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Human resources Central Finland – VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Partner 4)

Name of person Martti AHO

Present function/Title Chief Research Scientist

Education M. Sc. (Chem) 1977, Ph.D. 1986

University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry

Address P.O. Box 1603, 40101 Jyväskylä , Finland

Tel +358 20 722 2545

Email [email protected]

Homepage www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise COMBUSTION CHEMISTRY

• Planning of bench-scale devices • Fluidized bed combustion • Emission formation, Co-combustion and fuel reactivity • Pressurized combustion

Language capabilities • Finnish mother tongue • English fluent

Selected projects National projects • Coordinator of national multilaboratory project on deposit formation in FB

combustion 1998 - 2001 International projects • 1990 - 1996 Project manager of the Finnish part of two projects dealing with

pressurized combustion (EU's JOULE 1 and 2 research programme´s) • 1997 - 2001 Coordinator of the EU 4th

• 1999 - 2002 Coordinator of EU/ECSC 7220-PR/074 Framework Programme JOR3-CT97-0191

• 2002 - 2005 Coordinator of the EU 5th

• 2005 – 2008 Respective leader of the Finnish part of the EU-project BIOCARD, Energy from Crops, Contract No. 019829.

Framework Programme Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development/ Bioenergy: Safe Co-combustion and extended use of biomass and biowaste in CHP FB plants with accepted emissions ENK5-CT-00638 1.1.2003-31.12.2005.

• 2005 - 2006 Coordinator of the project pool “Corraway”, and the projects MikroCHP and Minidust, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, TEKES

• 2007-2009 co-ordinator of project pool “Biosafe” funded by Tekes and industry • 2009-2012 Respective leader of the Finnish part of EU projects ENERCORN

Professional affiliations • ECSC Coal Research Committee, member • IEA Coal Research, The Clean Coal Centre, Executive Committee, member • IEA Coal Research, The Clean Coal Centre, Coordinator of Finnish Consortium

Other information Opponent or Reviewer of the following Ph.D. Thesis:

• Yong Lu (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland 1997) reviewer • Oyvind Skreiberg (Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway 1997)

second opponent • Terttaliisa Lind (Helsinki University of Technology, Finland 1999) reviewer • Vesa Wallén (Tampere University of Technology, Finland 2005) second opponent • Jani Lehto (Tampere University of Technology, Finland 2007) reviewerand

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Name of person: Martti AHO

Selected publications in English

Aho, M. The ion exchange and adsorption properties of peat. Academic Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Department of Chemistry, Univ.of Jyväskylä Research report No. 24. Jyväskylä, Finland 1986.

Aho, M. Pyrolysis and combustion of wood and peat as a single particle and a layer. Espoo 1987. VTT, Research Reports 465 116 p

Aho, M., Rantanen, J. & Linna, V. N2O, NO and NO2

Aho, M., Hämäläinen, J. & Tummavuori, J. Importance of solid fuel properties to nitrogen oxide formation through HCN and NH

emissions in pulverized fuel combustion between 730 and 950 °C. Proc.of Symp. on Low-grade Fuels, , Finland, June 12-16, 1989, VTT Symp. 108, pp. 175-186.

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Aho, M., Paakkinen, K., Pirkonen,P. & Hupa, M. The effects of pressure, oxygen partial pressure and temperature on the formation of N

in small particle combustion. Combustion and Flame 1993 95 22-30.

2O, NO and NO2

Aho, M. & Pirkonen, P. Effects of pressure, gas temperature and the partial pressures on carbon dioxide and oxygen on the conversion of goal nitrogen to NO, N

from pulverized coal. Combustion and Flame 1995 102 387 - 400.

2O and NO2

Aho, M, Rantanen, J., Hernberg,R. & Häyrinen, V. Factors influencing the vaporisation of sodium and potassium in pressurized coal combustion. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Combustion Technologies for a Clean Environment, Lisbon, Portugal 3-6 July, 1995. Vol II, 24.1 p.1-5.

. Fuel 1995 74 1677 - 1681.

Aho, M., Hämäläinen, J., Rantanen, J., Paakkinen, K., Hernberg, R., Joutsenoja, T. & Häyrinen, V. Effects of fuel properties, temperature and pressure on fuel reactivity, formation and destruction of nitrogen oxides and release of alkalis. In: Hupa, M. and Matinlinna, J., LIEKKI 2 Combustion and Gasification Research Programme, technical Review 1993-1998. vol 1. pp. 383- 426

Aho, M. Reduction of chlorine deposition in FB boilers with aluminium-containing additices. Fuel 2001, 80(13), p. 1943 - 1951.

Aho, M., Eteläaho, R., Miller, B., Dugwell D., Kandiyoti, R., Coda, B., Berger, R. & Hein, K.R.G. Toxic elements in biomass and waste fuels and their removal from the flue gases of fluidised bed boilers. In: proceedings of 12th

Aho, M., Skrifvars B.J., Yrjas P., Veijonen, K., Taipale R., Lybeck E., Lauren T. & Hupa M. Benefits of biomass and coal co-combustion in fluidised bed boilers In: proceedings of 12

European Conference and technology exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 17-21 June 2002. 5p.

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Aho, M., Skrifvars, B.-J., Lauren, T., Hupa, M., Silvennoinen J., Eteläaho, R., Kouki, J. & Saari, K.

European Conference and technology exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 17-21 June 2002. 5p.

Aho, M., and Silvennoinen, J., Preventing Chlorine Deposition on heat Transfer Surfaces with Aluminium-Silicon Rich Biomass. Fuel 83 (2004) 1299-1305

New prediction procedure to risky deposition in bubbling bed boilers. In: Proceedings of IFRF conference: Finnish-Swedish Flame days September 24-25, 2002, Vaasa, Finland 15p.

