Finland and China sign Cleantech contracts worth 1.5 billion euros
Lehtikuva / Markku Ulander China World Trade Center in Beijing is covered with a smoky cloud even on a bright day. The Chinese political leaders have finally highlighted the reduction of environmental impacts as one of the most important investments in the country.Chinese companies are particularly interested in Finnish energy efficiency, bioenergy, wind power and water and waste management solutions. The biggest future possibilities are presented for instance by the electric car industry and different automation and nanotechnology solutions.
– The biggest future potential on the Chinese market is in energy efficiency and renewable energies. The payback periods for such solutions are short and results quickly evident, says Ari Makkonen, Vice President of Finnish Environmental Cluster for China (FECC).
The immediate contracts are connected for instance to emissions quota contracts, straw pulp technology, ecological cities and solutions for waste recycling.
Chempolis and Tianjin Jiuqian paper Co Ltd. agreed on the delivery of three biorefineries; GreenStream signed emissions trading contracts; Eero Paloheimo Ecocity signed a significant consultancy agreement and Cargotec agreed on delivering waste retrieval solutions.
Letters of intent were signed for instance by Preseco, Gaia Networks, Eero Paloheimo Ecocity, Reoonen Construction and Oilon. The agreement between Preseco and Gaia deals with the production of biocarbon using organic waste; Reponen signed a letter of intent for low energy housing solutions and Oilon will begin to develop small boilers suited for Chinese conditions and domestic use.
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