Pitching, April 26
There Corporation, Finland
www.therecorporation.com
There Corporation offers a platform for Home Energy Management solutions that enable sustainable future proof solutions and services such as real-time energy monitoring and optimization. The Corporation's principal customers are energy companies and service providers in Scandinavia and in Germany.
Ecotemis, Denmark – France
www.ecotemis.com
Ecotemis is the catalyst of the urban revolution occurring at the crossroads between the Energy, Building, and Design industry. The company provides high added value, bespoke solar solutions for architectural and outdoor furniture integration, pairing sophisticated design and world-class manufacturing technology to create customized premium quality photovoltaic solutions. Ecotemis’ product line enables versatile and creative applications of solar energy in architectural glazing, luxury, and urban environments.
Mervento, Finland
www.mervento.com
Mervento develops and delivers advanced direct drive multi-megawatt wind turbine power plant solutions for onshore, near shore and offshore applications. Mervento is a system integrator with complete know-how of wind turbine power plant processes.
Utilimon, Estonia
www.utilimon.com
Utilimon is an energy management solution that allows reducing annual utility costs with up to 25%. Although Utilimon is also beneficial for homeowners, it is especially designed to cut the costs in large buildings as there are more complicated technological systems interacting with humans in the building.
BT Wood, Finland
www.btwood.com
BT Wood is developing and marketing novel wood treatment products for industrial preservation, surface protection, and protection from fire and anti-termite agents. These products have the potential to revolutionize the wood preservative industry where market leaders still rely heavily on harmful toxic chemicals. Ultimately, the new products enabled by BT Wood have the potential to increase the use of wood in construction industry worldwide.
Wello, Finland
www.wello.eu
Wello is a developer of wave energy converters. Out of dozens of wave energy concepts, the Penguin model was selected for further development in 2008 when Wello Ltd. was founded. Since then a number of scale models have been built and tested successfully in laboratory and at sea. Deployment at a 1 MW wave energy park is planned for 2013, and a 10 MW wave energy park by 2016. The Wello Penguin is a fully sealed floating generator platform, with all moving parts inside, and has a nominal power generation capacity of 0.5MW, with an upgrade path towards 10MW.
Netcycler, Finland
www.netcycler.com
Netcycler is an online swap service for second-hand goods. In 2010, Netcycler was launched in Finland and it is currently being launched in Germany. There are already over 18 000 users of Netcycler and the number grows exponentially. Netcycler makes trading second-hand goods easy, social and fun.
Finnwind, Finland
www.finnwind.fi
Finnwind Ltd. manufactures and markets distributed power production systems and is one of the leading companies in its field in Finland. Our clients and projects include family and vacation homes, companies, public spaces and the construction industry. Finnwind is seeking a business partner and is investing in internationalization and business growth.
Me-Mover, Denmark
www.me-mover.com
Me-Mover is offering the Next Step in urban motion and personal transportation: a step-machine on wheels. It is three-wheeled, pedal driven in bicycle speeds, and it folds in three seconds to a compact trolley that can be brought along on public transport. As such the Me-Mover will enable users to skip the car in many occasions- making multimodal commute a viable alternative.
Tamturbo, Finland
www.tamturbo.fi
Tamturbo offers oil free high -speed drive turbo compressors units for compressor assemblers. Development work of Tamturbo's turbo compressor units from 70 kW to 250 kW is carried by "turbo charged", innovative team, who have long work history in compression, fluid dynamics and high-speed technology. Global markets of oil free compressors in "Class Zero" clean air processes in pharmaceutics, electronics, food, paper and several other industries are a multibillion business.
REAC Fuel, Sweden
www.reacfuel.com
REAC Fuel has created a new and patented thermo-chemical technology platform, proven with high yields at the prototype scale, for processing ligno-cellulosic biomass into low cost sugars for use as feedstock for chemicals and liquid fuels.
GasEK, Finland
www.gasek.fi
GASEK produces wood chip-fuelled combined heat and power plants, which are based on wood gasification technology. The core of the technology is the company’s own patented gasification reactor, which ensures emissions-free combustion and an exceptional reliability of the process.
Valopaa, Finland
www.valopaa.com
Valopaa Ltd. is a Finnish producer of LED light modules, fixtures and systems. Valopaa's strengths are in the main areas of the lighting industry's new value chain. Valopaa has a proven technology and products to meet the new energy efficiency challenges. The company has an intelligent product platform ready for the fast growing LED lighting markets, and an outstanding team to create successful lighting business.