Aho, M. and Ferrer. E., Importance of coal ash composition in protecting the boiler against chlorine deposition during combustion of chlorine-rich biomass. Fuel 84 (2005) 201-212

Aho, M., Vainikka, P., Taipale, R., and Vesala, H., Alkali Chloride deposition problem solution with protecting fuel and simultaneous measurements with impactors, FTIR and deposit probes. In proceedings of 14th

Aho, M., Gil, A., Taipale, R., Vainikka, P. & Vesala, H. A pilot scale fireside deposit study of co-firing Cynara with two coals in a fluidised bed. Fuel 87 (2008) 58-69.

European Biomass Conference & Exhibition 17-21 October 2005, Paris, France 5p.

Aho, M., Vainikka, P., Taipale, R. & Yrjas, P. Effective new chemicals to prevent Cl-originated superheater corrosion in power plants. Fuel 87 (2008) 647-654.



Human resources: Central Finland – VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Partner 4)

Name of person Eija ALAKANGAS

Present function/Title Senior research scientist

Education M.Sc. (Tech), 1981, University of Technology Lappeenranta Information specialist, 1984, University of Technology Helsinki

Address: P.O. Box 1603, FI-40101 Jyväskylä, Finland Office: Koivurannantie 1, FI-40400 Jyväskylä, Finland

Tel: +358 20 722 2550 or mobile +358 400 542 454

Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.vtt.fi http://www.eubionet.net

Description of the expertise • Biomass fuel markets and market development • Co-ordination of international bioenergy projects and networks • Standardisation of solid biofuels • Training programmes, training materials on biomass production and

utilization Language capabilities • Finnish, mother tongue

• English, fluent • Swedish and German (basic)

Selected projects National projects • participation in several projects and information dissemination in Finnish

Energy Technology programmes e.g. Bioenergy, Wood Energy, BioRefine International projects (selected) • As of 2001–CEN TC 33–Solid biofuel standard, convenor of WG2- Fuel

specification, classes and quality assurance and member of WG 1- Terminology, Chair of Finnish Mirror Committee

• As of 2008 – ISO TC 268 – Solid biofuel standard, convenor of WG2 Fuel specification, classes and quality assurance a

• 2003 –2008 BASREC Bioenergy standardisation in Baltic Sea Area, Nordic Innovation Centre

• 2002-2009 Bionorm and BionormII–Pre-normative work on sampling and testing of solid biofuels for the development of quality assurance system –Task leader

• 2006-2008 Biohousing project – small-scale biomass heating, task leader information material

• As of 2001– co-ordinator of the European bioenergy networks (EUBIONET, http://www.eubionet.net)

• 2000–2004 Partner of OPET Finland, co-ordination of bioenergy, task leader biomass CHP and DH

• 1999–2002 ENER–IURE project, Analysis of the legislation regarding renewable energy sources in the E.U. member states, partner; Finnish contribution

• 2000–2001 SAVE-Future Cogen project, summary of Biomass CHP technologies and data of Finland

• 2000–2004 Partner of OPET Finland, co-ordination of bioenergy, task leader biomass CHP and DH

Professional affiliations • Vice president of Pellet energy association (as of 2007) • Issue group leader, Biomass Fuel in Renewable Heating and Cooling Technology

Platform Other information • Teaching fuel properties and standardisation at Lappeenranta University of

Technology, University of Eastern Finland and University of Jyväskylä

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Selected publications in English: Eija ALAKANGAS Junginger, M. van Dam, J. Alakangas, E. Virkkunen, M. Vesterinen, P. & Veijonen, K. Solutions to overcome barriers in bioenergy markets in Europe – D22, VTT-R-01700-10, February 2010, 56 p.

Vesterinen, P. Alakangas, E., Veijonen, K. Junginger, M. Prospects of bioenergy in new industrial sectors – D2.3, EUBIONET III Report VTT-R-01749-10, February 2010, 24 p.

Alakangas, E., Veijonen, K. & Flyktman, M., WP2 – Biomass fuel trade in Europe. Country report: Finland, EUBIONET III, 2009, 25 p.

Heinimö, J. & Alakangas, E. 2009, Market of biomass fuels in Finland, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Research Report 3, 38 p.

Alakangas, E. European standards for fuel specification and classes of solid biofuels, Manuscript to Springer publication, Energy production from solid biofuels towards global warming abatement, June 2009, 25 p.

Alakangas, E. & Gushcha, J. (eds.) Summary report of combustion test, BioNormII- Pre-normative research on solid biofuels for improved European standards, Project no. 038644, DIV7-Part 7. 86 p.

Alakangas, E., Wiik, C., Rathbauer, J., Sulzbacher, L., Kilgus, D., Baumbach, G., Grammelis, P., Malliopoulou, A., Naoum, M., van Erp, F. & van Asselt, B. 2008. Used wood and chemically treated industrial wood residues and by–products in the EU.– Part 2, Catalogue of used wood examples, BioNormII- Pre-normative research on solid biofuels for improved European standards, Project no. 038644, DIV6-Part 3. 32 p

Alakangas, E. & Virkkunen, M. Biomass supply chains for solid biofuels – from small to large scale. EUBIONET II, Dec 2007. 32 p.

