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The Tekes BioRefine annual seminar, a two-day event co-organized with the FuBio program, and a meeting point of the Finnish expertise attracted this year a lot of participants.

 

Several presentations highlighted various new bioenergy-related developments, including concepts to produce second generation biofuels using woody materials as the main feedstock.

 

The FuBio program, on the other hand, presented several topics that relate to the production of new biomaterials from wood. Program Manager Niklas von Weymarn stated that the 5-year FuBio entity is well underway.

 

Currently four new FuBio programs are being planned as a continuation to the current 2-year program that will end next spring. “We are putting a lot of effort shaping the new programs so that they resemble potential new, industrial value chains. We are thus looking for external partners to fulfill the latter parts of these value chains.”, Niklas von Weymarn said.

The amount of valuable information created in Forestcluster research programmes is increasing rapidly. To improve the easy access of this information different structures and tools are needed.

 

We have just started to develop a new research database  with search function. The aim is to create a research database for the information created  in the programs of Forestcluster Ltd.

The database is structured in the following categories:

The now available material in Wiki will be fed into the data base by Forestcluster Ltd and this will not increase the workload of our research or industry partners. However, when the data base is established it means a stricter and controlled way of including material into the data base. The project group will keep you on the track of the progress of this development.

 

The functions and structure of the database will be tested in December. The project team, one industry representative and one researcher will participate the testing. The material from Intelligent and resource-efficient production technologies (EffTech) program is used for testing the database and search functions because we have a lot of different material from this program. The structure of the database will be developed based on the feedback.

 

The Future Biorefinery (FuBio) research topic of Forestcluster Ltd. will evolve next spring from one research program to four separate programs. The planning of the new value chain program "Production of hydroxy acids and products thereof" starts with an open workshop. The workshop of "Production of hydroxy acids and products thereof" will be held in Espoo, Otaniemi, on 10th of December 2010.

 

The target of this workshop is to discuss of the basic structure and the general content of the research program and the cooperation schemes in this program.

 

Please see preliminary workshop program: Preliminary program 

 

Please register by 2nd of December, 2010 through link: Registration

 

Parties that are not owners of Forestcluster Ltd. are also welcome to attend the workshop. If your organization is interested participate, please contact Program Coordinator Päivi Varvemaa (paivi.varvemaa@upm.com,tel.+358 40 726 1078).

 

Cost reporting online training in Finnish will take place on 19th of November AM 9.00-10.00. 

Learn how to upload cost report into cost reporting system. “It's quick and easy!”

 

Venue: Online training

1. Press the link:    n/a

2. Enter as a Guest (e.g. Maija Meikäläinen) and press "Enter Room".

 

 

All Forestcluster Research Portal users can participate to wiki online training. 

 

Tekes representatives will also take part to the training session, therefore it is possible to ask questions about issues related to Tekes cost reporting.

 

Please confirm your participation to paula.jalo@inno-w.com. Deadline for registration will be on 17th of November 2010.

Best regards,

Paula Jalo 

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Inno-W Oy

Holkkitie 14 A 13

00880 Helsinki

paula.jalo@inno-w.com