

Renewable energy and hydrogen-based industries play a major role in the industrial transformation and development of eastern and south-eastern Finland, and as such are expected to play a major role. The region needs a lot and the Eastern South-Eastern Hydrogen Valley study produced by LUT University shows that the region can also meet the challenge: the region has very significant potential for renewable energy and hydrogen economy.

Programme of the event (subject to change):

10.00 Opening - Deputy Mayor Tuomo Sallinen, City of Lappeenranta
10.10 Power to the vitality of the region - Development Director Markku Heinonen, City of Lappeenranta
10.20 Green transition opens doors for South-East Finland - Petteri Laaksonen, Research Director, LUT University
10.40 Permitting and land use plans as strengths - Ilkka Räsänen, Director of Environment, City of Lappeenranta
11.00 Key role of communication and interaction - Jami Holtari, CEO, Suomen Vetylaakso ry
11.20 Lunch

12.00 Business views on the hydrogen economy

  • A regional driver for attractiveness - Flexens - Senior Project Manager Janne Pekkala  
  • Hydrogen economy and renewable energy, a serious commitment? - 3FlashFinland - CEO Miko Huomo

12.30 Case studies

  •  Criteria for the location of the hydrogen industry - Henna Leppänen, Ramboll
  •  Waste heat recovery and bio-based carbon dioxide - Research Group Leader Sirpa Rahiala, XAMK
  •  Land use analysis Kotka-Kouvola, Project Manager Kari Laine, Kouvola Innovation
  •  Hydrogen production and handling at micro- and macro-levels - Hannu Karjunen, LUT
  •  Differences between local processing and exporting raw materials - Satu Lipiäinen, LUT

Closing words - Jami , CEO Holtari, Finnish Hydrogen Valley Association 

14.15 Afternoon coffee and networking

The Hydrogen, Power to the South-East project has been implemented by the City of Lappeenranta, the City of Imatra, Kouvola Innovation Oy, Cursor Oy, LUT University and XAMK University of Applied Sciences of South-East Finland. The project has been funded by the Sustainable Growth and Jobs Programme of the European Commission. Employment 2014-20 from the Finnish Structural Funds Programme. The event is funded by the Green Electrification Ecosystem Services and Co-creation Strengthening in the Greenreality Network 2022-2024 project funding.