Wiik, C., Alakangas, E., Rathbauer, J., Sulzbacher, L., Kilgus, D., Baumbach, G., Grammelis, P., Malliopoulou, A., Naoum, M., van Erp, F. & van Asselt, B. 2008. Used wood and chemically treated industrial wood residues and by–products in the EU.– Part 1, Classification, properties and practices, BioNormII- Pre-normative research on solid biofuels for improved European standards, Project no. 038644, DIV6-Part 2. 89 p

Alakangas, E., Wiik, C. & Lensu, T. CEN 335–Solid biofuels, Feedback from market actors, EUBIONET report – VTT Report VTT-R-00430-07, 2007. 58 p.+ app. 13 p.

Alakangas, E.; Valtanen, J. & Levlin, J-E. 2006. CEN Technical Specification for Solid biofuels - Fuel Specification and Classes. Biomass and Bioenergy, vol. 30, 11, p 908-914

Alakangas, E. Properties of wood fuels used in Finland, VTT, Project report PRO2/P2030/05, Jyväskylä 2005, 90 p. + app. 10 p

Lensu, T. & Alakangas, E, Small-scale electricity generation from renewable energy sources – A glance at selected technologies, their market potential and future prospects – OPET Report 13, 144 p.

Lensu, T. & Alakangas, E. Biomass CHP/DH in selected EU countries, Cross national report, OPET Report 14. 51 p.

Veijonen, K, Vainikka, P., Järvinen, T. & Alakangas, E. Biomass co-firing – an efficient way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. VTT, March 2003. 28 p

Alakangas, E. Renewable Energy Sources in Finland, 2002. OPET Finland, OPET report 9. 52 p+app. 20 p.

Alakangas, E. & Paju, P., Wood pellets in Finland- technology, economy and market. OPET Report 5. Jyväskylä. VTT Processes, 2002. 66 p.+ app. 20 p.

Alakangas, E. & Flyktman, M. Biomass CHP technologies, VTT Energy Reports 7/2001. 54p. + app.8 p.

Alakangas, E. (ed). Yearbook of Finnish Wood Energy Technology programme 2002, 2001, 2000. VTT Symposium 205, 216 and 221. Espoo (in Finnish, papers English abstracts).

Alakangas, E. (ed.). Nordic Treasure Hunt. Extracting Energy from Forest Residues. Jyväskylä, 30th August 2000. Espoo, VTT Energy, 2001. 125 p. VTT Symposium; 208.

Alakangas, E.,Sauranen, T.& Vesisenaho,T., Production techniques of logging residue chips in Finland, Training manual, VTT Energy ENE39/T0039/99, AFB-net & BENET, Jyväskylä 1999. 82 p.

Jääskeläinen, J & Alakangas, E., Biomass use and potentials in Baltic countries and CEE countries. ENE39/T0045/99. 92 p. + app. 28 p

Alakangas, E. (ed). Proc. of Biofuels Workshop II. Jyväskylä 1993. Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry, US Department of Energy. VTT. 409 p.

Alakangas, E. & Impola, R. (eds). Electrification and power generation - training manual. United Nations INT/90/R51. New York 1991. p. 448 + app. 8 p.




Name of person Ari ERKKILÄ

Present function/Title Senior Research Scientist

Education Lic. Sci.(Tech) University of Oulu, Faculty of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering


Tel: +358 20 722 2684

Email: [email protected] Homepage: www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise • R&D project managing • Wood fuel production and supply chains • Firewood production • Peat production methods and working phases, machine and method

development • Sod peat and milled peat production, sod peat extrusion • Small scale peat production

Language capabilities • Finnish (mother tongue) • English • Swedish, reading

Selected projects National projects • New harvesting technology in forest fuel procurement • Partial debarking of stemwood as part of the chain of production of forest

chips and split firewood • Delivery, handling and quality improvement of wood fuels in small scale use • The study of the bases for the new handling method of chopped firewood • Control of bark losses in single grip harvester cutting • Improving the effiency of fuel peat production by compeat method • Development of small scale peat production International projects • Pellets for Europe 2003…2006 • Quality wood project, firewood expert, 2007 – 2009 • Biohousing project, firewood expert, 2006 - 2008

