CLEEN Ltd Information

CLEEN Ltd is the driver for wide and deep cross-industrial and -functional cooperational research and open innovation in the field of energy and environment. CLEEN is based on the common vision and strategic research agenda defined by its owners; 45 shareholders consisting of the major international companies which are technology and market leaders globally and which have significant energy and environmental related R&D activities in Finland, and the most relevant national research institutes. By complementing the mission CLEEN has a vision that the world's leading companies and research institutes, that consider energy and environment aspects as a major success factor, will realise their joint R&D&I on a unique CLEEN cooperation platform and that the R&D&I operations carried out within CLEEN will create breakthrough innovations with global impact. The current research agenda includes the following main areas with six research programmes ongoing (March 2013): + Carbon neutral energy production + Distributed energy systems + Energy market and smart grids + Efficient energy use + Resource efficient production technologies and services + Recycling of materials and waste management + Measurement, monitoring and assessment of environmental efficiency + Future combustion engine power plants