21.12.2023
Regional Cooperation Group meeting release 21 December 2023
Current project presentations
- Coal is a project for many.
- ATSOL project
- Uula - New skills for the green transition project
- Sustainable growth in Northern Ostrobothnia – a monitoring system for the green transition
The regional cooperation group supports 18 projects to be funded under the EU's Regional and Structural Policy Programme for a Renewable and Skilled Finland 2021-2027
Utajärvi terminal supporting refining and regional vitality (UtaTe) / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: Municipality of Utajärvi
Total cost estimate: 680 050 €
Aid requested: € 476 035
The project supports the bioeconomy and circular economy concepts of SMEs by developing a wood, bioeconomy and circular economy terminal. The terminal to be built in Hietaselä's industrial district master plan area near Mustikkakangas in Utajärvi will enable the development of the circular economy and the utilisation of side streams in the area.
Fast Track - Developing Future Excellence Ecosystems through Invest In / JTF Group Project
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: Nivala-Haapajärvi Region NIHAK ry, part-applicant: City of Raahe
Total cost estimate: € 678 885
Aid requested: € 542 579
The project supports the diversification of the region's business development and the allocation of investments to the region through Invest In activities. The project supports the location of new business in the region and improves the attractiveness of the business environment.
Renewable energy from peatlands and fields (ATSOL) / JTF group project
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: Centria University of Applied Sciences Ltd, part-applicant: City of Ylivieska
Total cost estimate: € 438 299
Aid requested: € 350 633
The project examines how areas that are no longer used for production in the region can be utilised in the production of renewable energy. The project focuses especially on the production of solar and hydrogen energy. It strengthens research and innovation in decentralised energy production and promotes the discovery of new business opportunities.
Robotics and smart technologies in social and health care - RoboSoteLab / JTF group project
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicants: Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd, part-applicant is the joint municipal authority for education OSAO
Total cost: € 438 030
Aid requested: 350 424 €
The project supports the strengthening of RDI activities in social and health care and the transfer of technology. It develops digital health and wellbeing services and promotes service innovations.
Robotics and smart technologies in social and health care - RoboSoteLab, investment component / JTF group project
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicants: Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd, part-applicant is the joint municipal authority for education OSAO
Total cost: € 837 250
Aid requested: € 594 866
The project supports the strengthening of RDI activities in social and health care and the transfer of technology. It develops digital health and wellbeing services and promotes service innovations. The project is in line in cooperation in cooperation with the smart specialisation strategy of Northern Ostrobothnia.
Smart use of natural resources through digital circular economy governance - Kiertola / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Main project promoter: Iin Micropolis Oy
Total cost: € 503 642
Aid requested: € 402 914
The project will create new business in the circular economy by integrating more detailed requirements for the use of recycled materials into the planning of municipalities and cities. It increases regional cooperation and develops digital materials, networks and logistics chains. The reuse and further processing of demolition materials support regional development and create new opportunities for companies in the region.
Automotive & Circular Economy Clusters (ACE clusters) / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Main project promoter: City of Oulu (BO)
Total cost: € 586 279
Aid requested: € 469 023
The project will develop the activities of BusinessOulu’s two clusters, Oulu Automotive Cluster and Circular Economy Cluster. The aim of the project is to help companies find national and international customers and partners and to develop cooperation between the members of the clusters.
Small Business Hub / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Main project promoter: Joint Municipal Authority for Education OSAO
Sub-project promoter: Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd
Total cost: € 567 073
Aid requested: € 453 659
The aim of the project is to develop a multidisciplinary, professional Small Business Hub incubator that provides coaching, business skills and functional learning for entrepreneurship. The pre-incubator promotes the entrepreneurial capacity of VET students and provides services for those who have already entered the labour market to entrepreneurship and to refine a product or business idea.
Ecoenergy in the Haapavesi-Siikalatva sub-region - an operating model for hybrid renewable energy in rural areas, EKOENERGY / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Main project promoter: Haapavesi-Siikalatva joint municipal authority
Sub-project promoter: Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd
Total cost: 1 375 170 €
Aid requested: 1 100 136 €
The aim of the project is to create an operating model for locally centralised energy production, distribution, storage and use in rural areas. The model lowers the threshold for switching to renewable energy production. The project also promotes cooperation between stakeholders to create a regional eco-energy network.
Materials research atomic-level tomography (MOTTO) development and investment project / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Total costs, development part: 116 362 €
Aid requested, development part: € 93 088
Total costs, investment compartment: 1 900 080 €
Aid requested, investment window: 1 330 056 €
The purpose of the project is to acquire APT (Atom Probe Tomography) equipment for the Material Analysis Centre (MAKE) of the University of Oulu. The project will create the necessary capabilities to start TSG measurements of material samples and develop the competence related to measurements to serve the needs of the university's research groups and companies.