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Name of person: Ari ERKKILÄ Selected publications in English Erkkilä, A, Hillebrand, K. Heikkinen, A. Kaipainen, H.,Tiihonen, I. Oravainen, H.Sikanen, L., Röser, D. 2009. Partial debarking and scarifying patterns as accelerants of natural drying of birch and pine energywood stems. Bioenergy 2009, Sustainable Bioenergy Business, International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition. Part 1, 31th August – 4th September 2009, Jyväskylä, Finland. p. 423 - 432 Wihersaari, M. Agar, D., Erkkilä, A., Kallio, M.Oravainen, H.. 2009. Partial debarking and scarifying patterns as accelerants of natural drying of birch and pine energywood stems. Bioenergy 2009, Sustainable Bioenergy Business, International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition. 31th August – 4th September 2009, Jyväskylä, Finland. p.709 - 716 Erkkilä, A. & Alakangas, E. Manual for firewood, production, VTT-R-11021-08, BioHousing project, p. 35 p. Erkkilä, A, & Alakangas, E., Fill up the woodshed –Tips for storing dry firewood, 3 p. VTT Erkkilä, A., Hillebrand, K. Ranta, T., Kallio, M. Oravainen, H, Liiri, H, Asikainen, A., 2005. Distribution, handling and quality improvement of wood fuels in small scale use – PUUT30. In the The Yearbook 2005 of Alakangas E. (ed). Small-scale production and use of wood fuels. Technology review 185/2005 of Tekes. Helsinki. p. 17 - 27. Erkkilä, A., Kaipainen, H., Paappanen, T. Tahvananainen, T. Lindblad, J. , Sikanen, L, Kähkönen, T. Airaksinen, A.2005. The study of the bases for the new handling method of chopped firewood – PUUT46. In the The Yearbook 2005 of Alakangas E. (ed). Small-scale production and use of wood fuels. Technology review 185/2005 of Tekes. Helsinki. p. 38 - 51. Dahl J., Brochner-Andersen M., Hahn B., Vinterbäck J., Erkkilä A., Witt J. & Grecka K. 2005. Wood pellets - a growing market in Europe. 14th European Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection. 17 - 21 October 2005 Paris, France. ETA-Florence & WIP – Munich. Liiri, H., Asikainen, A., Erkkilä, A., Kaipainen, H. &Aalto J. 2004. Control of bark losses in single grip harvester cutting. The Yearbook 2003 of the Finnish Wood Energy Technology Programme. VTT Symposium 231, Espoo, p. 167 - 183. Erkkilä, A & al. 2004. Distribution, handling and quality improvement of wood fuels in small-scale use. The Yearbook 2003 of the Finnish Wood Energy Technology Programme. VTT Symposium 231, Espoo, p. 345 - 359. Paappanen, T.; Kallio, E.; Erkkilä, A.; Paakkunainen-Taylor, P.; Peltola, A.. 2002. The visualization of peat production area's scenery and operations. Peat in horticulture - quality and environmental challenges. Pärnu, 3 - 6 Sept. 2002. Pärnu, International Peat Society. 7 p. Erkkilä, A. & Hillebrand,K. 1996. Compeat method for fuel peat production. 9th European bioenergy conference & 1st European energy from biomass technology exhibition 1996 Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish Energy Agency. Erkkilä,A. & Hillebrand, K. 1996. Improving the effiency of fuel peat production by compeat method. 10th International Peat Congress 1996 Bremen, Germany. IPS. Leinonen, A. & Erkkilä, A. 1993. Optimiturve - Peat production based on solar energy. Final report on the energy research programme 1988 - 1992. Helsinki, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Reviews B:157. 139 p. Hölttä,P., Karppimaa, H. & Erkkilä, A. 1992. Experiences with the developing of the Multi method. Proc. of the 9th Int. Peat Congress. Uppsala, 22 - 27 June, 1992. Uppsala, IPS, Vol. 2. p. 162 - 171 Erkkilä, A. & Pirkonen, P. 1990. Intensifying of sod peat production. Int. conf. on peat production and use. Jyväskylä, Finland, June 11 - 15, 1990. Jyväskylä, The Assosiation of Finnish Peat Industries, Vol. 1. p. 120 - 128.



Human resources: Central Finland – VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Partner 4)

Name of person Veli-Pekka HEISKANEN


Education


Tel: +358 20 722 2533 or mobile +358 40 547 8960

Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise • Computer modelling of combustion processes in boilers. • Development of boiler design methods. • Development of pulsating combustion method for solid fuels. • Development of fuel drying process. • Research and development of CO2 capture process. • Feasibility and case studies for biomass power plants in several countries

Language capabilities • Finnish, mother tongue • English, fluent • Swedish, good • Portuguese, good

Selected projects National projects • International projects (selected) • Global forest energy resources, sustainable biomass supply and markets

for bioenergy technology: case studies for biomass power plants in several countries; Uruguay, Russia etc. Technical key-expert. 2007-2009

• Development of sawmill residues utilisation in Latvia, boiler specialist, 1999. World Bank.

• Feasibility studies for Lithuanian and Latvian district heating plants for starting biomass use at the plants. Coordinator and boiler specialist. 2000-2001. Motiva, Finland.

• Project manager in research project dealing with Asian biomass fuels; analysing and testing of the fuels in question. 2001-2002.

• State Committee for Energy Savings (Ukraine); EU Tacis project key-expert, 20005 - 2007, 14 months

• National Energy Technology Laboratory and Stanford University (USA), visiting researcher, 2001- 2002, 12 months

• Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (Brazil), visiting researcher, 9 months • Sandia National Laboratory (USA), 1986, visiting researcher, 4 months


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Name of person: Veli-Pekka HEISKANEN Selected publications in English

Heiskanen, V. P. & Mitchell, R., Temperature, size and overall burning rates of pulverized peat from Finland, Western State Section, Combustion Institute Provo, Utah,6. 7.4.87 DOE 1987 p. 12.

Saastamoinen, J. & Heiskanen, V P, The effect of staged air injection on particle combustion and heat transfer in a furnace. 11th International symposium on combustion processes, Poland 27.9 1.10.89, Polish academy of sciences, 1989, 7 p.

Heiskanen, V P., Huotari, J., Orjala, M., Reduction of NOx emissions from power plants firing pulverized peat, through combustion control. Swedish Finnish Flame Days 1993, September 7 and 8 1993 at Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Asikainen, A.; Löytömäki, J.; Ala-Mutka, H.; Burmanis, K.; Gedrovics, M.; Heiskanen, V-P; Kojo, R.; Simula, M.; Tuhern, H., Sawdust and wood waste strategy for Latvia. 1st World Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry. Sevilla, SP, 5 - 9 June 2000. James & James. Sevilla (2000), 1285 - 1288

Gaegauf, C.; Wieser, U.; Hemansson, R.; Heiskanen, V-P., Nanoparticle emissions of novel wood combustion processes, 12th European Conference and Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection. Amsterdam, 17 - 21 June 2002. Energy Transport Agriculture (ETA), IT (2002), 1 p.

