Cleantech - Preserving the Environment

Oulu is an expert in water technology and large water treatment projects. In Oulu, Business, Research Institutes, Universities and Public Entities seamlessly combine to develop the best in water expertise.

At the moment, several wide-scale projects are in progress in which CEWIC, an Expertise Cluster, is acting as a bridge. Cewic gathers together the research, financing and partners in the water technology field, gives support to pilot projects, and generates new services for water markets.

World Class Catalysis Expertise in Oulu

Top research of clean air technologies at the University of Oulu includes Exhaust Gas Catalysis and Catalytic Oxidation of VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds). World leading catalytic VOC incinerators and catalytic converters are developed in Oulu. Air purification engineering companies and Research Organizations have built up a SkyPro Oulu that produces top level multidisciplinary research to the companies and brings science into the products.

Wireless Waste
Oulu wireless waste experts excel at various cutting edge separation and recycling methods for E-Waste. Oulu-based technologies are applied to clean, for instance, exhaust gases produced by Hong Kong city traffic as well as the waste water of Caribbean holiday resorts, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in China, and generate environmentally friendly wind energy in France.

More information about the Cleantech Sector in Oulu, please visit Cleantech Oulu.

Trends:
Oxidation / disinfection technologies, Particle separation processes, Absorbents
amd ion exchange resins, Membranes, Instrumentation and monitoring, Modeling and  remote control and automation, Optical sensor technology, Printable intelligence,   
Wireless networks, Near Field Communication (NFC) / RFID application

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