Cleanmotion, Sweden
www.cleanmotion.se
Clean Motion is developing the next generation of super efficient clean vehicles to meet the transportation needs of the 21st century, ZBee. ZBee is an energy efficient electric vehicle for short distance transportation of up to three people and smaller goods. It will significantly improve the environment both locally and globally, through energy efficiency and zero emissions.
Inray, Finland
www.inray.fi
Inray Oy Ltd is a high tech company that manufactures novel x-ray scanning solutions for saw mills, power plants, pulp mills and biorefineries. The online quality monitoring and grading of biomaterial enable the optimal use of raw material, increasing the efficiency of the production plant and reducing emissions of the whole value chain.
El-Forest, Sweden
www.el-forest.se
El-Forest was established 2006 by the inventors of the EL-FOREST forwarder, the first forestry machine in the world that uses highly efficient electric hybrid technology. Presently the company develops and produces a number of models that combine a high environmental standard with improved working environment for the driver.
Absolicon, Sweden
www.absolicon.com
Absolicon is producing parabolic solar concentrator: the revolutionary idea behind the product is concentrating the sunlight in a cost effective manner with a unique design to produce electricity and heat simultaneously. The parabolic solar concentrator technology is combining photovoltaic cells and a solar collector is the result of many years of research and testing. Concentrating the sunlight increases the energy efficiency per surface area compared to conventional photovoltaic panels and solar collectors.
I-Tech, Sweden
www.i-tech.se
I-Tech is developing a marine biocide Selektope® to be used in marine paint prohibiting growth on ship and boat hulls. The substance is effective against barnacles and some other shell builders while having a minimal effect on the marine surrounding. Selektope® is available to the marine paint and chemical industry.
Canatu, Finland
www.canatu.com
Canatu Oy's business is the production and sales of a new class of versatile carbon based components based on carbon nanotubes and the novel NanoBud™ nanomaterial. These components improve the performance and reduce the cost of optical, energy generation and storage and electrical devices while, simultaneously reducing their environmental footprint.
Chempolis, Finland
www.chempolis.com
Chempolis Ltd. is a technology leader providing innovative and sustainable solutions for biomass, paper, biofuel, sugar and chemical industries. Chempolis’ core products are the two patented biorefining technologies: 1) formicobio™ for the production of cellulosic ethanol and biochemicals from non-food biomasses and 2) formicofib™ for the production of papermaking fibres (i.e. pulp) and biochemicals from non-wood biomasses.
Enviprobe, Finland
www.enviprobe.fi
Enviprobe has developed OSDS –Oil Spill Detection System, which is known to be the only system in the world to be able to measure thickness of an oil slick, and density and temperature of observed surface. This is a significant step forward in development of oil spill response and water monitoring. OSDS provides remarkable aid also in search and rescue missions; has much more precise and wider operating range when compared e.g. to thermal cameras.
Enevo, Finland
www.enevo.com
Enevo offers a solution that gives waste management companies 20-40% savings in waste collection costs by optimizing their collection intervals, routes and equipment utilization. This is accomplished by using proprietary smart wireless fill level sensors and powerful online analytics software.
Oceanvolt, Finland
www.oceanvolt.com
Oceanvolt is focusing 100 % on electric propulsion for boats. Electric propulsion has many benefits in favor of traditional combustion engines when considering noise, simplicity and reliability. Oceanvolt strives to make the best use of the opportunities that a compact electric motor offers, and having started R&D efforts from a clean table, currently offers a range of complete propulsion systems for new boats as well as for retrofit.
NWater Oy, Finland
www.tts-ciptec.com
NWater is the solution for online water quality analysis. The NWater analyser can tell in real-time is water drinkable or not and it can monitor water supply systems 24/7. NWater is a spin-off technology from TTS-Ciptec group, (www.tts-ciptec.com), which has been developing measuring techniques and process optimization for over 20 years.
Innoventé, Canada
www.innovente.ca/en
Innoventé is an innovative producer of renewable energy. The Company has developed a ground-breaking concept that provides communities with a green and sustainable organic waste management solution. Known as “intelligent electricity,” this solution converts organic waste into electricity, heat, and fertilizing products, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
CelluForce, Canada
www.celluforce.com
CelluForce is the world leader in the commercial development of NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC). NCC improves strength and toughness and can reduce damage caused by wear, humidity and spectral radiation. Light reflectivity (tunable from ultraviolet to infra red), gas impermeability, and stability over time, makes the creation of many new forest-based nanoproducts that can be used in numerous industrial sectors possible.