Orjala, M., Heiskanen, V-P., Ingalsuo, R., Hämäläinen, J., Effect of wood fuel on SO2 emissions in co-firing with coal in fluidised bed, The Proceedings of the 27th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems. Clearwater, FL, USA, March 4 - 7, 2002. Coal Technology Association. Gaithersburg, MD, USA (2002), 527 – 538.




Name of person Kari HILLEBRAND


Education Ph.Lic.(Phys.)

Address VTT, P.O.Box 1603, FI-40101, Jyväskylä, Finland Office: Koivurannantie 1, FI-40400 Jyväskylä, Finland

Tel +358 20 722 2675


Homepage www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise • Drying and storage of different biomass based fuels • Drying of fuel peat • Feasibility study of biomass production • Multivariate modelling and analysis • Greenhouse gas impacts of the use of biomass fuels

Language capabilities • Finnish (native language) • English

Selected projects National projects

• participation in several projects in Finnish Energy Technology programmes e.g. Bioenergy and Wood Energy, and in confidential industrial projects

International projects

• TRITECH ETV 2006 – 2009, European Union’s LIFE Environment programme, Environmental Technologies Verification System Incorporating Soil Remediation, Waste Water Treatment and Energy Related Technologies

• 2006 – 2009 Quality Wood –project, Firewood quality control and standards • 1998 – 2002 Biomax - project, Maximum Biomass Use and Efficiency in

Large-scale Cofiring


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Name of person: Kari HILLEBRAND


Erkkilä, A., Hillebrand, K., Kaipainen, H., Tiihonen, I. & Oravainen, H; Sikanen, L.; Röser, D. 2009. Partial debarking and scarifying patterns as accelerants of natural drying of birch and pine energywood stems. Bioenergy Conference 2009, Jyväskylä.

Hillebrand, K. 2009. SHS Dryer developed by Ajon Apu Oy, Test Report. TRITECH-ETV. Pilot Scheme for an EU Environmental Technologies Verification System Incorporating Soil Remediation, Waste Water Treatment and Energy Related Technologies.

Raitila, J. & Hillebrand, K. 2009. Improvement of firewood quality, Summary Report. Quality Wood project - EIE/06/178/SI2.444403.

Hillebrand, K. & Raitila, J. 2008. Improvement of Firewood Quality. Country Report, Finland, Quality Wood project - EIE/06/178/SI2.444403.

Nurmi, J. & Hillebrand, K. 2007. The characteristics of whole-tree fuel stocks from silvicultural cleanings and thinnings. Biomass & Bioenergy 31 (2007) 381 – 392.

Hillebrand, K., Paappanen, T., Frilander, P. & Nylund, M. 2004. Safe and as dust-free as possible fuel handling design for biomass-based fuels. VTT Processes, Project Report PRO2/P6008/04.

Hillebrand, K., Paappanen, T., Frilander, P. & Nylund, M. 2004. Guidelines for safe and efficient storage methods for biomass-based fuels. VTT Processes, Project Report PRO2/P6007/04.

Vainikka, Pasi; Taipale, Raili; Hillebrand, Kari; Helynen, Satu. Optimised multifuel CHP with high performance and low emissions. The 2nd World Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection. Rome, 10 - 14 May 2004. VTT Prosessit; ETA Florence; WIP-Munich. Rome (2004).

Hillebrand, Kari & Nurmi, Juha. Storage alternatives affect fuelwood properties of Norway spruce logging residues. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science. Vol. 31 (2001) No: 3, 289 – 297.

Erkkilä, A. & Hillebrand, K., Compeat Method for Fuel Peat Production. 9th European Bioenergy Conference & 1st European Energy from Biomass Technology Exhibition, 510, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 24 - 27, 1996.

Hillebrand, K. & Nousiainen, I., Comparison of Greenhouse Impacts of the Use of Wood and Peat for Energy, Proceedings of the 8th European Biomass Conference, Vol. 3, 2034 - 2037, Vienna, Austria, October 3 - 5, 1994.

Savolainen, I., Hillebrand, K., Nousiainen, I. & Sinisalo, J., Comparison of Radiative Forcing Impacts of the Use of Wood, Peat, and Fossil Fuels, World Resource Review 6 (1994) 2, 248 -262.

Savolainen, I., Hillebrand, K., Nousiainen, I. & Sinisalo, J., Greenhouse Impacts of the Use of Peat and Wood for Energy. Espoo 1994. VTT Research Notes 1559, 65 p. + app. 9 p.

Hillebrand, K., The Greenhouse Effects of Peat Production and Use Compared with Coal, Oil, Natural Gas and Wood. Espoo 1993. VTT Research Notes 1494, 50 p. + app. 8 p.

Hillebrand, K., Kallio, M. & Frilander, P., A Drying Model for Hygroscopic Porous Material. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems 14 (1992) 419 - 422.




Name of person Timo JÄRVINEN


Education M.Sc.(Tech.), Postgraduate Chemical Engineer, Technical University of Helsinki 1975

Address VTT, P.O.Box 1603, FI-40101, Jyväskylä, Finland

Tel +358 40 547 8965


Homepage www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise Since 1982 at VTT in Jyväskylä; at the beginning the development of peat production and solar field drying technology of peat. During the last decades his research area has been handling and feeding technology of wood based biomass fuels and fuel mixtures. Also determination and on-line measurement of biofuel and wood chip characteristics like moisture content, has played an important role in his work. Before VTT Timo Järvinen (born 1949) has worked for Vapo (1978-1982) and for the construction corporation Perusyhtymä Oy (YIT) (1975-1978) as a process engineer: plant and hydraulic design, process maintenance.

