The 2012 edition of the traditional Central Finland Energy Day took place on 30th Jan 2012, in Jyväskylä. The main theme for the 2012 energy day was "From research to business - Sustainable use of biomass in energy production and industry". The event introduced a wide array of high profiled speakers, such as the VTT’s President and CEO Erkki KM Leppävuori and the CEO Tomi Yli-Kyyny from Vapo Ltd, the largest bioenergy producer of the Baltic sea region.

International workshop and study tour in Jyväskylä

 The share of agrobiomass in European energy production is expected to grow in the next few years and this will necessitate the development of a range of new technical solutions for handling and combustion The challenges and research needs associated with the combustion and handling of agrobiomass were recently discussed and debated at an international workshop arranged in Jyväskylä on 29 November 2011 by BIOCLUS project. The programme also includes study tour to biomass CHP plants, sawmill, small-scale boiler manufacturers and small-scale boiler testing and pellet production.

Agrobiomass cofiring targeting high efficiency for CHP workshop organised in Nov 29, 2011 in Central Finland. The aim of the workshop is to kick-off the project planning for the next FP7 call.  

Joint action plans (JAP) are defining the activities that are needed to achieve the targets set in the strategic research agenda (SRA) of the same region. The strategic research agenda aims to orientate and strengthen research activities and capacity building in the selected research fields related to sustainable use of biomass. Strategic research agenda introduces the fields of knowledge in which the regions already have strategic research competence and experience or in which research-driven clusters of BIOCLUS regions wish to develop further.

Joint action plans (JAPs) and Srategic research agandas (SRAs) are available in BIOCLUS publications in regional publications.