LAITEX OY, A FAMILY COMPANY FROM LAPPEENRANTA, WANTS TO BE THE BEST PROVIDER OF MATERIAL HANDLING SOLUTIONS ON THE MARKET IN THE BUSINESS OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY. THE JOURNEY TOWARDS THE GOAL IS PROGRESSING WELL, AND THE COMPANY IS NOW GROWING AT A RECORD SPEED. FOR LAITEX, THE GREEN TRANSITION IS FULL OF OPPORTUNITIES WORTH MILLIONS.
BIOVAAKA OY IS A PIONEER OF AUTOMATED FOOD WASTE MEASUREMENT: THE SMART SCALE SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE COMPANY IS ONE OF THE FIRST IN ITS FIELD IN FINLAND, AND IT MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO MONITOR FOOD WASTE GENERATED IN RESTAURANTS AND PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS COMPREHENSIVELY. IT ALSO PROVIDES DATA ON THE FOOD WASTE GENERATED TO SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF RESTAURANTS.
The City of Lappeenranta in Finland is testing an energy storage system at the Selkäharju district heating plant. It is a heat accumulator system whose testing started in 2019 at the Mustola district, Lappeenranta. The testing ended in January 2022, when changes to the district heating network due to the energy crisis meant that Mustola was no longer a suitable test site for the project. The testing will be moved from Mustola to Selkäharju, and at the same time, the storage modules will be changed from a salt-based to a metal-based solution.
Threading-CO2 aims to scale-up and demonstrate its first-of-its-kind technology producing high-quality commercially viable sustainable PET textile products from CO2 waste streams at industrial scale (TRL7) using a circular manufacturing approach and running on renewable energy sources.
The uniqueness of the gas turbines developed by Aurelia Turbines lies in their efficiency, structure and the wide range of fuels available. The road is open from Lappeenranta to the global market worth billions, and the company is now gathering resources to conquer the world.
Lappeenrannan Asuntopalvelu Oy is actively looking for ways to increase environmental friendliness. The company is committed to reducing its carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2025 and by 80% by 2033. In order to reach its target, Asuntopalvelu has changed the heat source from fossil fuels to renewable energy in a number of its buildings and is increasing the efficiency of its energy use within the framework of the Municipalities’ Energy Efficiency Agreement (KETS).
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Lahti and Lappeenranta, two Finnish cities that are both environmental forerunners, are launching an international challenge campaign, the purpose of which is to encourage people to take an interest in the cleanliness of their environment by collecting litter. Â
We challenge all residents, students, politicians, authorities, families, schools, jobs, associations, businesses, cities and communities - all around the world to spend one hour to collect garbage.
How to participate
When: 1.-31.5.2021Â
Where: World Â