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VTT is an impartial, internationally respected
and networked research centre, administered by the Ministry
of Trade and Industry. VTT is a governmental contract research
organisation with a turnover of 230 million € and a staff
of 3000. VTT’s major clients and co-operation partners
are industrial and other companies and businesses, universities
and research institutes.
VTT’s research covers a broad range of technologies:
information & communication, energy, industrial processes
and systems, materials and manufacturing, biotechnology and
life sciences, as well as building and transport. This interdisciplinary
expertise available at VTT is a strong additional asset for
innovative research. VTT also has proven experience in forming
tailored partnerships with Finnish and foreign research organisations
and companies.
VTT Processes is one of the six research
institutes of VTT. VTT Processes focuses in research, development
and demonstration services for energy and forest clusters
aiming to develop efficient and environmentally sound energy
and process technologies. VTT Processes has a staff of 600
with two thirds having an academic degree. The budgeted turnover
for 2004 is 49million € with the following structure:
domestic private sector 35%, domestic public sector 26%, foreign
countries 11% and basic governmental funding 28%.
VTT Processes has core competencies in the following
research areas:
• Nuclear energy
• Energy production
• Emission control
• Pulp and paper industry
• Materials and chemicals
Energy production, where the bulk of VTT´s
bioenergy expertice is, has groups working on following topics:
• Wood and peat production, handling and logistics
• Liquid biofuels: production and use of fuel oils and
transport fuels, engine and vehicle research
• Heat production: including fire place, small scale
and residential heating
• Fluidised-bed combustion: biomass combustion, co-combustion,
corrosion, emissions
• Gasification and gas cleaning: fuel characterization,
fixed and fluid bed processes, IGCC, syngas
• Waste to energy: solid recovered fuels production,
properties, combustion and co-gasification
• Fuel cells: SOFC and PEM, hydrogen production
• Distributed energy: electrotechnical systems and products,
wind power
VTT has large laboratory and pilot plant
facilities in Espoo and Jyväskylä, Finland. Gasification
and combustion units are up to 1 MWth in fuel effect. Our
engine research and biotechnology facilities are supporting
to whole chain bioenergy competense at VTT
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