Language capabilities • Finnish, mother tongue • English • Swedish • French, German and Russian (weak)


• Development of biomass fuel handling and feeding 2005-2007, Creating business – mitigating climate change, The ClimBus Technology Programme by Tekes

• Wood chip moisture on-line measurement system based on the combination of the different methods 2007-2008, Creating business – mitigating climate change, The ClimBus Technology Programme by Tekes


• Biostandard Nordic Innovation Center (NIC) 0618 participatin in storing


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Name of person: Timo JÄRVINEN


Järvinen, T. The utilisation of peat for non-energy purposes in Finland. State of art report. Jyväskylä 19.2.1992. (VTT/Natural Resources Research Inst. of the Univ. of Minnesota).

Järvinen, T., Dust preventing in the peat treatment, 10th

Järvinen, T., Developing mixed fuel and multi fuel usage, Energy in Finland 1997, p. 54-55.

International Peat Congress, 27 May - 2 June 1996, Bremen, Germany. Poster presentation 1 p.

Järvinen, T., Developing mixed fuel and multifuel usage, CADDET Renewable Energy Newsletter: September 1997, p. 26-27.

Järvinen, T., Development of the use of mixed fuels and multifuels, Biomass for Energy and Industry, 10th

Järvinen, T. & E. Alakangas, Co-firing: analysis of fuel systems for the co-firing of biomass in 20 existing plants in Europe, 1

European Conference and Technology Exhibition, 11.6.1998, Proceedings book p. 1453 - 55.

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Järvinen, T. & E. Alakangas, Cofiring of biomass – evaluation of fuel procurement and handling in selected existing plants and exchange of information (CoFiring), AFB-Net – part 2, Final Raport, VTT Energy, January 2001, 47 p + 10 app.(75 p.)

World Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry, Sevilla, Spain 5-9. June 2000, Proceedings book, Volume I p. 755 - 759.

Järvinen, T., The influence of increased wood energy utilisation on handling and feeding systems in Finland, BIOENERGY 2003, International Nordic Bioenergy Conference 2.-5.9.2003, Proceedings book p. 268 - 270.

Järvinen, T. and Huotari, J., The development of modern boiler fuel feeding of saw mill by-products, BIOENERGY 2005, International Bioenergy in Wood Industry Conference and Exhibition 12.-15.9.2005, Proceedings book p. 331 - 335.

Järvinen,T., Impola, R., Hillebrand, K. ,Tiitta, M., Tomppo, L, Päiviö, S. and Virtanen, A., Development of biomass fuel handling and feeding, Creating business – mitigating climate change, The ClimBus Technology Programme, Final report 5/2009, p. 104 – 116.

Järvinen, T., Siikanen, S., Tiitta, M. & Tomppo, L., Wood chip moisture on-line measurement system based on the combination of the different methods Creating business – mitigating climate change, The ClimBus Technology Programme, Final report 5/2009, p. 156 – 163.

Järvinen, T. Comprehensive measurement of solid biofuel properties – The future challenge, Bioenergy 2009 (31.8.-4.9.2009) – Book of Proceedings Part II, FinBio – The Bioenergy Association of Finland, p. 499 – 506.




Name of person Markku KALLIO

Present function/Title Research scientist

Education M.Sc. (Tech), 1979, University of Oulu Oulu

Address P.O. Box 1603, FI-40101 Jyväskylä, Finland Office: Koivurannantie 1, FI-40400 Jyväskylä, Finland

Tel +358 20 722 2861 or mobile +358 400 587 268


Homepage http://www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise • Pelletizing (rawmaterials, production, handling quality) • Participation to international bioenergy projects

Language capabilities • Finnish, mother tongue • English • Swedish and German (basic)


• participation in several research projects and Energy Technology programmes e.g. Peat, Bioenergy, Wood Energy


• 2003 – 2005, Pellets for Europe – A study of European wood pellets production and use, Finnish partner

• 2002 – 2009 Bionorm and Bionorm II – Pre-normative work on sampling and testing of solid biofuels for the development of quality assurance system, testing of bridging properties

• 2006 – 2007, 5EURES - Bioenergy production know-how to five European regions, convenor of WG3 - Right Technical solutions, assisting Finnish coordinator

• 2006 – 2009, QUALITY WOOD - Increased deployment of firewood by improving fuel quality and low emission combustion, project leader

• 2009 – 2012, AgriForEnenergy 2 - Promoting and securing the production of biomass from forestry and agriculture without harming the food production, task leader

• 2010 – 2012, MixBioPells - Market Implementation of Extraordinary Biomass Pellets, Finnish partner


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Name of person: Markku Kallio


Kallio, M., Aalto, J., Elomaa, K., Leinonen, A., Nurminen, T., Lampila, T., Rytkönen, P. & Jormalainen, R. 2000. Effective and environmentally sound Vapo JIK-40 –pneumatic harvester. Quebec. IPS Sustaining Our Peatlands, Proc. of the 11th

Kallio, M. & Oravainen, H., 2003. Pellet research and development at VTT. Jyväskylä. Bioenergy 2003. Proc. Int. Nordic Bioenergy Conference, 2

Int. Peat Congress. 280 – 285.

nd – 5th

Kallio, M. & Kallio, E., 2005. Pelletising of wet wood materials. Jyväskylä. Bioenergy 2005. Proc. Int. Bioenergy in Wood Industry Conference and Exhibition, 12

of September 2003. p. 489 – 493.

th – 15th

Kallio, M. & Leinonen, A., 2005. Biomass-based fuels in Central Finland. Jyväskylä. A report in 5EURES –project. 58 p. + app. 2 p.

of September 2005. p. 295 – 300.