Varitron Technologies, Canada
www.varitron.ca
Varitron Technologies offers specialized electronic manufacturing services. VTI has two state-of-the-art assembly and integration plants and an office in Europe that will accompany you through all types of projects, from prototyping to production of small, medium and large runs.
Envor Group, Finland
www.envor.fi
For individual meetings only, April 26:
Sofi Filtration, Finland
www.sofi-filtration.fi
Sofi Filtration is a provider of innovative filtration technology. Sofi Filter products offer ground-breaking water cleaning and process wastewater handling solutions to many industries. The filter combines key filtration advantages in single solution: Solids-free filtrate with high capacity; Self-cleaning action; Low energy consumption.
Observis, Finland
www.observis.fi
Observis creates data from information by building up a measurement platform that is open and easy to connect. It helps measurement device suppliers, system and service providers, and analyzing services to found and combine each other’s products to create more value to the end customers. Observis is able to use various kinds of data from measurement devices and systems, transforming faceless data mountain into visualized information for remote monitoring and control.
Endev, Finland
www.endev.fi
Endev is a cleantech start-up specialized on sludge drying and combustion and will have its pilot plant ready this spring located in the city of Kotka. Endev’s expertise area is fluidized bed and circulating fludized bed technology.
Top 10 Nordic Cleantech Open companies, presenting on April 25
Aquiloz, Norway
www.aquiloz.com
Aquiloz is developing the next generation of wind power prediction and trading information system. The Aquiloz system use computational fluid dynamics - CFD models combined with both production forecasting, risk assessment and decision support tools. The system will deploy plug-ins and adaptors in order to be integrated with the customers’ existing systems.
Black Silicon Solar, Denmark
www.blacksiliconsolar.com
Black Silicon Solar develops a nanotechnology process for improving silicon solar cells in a cost-efficient way. Focusing on cost reduction rather than improving efficiency Black Silicon Solar has developed an alternative texturing process that reduce production cost, production time, use of toxic chemicals and use of silicon.
MetGen, Finland
www.metgen.fi
MetGen is developing and producing oxidase enzymes called Laccases. MetGen’s Laccases can be used in a number of industrial processes. One example of use are wood pre-treatment in pulp and paper mills where Laccases give a 15%-20% reduction of the energy consumption.
Numcore, Finland
www.numcore.com
Numcore has developed a solution that increases the recovery in froth flotation processes. The solution enables automatic control of froth properties leading to a significant increase in recovery. It creates a 3D-image of the flotation cell and accurately measures stiffness and thickness of the froth via conductivity measurements.
Pegasor, Finland
www.pegasor.fi
The innovation of Pegasor is a sensor for continuous fine particle concentration monitoring. Pegasor already has a market presence in the automotive industry. This market will grow rapidly in the next few years as well as the market for indoor air, outdoor air and stack emission monitoring that Pegasor will also commercialize solutions for.
ReformTech, Sweden
www.reformtech.se
The flame free catalytic combustion in ReformTech’s unique catalytic heaters provides several advantages such as high fuel efficiency without any dangerous emissions. Among other advantages with this exciting technology is the possibility to use different fuels, a directionally controllable heat radiation, low costs and robust performance.
Tomologic, Sweden
www.tomologic.com
Tomologic offers a scalable optimization service online that benefits customers through cost savings without the need of any user interaction and initial investments. Tomologic has developed a technology that optimize sheet metal cutting. The process reduces scrap from raw material in this energy intensive industry up to 50%.
Ultranat, Finland
www.ultranat.fi
Ultranat has developed and protected a unique method for processing ash. The method enables ash from biomass fuel power plants to be processed into valuable products. The micronutrients are separated and used for fertilizers and animal feed. The remaining parts, i.e. the body part of ash, consists of purified silicate fractions, which have several applications.
Vasasensor, Sweden
www.vasasensor.com
Vasasensor’s thin sensor units enable optimization of production processes during full speed. This is a solution for the needs of the paper industry to better control dewatering in the press section of the paper machines. Only 1% more efficient dewatering in the press leads to 4% increased production or 4% less steam consumption.
Zemission, Sweden
www.zemission.se
Zemission’s product is a multi-fuel, zero emission burner system for heating systems in Electric and Hybrid vehicles. Due to the absence of heat from a combustion engine, heating the interior of these is a problem. Electrical heating reduces the driving range of up to 50%. The Zemission burner is outstanding for this application. It does not reduce the range, it is silent, and it is Zero Emission.