Geoenergy leap / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Central Ostrobothnia
Applicant: Geological Survey of Finland
Sub-applicants: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd, Centria University of Applied Sciences Ltd
Aid requested, Northern Ostrobothnia share: € 667 528
The project in the region of Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia and Kymenlaakso studies geoenergy in each region. During the project, research and test wells in cooperation in cooperation with research and teaching faults, a new dimensioning tool for energy system design and a nationwide bedrock thermal conductivity map will be built in each region. The aim is to initiate a change that will increase the energy self-sufficiency and security of supply of the regions through low-carbon geothermal heat.
Networked Robotics Test Beds – Development and Investment Components / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Sub-applicants: Joint Authority for Education OSAO, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd and Pyhäsalmen Kvanttikiinteistöt Oy
Total costs, development part: € 575 487
Aid requested, development part: € 460 389
Total costs, investment compartment: €1 600 700
Aid requested, investment window: €1 120 489
The project promotes the development of RDI activities and supports public RDI activities, technology transfer and co-creation to promote new business opportunities. The aim of the project is to strengthen knowledge hubs and the creation of networks between the stakeholders in the region.
C1 chemical pathways for the production of green chemicals – C1-to-Chemicals/JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Total cost: 853 864 €
Aid requested: € 683 091
The main objective of the project is to promote the sustainable transition of industry to green carbon-neutral products. The project produces new scientific information for the benefit of industry. The aim is to gain new knowledge especially about catalysts, their kinetics and reaction mechanisms for reactor and process design needs.
Innovative manufacturing methods for circular water treatment materials - manufacturing, testing and commercialisation (INNOWATER) / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Total cost: € 658 011
Aid requested: €526 409
The main objective of the project is to develop industrial side streams into mechanically and chemically stable, selective, cost-effective and regenerable materials for water treatment. In addition, in accordance in cooperation in cooperation with the principles of the circular economy, the project will study a zero-waste overall solution.
From coal to many – local production in the green transition (Biocarbon time) / JTF group project
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Applicant: University of Oulu
Sub-applicants: Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd, University of Vaasa, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Utajärvi Municipality, Regional Assembly of Rural Culture and Education
Total cost: € 2 521 500
Aid requested: € 2 017 198
The Biochar Time project explores the potential of former peat production areas to grow biochar raw materials and the use of low-cost alternative raw materials for biochar production. For example, demolition wood from construction, hemp and wet (waste) biomasses are used as raw materials. The key objective of the project is to create new carbon sinks and reservoirs, improve the utilisation of manufacturing processes and enhance the carbon neutrality of land use.
Uula – new skills for the green transition / JTF
Funded by: Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Applicant: Joint Municipal Authority for Education OSAO
Co-implementers: Oulu University of Applied Sciences Ltd, University of Oulu, KSASK Ltd
Total cost: € 1 467 331
Aid requested: €1 173 861
The project will bring new tools and services to increase employment and improve employability. The project will develop opportunities to acquire new skills in the areas of the green transition, in particular in the peat sector’s neighbourhood.
Innovations that enhance mechanical and automotive engineering (KATI) / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Main project promoter: University of Oulu
Sub-project promoters: Oulu University of Applied Sciences, River Valleys
Joint Authority for Education, Joint Authority for Education Brahe, Joint Authority for Education OSAO, Centria University of Applied Sciences Ltd
Total costs, development part: € 2 411 996
Aid requested, development part: € 1 929 596
Total costs, investment compartment: € 867 998
Aid requested, investment window: € 607 598
The aim of the project is to enhance the region's green transition through new know-how and to implement measures that are energy-efficient, emission-free and that increase the region's security of supply. Expertise and solutions are created for the development and renewal of the region's metal, machinery and automotive technology companies.
Sustainable growth in Northern Ostrobothnia – green transition monitoring system / JTF
Responsible authority: Regional Assembly of Oulu Region
Main project promoter: University of Oulu
Sub-project promoters: Natural Resources Institute Finland, Finnish Environment Institute, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Total costs, development part: € 2 674 073
Aid requested, development part: € 2 139 258
Total costs, investment compartment: € 1 933 575
Aid requested, investment window: € 1 353 505
The aim of the project is to build a regional and almost real-time monitoring system that measures the impacts of land use measures implemented in the region in accordance in cooperation in cooperation with the green transition on the climate, water and coastal area. In addition, the monitoring system produces information on the coastal area of the Bothnian Bay and the lower atmosphere for the needs of different stakeholders.
Next meeting
The next meeting of the regional Cooperation Group will be held on 8 May 2024.
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Additional information: Heikki Ojala, Development Specialist, tel. 050 433 3951