Kallio, M. & Leinonen, A., 2005. Production technology of forest chips in Finland. Jyväskylä. A report in BIO-SOUTH –project. 97 p. + app. 6 p.

Hartmann, H., Hinterreiter, S., Turowski, P., Kallio, M., Lazdiņšc, A., Zimelisc, A., Rathbauer, J., Sulzbacher, L., Sønderstgaard Sørensen, K. & Temmerman, M., 2009. Determination of bridging properties – experimental and model approach. Straubing. A report in BIONORM II –project, Determination of bridging properties (II.1.2). 11 p.

Kallio, M., Raitila, J., Leinonen, A., Hillebrand, K., Alakangas, E., Oravainen, H., Karlsvik, E., Rantien, C., Peker, H., Sanchez, D., Barberena, G., Sanz, F., Hagauer, D., Pasteiner, C., Grmek, M. & Vertin, K., 2009. Result-oriented report of Quality Wood project. Jyväskylä. QUALITY WOOD, EIE/06/178/SI2.444403. 99 p.




Name of person Janne KÄRKI

Present function/Title Research scientist, team leader

Education M.Sc. (Tech), 2000, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Energy Technology


Tel +358 40 751 0053


Homepage www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise • fluidised bed combustion • co-firing and multifuel operation at power plants • operation economy of power plants including costs of CCS

Language capabilities • Finnish, mother tongue • English • Swedish (basic)


• participation and project manager in approximately 20 national projects since 2001


• Mitigation of Formation of Chlorine Rich Deposits Affecting on Superheater Corrosion under Co-Combustion Conditions, 2001-2004, “EUCorbi” (EU, FP5)

• Development of Advanced Monitoring Methods to Improve Boiler Availability and Performance, 2003-2006, “Admoni” (EU FP6)

• European Biomass CHP in practice, 2003-2006, “Bio-CHP” (EU) • The development of co-firing power generation market opportunities to

enhance the EU biomass sector through international cooperation with China, 2007-2008, “EU-CH-BIO” (EU, FP6)


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Name of person: Janne KÄRKI


Orjala, M., P. Vainikka, P, & Kärki, J.: The Importance of Fuel Control in Improving the Availability of Biomass-Fired Power Plants, International Nordic Bioenergy 2003 conference. Jyväskylä.

Orjala, M., Vainikka, P. Hämäläinen, J. & Kärki,J.: High Performance and Low Emissions - Optimisation of Multifuel-Based Bioenergy Production. The Combustion Canada ‘03 conference, 21-24 September 2003, Vancouver, Canada.

Orjala, M., Vainikka, P., Kärki, J. & Hämäläinen, J.: Fuel Blend Characteristics and Performance of Co-Fired Fluidised Bed Boilers. The BALTICA VI Conference on Life Management and Maintenance for Power Plants. Helsinki - Stockholm - Helsinki, 8 - 10 June, 2004.

Orjala, M., Kärki, J. & Vainikka, P.: The advantages of co-firing peat and wood in improving boiler operation and performance. International Peat Society 12th Int. Peat Congress Tampere, 6 - 11 June 2004.

Kärki, J., Orjala, M., Leino, T., Ahonen, H., Frantsi, A. 2005: The performance and Operation economics of co-fired biomass boilers, The Bioenergy 2005 Conference, Jyväskylä. September, 2005.

Kärki, J., Leino, T., Orjala, M., Vainikka, P. 2005: Higher boiler performance with optimal fuel blend and soot-blowing strategy. The 8th International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Beds (CFB8) in Hangzhou, China. May, 2005.

Sroda, S., Orjala, M.. Kärki, J. Lindh, T., Spiegel, M., Cha, S-C, Baxter, D, Henderson, P., Högberg, J. &La Marca, C., Mitigation of Formation of Chlorine Rich Deposits Affecting Superheater Corrosion under Co-Combustion Conditions CORBI. In: Proceedings of the Workshop on Novel Approaches to the Improvement of High Temperature Corrosion Resistance, DECHEMA, EFC, 27–29 October 2004, Frankfurt a.M.

Orjala, M., Kärki, J., Leino, T. 2005: The improvement of the performance and operational economy of biomass fired CHP boilers, The 14th EUROPEAN BIOMASS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: BIOMASS FOR ENERGY, INDUSTRY AND CLIMATE PROTECTION, 17-21 October 2005, Paris, France.

Oksa, M., Kärki, J., Varis, T., Turunen, E. 2005: Corrosion resistance of HVOF coatings in a biofuel boiler plant, EUROCORR 2005 The European Corrosion Congress. Lissabon, 4 -8 Sept. 2005. Book of abstracts and Proceedings (CD-ROM). European Federation of Corrosion (EFC), Portuguese Society of Materials (SPM). Lissabon (2005), 421

Lindh T, Kärki J, Impola R, Paappanen T, Leino T, Kallio E, Rinne S, Lötjönen T, Kirkkari A, 2007: The development of reed canary grass fuel chain. Bioenergy conference 2007, Jyväskylä.

Leino T., Kärki, J., Orjala, M, Vainikka, P., Lerssi, I, 2007: The advanced monitoring method to improve boiler availability and performance. The 24th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, September 10 - 14, 2007 Johannesburg, South Africa.




Name of person Janne Keränen

Present function/Title Research Scientist, project person

Education M.Sc., 1999, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics

Address: Koivurannantie 1 P.O. Box 1603 40101 Jyväskylä Finland

Tel: +358207222714


Description of the expertise • Drying and quality of paper (PhD to be finished during 2010)

Language capabilities • Finnish (native) • English (good) • Swedish (basic) • German (beginner)

Selected projects National projects (important continuum in paper quality research) • PLADE Planar deviations of paper (project continuum) International project (on-going) • BIOCLUS. Developing Research and Innovation Environment in five

European Regions in the field of Sustainable Use of Biomass Resources. FP7 Regions of Knowledge. 2009-2012. Partner.

• A number of direct customer works covering many aspects of papermaking Professional affiliations

Other information Research scientist at VTT since 1999




Name of person: Janne Keränen Selected publications in English Maximising forest fibre resource by means of efficient recycling in paper industry Keränen, Janne; Retulainen, Elias; Alakangas, Eija XIII World Forestry Congress. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18 - 23 Oct. 2009. Fao. Buoenos Aires, Argentina (2009), 1 p. Moisture and temperature measurement of paper in the thickness direction Keränen, Janne T.; Paaso, Janne; Timofeev, Oleg; Kiiskinen, Harri Appita Journal. Vol. 62 (2009) No: 4, 308 - 313 Asiasanat: Drying, Moisture measurement, Moisture profile, Paper Some insight on paper structure and properties with different drying conditions http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=621701440024132;res=IELHSS Keränen, Janne T.; Myllys, M.; Kiiskinen, Harri Appita Journal. Vol. 62 (2009) No: 2, 146 - 151 Asiasanat: paper drying, paper properties, papermaking, paper industry A world model of the pulp and paper industry: demand, energy consumption and emission scenarios to 2030 doi-link: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.01.011 Szabó, L.; Soria, A.; Forsström, Juha; Keränen, Janne; Hytönen, Eemeli Environmental Science & Policy. Vol. 12 (2009) No: 3, 257 - 269 Asiasanat: Pulp and paper sector, Climate change, Bottom-up modelling Analysis of the cylinder dryer with improved heat transfer rate Timofeev, Oleg; Milosavlievic, Nenad; Keränen, Janne; Kiiskinen, Harri 16th International Drying Symposium (IDS 2008), Hyderabad, India, 9 - 12 November 2008 (2008) Development of a model of the world pulp and paper industry http://www.jrc.es/home/pages/detail.cfm?prs=1457 Forsström, Juha; Keränen, Janne; Hytönen, Eemeli; Soria, Antonio (IPTS); Szabó, László (IPTS) 2006. Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 76 p. IPTS Publications : EUR 22544 EN Stress oscillation in drying Ketoja, Jukka; Tanaka, Atsushi; Kiuru, Jani; Timofeev, Oleg, Keränen, Janne; Kiiskinen, Harri EUROMECH Colloquium 486. Deformation and Fracture Processes in Paper and Wood Materials. Sundsvall, Sweden. FSCN - Fibre Science and Communication Network at the Mid Sweden University. Sundsvall (2006) Effect of drying conditions on the mechanical properties of paper Zhang, Gongde; Keränen, Janne; Niskanen, Kaarlo Paperi ja Puu/Pulp and Timber. Vol. 86 (2005) No: 3, 164 – 168 Simulated combined air-cylinder drying process Keränen, Janne; Timofeev, Oleg; Talja, Risto 3rd Nordic Drying Conference - 2005. Karlstad, 15. - 17.6.2005. SINTEF. Karlstad (2005), P-33 Paper curl induced by drying Timofeev, Oleg; Keränen, Janne; Kiiskinen, Harri Pulp and Paper Canada. Vol. 103 (2002) No: 8, 25 - 28 Asiasanat: paper, properties, drying, deformation, curl, simulation

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Name of person Kirsi Korpijärvi

Present function/Title Research Scientist

Education M.Sc. (Tech.), 1998, University of Technology Lappeenranta

Address P.O. Box 1603, FI-40101 Jyväskylä, Finland

Office: Koivurannantie 1, FI-40400 Jyväskylä, Finland

Tel +358 20 722 2712 or mobile +358 40 5298464



Description of the expertise • Recycling of ashes • Ash refining e.g. by means of separation technology

Language capabilities • Finnish • English • Swedish (basics)


• 2006 – 2008 TUUMA – Processing of ashes to high quality products for earthworks

• 2009- 2011 KL-Tuhka – Recycling of Keljonlahti power plant ashes in Central Finland –ERDF-project


• participation in RECASH Regular recycling of wood ash to prevent waste production – EU-Life project

• a member of working group in which “Guideline for classification of ash from solid biofuels and peat utilised for recycling and fertilizing in forestry and agriculture” was prepared


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Name of person: Kirsi Korpijärvi


Korpijärvi, K., Mroueh, U.-M., Merta, E., Laine-Ylijoki, J., Kivikoski, H., Järvelä, E., Wahlström, M. & Mäkelä, E., 2009. Energiantuotannon tuhkien jalostaminen maarakennuskäyttöön (Processing of fly ash for earth construction). VTT Tiedotteita (Research Notes) 2499. 75 p. + app. 19 p. (In Finnish, English abstract) http://www.vtt.fi/inf/pdf/tiedotteet/2009/T2499.pdf

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Name of person Hanna KYLLÖNEN


Education M. Sc. Tech. 1990, University of Technology, Espoo Lic. Tech. 2000, Lappeenranta University of Technology D. Tech. 2005, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Address P.O. Box 1603, 40101 Jyväskylä , Finland

Tel +358 20 722 2652


Homepage www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise • Separation technology • Membrane filtration • Sludge treatment

Language capabilities • Finnish, mother tongue • English, fluent • Swedish, basic


• Participation in several projects in programmes of forest sector: Vähävetinen paperi, CACTUS, Biorefine, FuBio


• