Visits on Monday, 13 September, 16:15-18:00

Yaskawa Large Drive Test Center (LDTC)

YASKAWA EED / The Switch is a pioneer in technology for electrical drive trains and power generation and offers electric drive solutions for the future. The sitevisit takes you to the LDTC facility that is located at the Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch production site in Lappeenranta.

The presentation of South Carelian Electric Test Laboratory (SCET-LAB) will be part of the sitevisit. SCET-LAB develops an operating model for an ecosystem providing measurement services for power electronics, electronics and electrical drives. SCET-LAB is implemented by YASKAWA EED, Danfoss Editron and LUT University.

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Green Leaf Lappeenranta tour around the city

During the tour you will hear some of the reasons why Lappeenranta won the European Green Leaf 2021 title. You will visit some concrete examples that Lappeenranta has performed. One place of visit is Kivisalmi Pumping station that improves the water quality of Lake Saimaa.

Visits on Tuesday, 14 September, 16:00-18:00

Soletair Power, Elstore, Afstor

Sitevisit includes a visit to serial entrepreneur Ari Piispanen’s start-up facility and will present companies Soletair Power, Elstore and Afstor that are aiming at managing the climate change. Soletair Power Oy produces synthetic, renewable fuel from carbon dioxide that is captured from air as it flows into buildings. Afstor aims simply to bring an end to wood-burning for food preparation in Africa and plant new trees to replace those cut down for firewood. A photovoltaic system with an induction stove developed by Afstor Ltd, is able to produce enough solar energy for food preparation, lighting and electrical devices. Elstor Oy instead is focused on energy storage solutions and has developed a solution with which electrical energy can be stored and discharged as heat or steam when needed. The innovation is based on making use of the phase transition of a material with a high melting temperature.

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Neoen

Neoen is a major global operator and one of the fastest growing producers of renewable energy. Sitevisit will land in Yllikkälä, where the largest battery in continental Europe is located. The battery is the first high power battery connected to Finland’s electricity grid. Sitevisit is held mainly outdoors, so please check the weather conditions before the visit. Good walking shoes and outdoor wear are recommended.