Seven Baltic Sea Region countries are taking part in the EFFECT4buildings project. Lappeenranta participates in the project through the Environmental Office of Lappeenranta Region and the GreenReality services. Other partner countries involved in the project are Sweden (lead partner), Norway, Denmark, Poland, Estonia and Latvia. The project will result in a comprehensive set of calculation […]
The city of Lappeenranta presented a 3D model of the city centre to the public during the Greenreality Carnival. The model has also been published online and can be viewed in the Mapgets platform. We recommend using Google Chrome to view the model. The model gives you an idea about what Lappeenranta could look like […]
LCA Consulting carried out a carbon footprint calculation for LOAS, the Student Housing Foundation for the Region of Lappeenranta, in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG). The purpose of the carbon footprint calculation was to support and develop the assessment of sustainability in the operations of LOAS. LOAS intends to reduce its carbon footprint […]
High levels of indoor carbon dioxide cause fatigue, headaches and difficulty concentrating. Stale air is often a sign of insufficient ventilation. The smart TopAir ventilation solutions of Entos Oy measure indoor CO2 levels and ventilate the space as needed, ensuring fresh air 24 hours a day. Most of indoor CO2 is emitted by humans […]
The city of Kouvola has acquired Biovaaka scale systems for the city’s 14 schools and the Lehtomäki day care centre to help monitor and reduce food waste. The city of Kouvola has a strategic goal to promote climate sustainability in mass catering. This goal obligates the city’s food services to reduce the amount of food […]
The city of Lappeenranta is competing in the finale of the Green Leaf Awards organised by the European Commission. The next stage of the competition is the final performance, which is carried out by the City of Lappeenranta in cooperation with the cultural venue Nuijamies. Lappeenranta has learned from last year’s judge feedback, and […]
Aurelia Turbines, the producer of the most efficient small gas turbines in the world, has commenced deliveries by shipping its first turbine for commercial use. The Aurelia® A400 turbine was sent to a client from Aurelia’s factory in Lappeenranta, Finland. The Aurelia® A400 turbine is ideally suited for small-scale combined heat and power (CHP) […]
The City of Lappeenranta’s Environmental Office has applied for and been granted funding from UPM-Kymmene Corporation’s Biofore Share and Care programme for a display panel to present water topics. The display panel, called Water Screen, will show current water-related data, such as swimming water information and updates from the Kivisalmi pumping station, as well as […]
During 2020-2022, good practices are being sought in the South Karelia region to promote low-carbon activities. The project is carried out by the Imatra and Lappeenranta regional environmental offices. The aim is to find active people in rural areas to try new climate-sensitive lifestyles in their daily lives. The project also addresses themes such as the recycling […]
The City of Lappeenranta has reached the finals in the competition for the greenest city in Europe, or the 2021 European Green Leaf Award. Lappeenranta was among the finalists last year as well, but did not win. Now the city will be able to pursue the title once again in the finals to be held […]
The City of Lappeenranta wants to be involved in the global efforts of companies in the region to mitigate climate change. The city has now started to support this by acquiring two solar-powered cookers from the Lappeenranta-based company Afstor Oy. The cookers will be delivered to a village without electricity in Africa, where wood is […]
The city of Lappeenranta has prepared a climate program for the next ten years during the past winter. The city wanted to involve companies and residents in the preparation of the program. Therefore, Lappeenranta organized multiple workshops with different themes like energy, transport, and construction. Plenty of useful ideas and suggestions came up in the […]
The City of Lappeenranta is organising a seminar in Brussels on 3 March 2020. The topic of the seminar is ” Cities as Trailblazers – How can global challenges be solved at the local level?”. The seminar will be held jointly with a committee representing the EU member states, the Association of Finnish Municipalities, […]
The city of Lappeenranta is taking part in the climate summit arranged in Madrid on December 9. 200 countries have been invited to the event. City government’s Second Chairperson Hanna Holopainen, a Member of Parliament, presents the city’s climate actions in a seminar arranged during the summit, where the actions and presence of cities in climate issues is discussed. Environmental Manager […]
Revolution of circular economy? MERVI: The basis of the Urban Infra Revolution (UIR) project is to develop more sustainable and ecological materials from local side streams to future building. The goal is to manufacture material that can be, vernacularly, 3D printed to its final form, so molds are no longer needed. At the same time, concerning the printing technique, […]
A Greenreality Homes operated test period of sustainable everyday living was arranged for voluntary households in Lappeenranta from September to October. The households participating had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with everyday living that produces a smaller carbon footprint and experiment with goods and services that support sustainable ways of living. During the test period, the households managed […]
Flowrox Corona® has been launched – the first-of-a-kind and unique industrial water treatment technology, in which non-thermal plasma is in direct contact with water to destroy dissolved organic pollutants. Plasma generated oxidants effectively remove color, odor and organic residues while disinfecting the water. The grounbreaking innovation Flowrox Corona was also nominated as a finalist for the esteemed Aquatech Innovation […]
Trees will be planted by the city and the citizens of Lappeenranta in celebration of its 370th birthday in Lauritsala on 27.9.2019. Anyone can plant a tree to the Greenreality anniversary park, located at the corner of Hyötiöntie and Luukkaankatu. Also companies and communities are welcome to join. The seed planted must be acquired independently from local garden stores, for […]
A Greenreality Homes operated test period of sustainable everyday living has begun in Lappeenranta on September 21. For a month, the households participating have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with everyday living that produces a smaller carbon footprint. 45 homes are participating, most of which are located in Lappeenranta, as well as a few in neighboring […]
A global change is currently underway in the energy sector, which affects different industries extensively. This is known as the smart energy transition. The transition is based on climate change mitigation, technological development and the limitations of fossil energy sources. The electrification of traffic is a part of this larger trend, that is currently shaking the energy […]
Aurelia Turbines has been granted 2 million euros of funding by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program for its FUTURBINE project. The duration of the project is 2 years. The aim of the FUTURBINE project is to support Aurelia’s growth strategy by demonstrating the fuel flexibility performance of Aurelia® A400 in an operational environment, by optimizing the company’s value […]
Jarmo Roiha started as the CEO of Enerity Solutions Oy during the summer. Jarmo transferred to Enerity Solutions Oy from Empower IM Oy, where he was responsible for sales of the IT systems of the energy sector and customer-oriented energy market services in the Nordic countries. Jarmo has previously worked at Vattenfall Oy and Helen Oy with […]
The collaboration between Auto-Kilta and Elektroway announced in the beginning of spring has advanced succesfully during the summer. The solar power systems were installed in June and July to Auto-Kilta offices in Mikkeli and Savonlinna, and the installation in Auto-Kilta Trucks in Mustola, Lappeenranta is underway. The solar plant that is being installed has the […]
Management and experts of the Ukrainian Kamyanets-Podilskiyi heating company arrived to familiarize with Imatran Lämpö Oy and its activity on week 33, funded by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and administrated by the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation NEFCO’s Finland Ukraine Trust Fund. Finnish heating companies are economically and techincally efficient and environmentally conscious. This is ackowledged across […]
LCA Consulting investigated the costs of separate collection of consumer packaging waste LCA Consulting carried out a report to the Ministy of Environment that evaluated the current costs of separate collection of consumer packaging waste, as well as possible costs if property-specific separate collection was expanded considerably from the existing system. – The report produced information for the Ministry of Environment for […]
A seven-storey apartment building switched to geothermal Heating in Skinnarila, Lappeenranta in August. Proheat labored a domestic Gebwell ground-source heat pump. The previous district heating equipment was dismantled in its entirety. The system consists of geothermal wells that were drilled for 1200 meters. In addition, heat recovery ventilation was installed to the roof with our partner I-Huolto. In […]
The city of Lappeenranta and Green Net Finland are establishing three finnish-petersburgian expert groups on following themes: 1. Eko, energy, and waste efficiency in living/building 2. Green traffic and logistics 3. Circular economy Asiantuntijaryhmässä toimimisesta saat monia hyötyjä, kuten: The expert group participants gain plenty of benefits, for example: – Deepening the understanding of Saint Petersburg’s makets […]
The Greenreality Carnival was arranged at Kansalaistori square in front of Lappeenranta City Hall during the city’s Open Doors day on 29.8.2019. Last year the amount of visitors was estimated to be around 3000. This year the event increased its popularity compared to last year with 3500 estimated visitors, from whom a approximately third was schoolchildren. […]
Earth’s resources and climate change advance in a rapid pace. How does it affect everyday life in Finland and what kind of goods and services are needed for a sustainable lifestyle? The city of Lappeenranta searches for households to experiment with these goods and services for a month’s test period during autumn. Also companies who can provide goods and services […]
The city of Lappeenranta has joined a project that supports the international networking of companies. The city has started as the leader of the Cata3Pult project at the beginning of June with partners Helsinki metropolitan area’s company network Green Net Finland, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, the clean tech -network of Saint Petersburg and Petersburgian […]
A new Greenreality 370 park will be created in celebration of the 370th birthday of Lappeenranta. The park will be located in Lauritsala, at the corner of Hyötiöntie and Luukkaankatu. The city challenges citizens, companies and for example associations to make a climate action and plant a tree for the anniversary of the city. The seed […]
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Designing and modelling the city! The City of Lappeenranta, the Saimaa University of Applied Sciences and Design Reform and have been working together on developing the virtual modelling of the city. Several selected areas in the city centre will be modelled and the future visions of 2030 and 2050 are created describing the anticipated city […]
Lappeenranta to implement a new type of energy storage that will replace fossil fuels and bring flexibility to the operation of the grid The City of Lappeenranta is testing a new type of energy storage system in connection with the Mustola heating plant. In the system, energy is stored in equipment based on the phase […]
Lappeenranta to become one of the first cities in the world to operate a virtual power plant – Siemens enables properties to join the electricity balancing market Siemens Oy is supplying a virtual power plant service for properties to the City of Lappeenranta. Lappeenranta is one of the first cities in the world to utilise […]
Residents are challenged to take part in climate action through Greenreality Homes activities Greenreality is a model way of thinking and operating for building a green future, to which Lappeenranta is committed. Lappeenranta wants to be a model city for environmentally friendly activities, Greenreality Lappeenranta. Greenreality is a collective effort between everyone – the city, […]
The amount of solar power doubled in South Karelia within a year The number of solar power plants connected to the grid is continuing on a good upward trend in the South Karelia area. Both the number of power plants and their combined output have doubled in a year. At the end of 2018, the […]
City of Lappeenranta reached the finals in competition for the greenest city in Europe The City of Lappeenranta has reached the finals in the competition for the greenest city in Europe, or the 2020 European Green Leaf Award. The European Green Leaf Award of the EU Commission is granted annually to a city of […]
City bikes to be introduced in Lappeenranta in the summer City bikes are to be introduced in Lappeenranta next summer with locations all around the city. This will be a bicycle rental system used with a mobile application. The city bike season runs from June to the end of October. The aim is to promote […]
Elektroway and Proheat implementing a LUT Junior University workshop Elektroway Oy and Proheat Oy, member companies of the Greenreality Network of the energy and environmental sector, are participating in the implementation of LUT Junior University workshop activities. The companies have been involved in the planning of the Greenreality Network workshop from the beginning with LUT […]
Industrial hall switched from woodchip heating to geothermal heat The heating of an industrial hall in Lappeenranta became more energy efficient and effortless with geothermal heat. Going forward, the entrepreneur’s time is freed up to do productive work instead of heating the hall. Taking advantage of geothermal heat In late 2018, Proheat was able to […]
Virtual solutions for the needs of urban construction and process-like industry The rapid development of virtual technology, especially in technical design and gaming industry environments, has created a vast application market for all social activities. Virtual technologies make it possible to illustrate ever more complicated environments and create new connecting and accelerating bridges between different […]
Danfoss Editron sponsors adventurous Arctic Expedition Danfoss EDITRON, the electrification arm of Danfoss group, is sponsoring an Arctic Expedition team that will cross Greenland without any external support next year. Two new researches shows that the global warming speeds up of melting Greenland’s glacier. HS 13.12.2018 https://www.hs.fi/tiede/art-2000005930102.html Team sponsored by Danfoss Editron will depart […]
International knowledge about geopolymers Dr inż. Kinga Korniejenko visited Lappeenranta in September. She gave open lecture on the 25th of September in the Lappeenranta University of Technlogy. Lecture is available here . Dr inż. Kinga Korniejenko is a research adjunct at the Institute of Materials Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Cracow University of Technology. She received her […]
Tender request – Mechanical activation mill Urban Infra Revolution (UIR) project partner Outotec is procuring mechanical activation mill. Attached specification are formed to describe applicable mill, or high shear attrition grinder, that is suitable to provide the material quality required in fibrous geopolymer additives milling/mixing/activation. Laboratory unit should be suitable for use inside EU area, […]
Multimillion euro investment in R&D and drive train testing up to 15 MW The Switch to head up Environmental Energy Division within Yaskawa Europe As part of the long-term strategy of Yaskawa Corporation, The Switch will start as Yaskawa European’s Environmental Energy Division to take care of business for wind, marine and turbo/industrial applications. The […]
Lappeenranta to enhance transport through shared vehicle services The City of Lappeenranta is currently looking for a service provider to introduce shared electric vehicle services to the city. The city is planning to offer four new electric cars in this service this year. They will be available for hire by residents when they are […]
Lappeenranta obtains 3.4 million from the EU to develop a replacement material for concrete The City of Lappeenranta and the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) with their partners have acquired significant funding from the EU for the development of a replacement building material for concrete and a new kind of cityscape. The total cost of […]
Press Release of Gasum and the City of Lappeenranta 14.6.2017 Gasum, Kemira and the City of Lappeenranta assessed the techno-economic feasibility of a renewable gas production plant, or methanation plant, in Joutseno. If implemented on the scale now examined with an annual production of 18-28 MW, the methanation plant could be by far the largest […]
Techno-economic feasibility of gas production plant assessed by Gasum, Kemira and City of Lappeenranta The techno-economic feasibility of the first gas production plant of its size class based on new technology is being assessed by Gasum, Kemira and City of Lappeenranta. If implemented on the scale now examined, the methanation plant could be by far […]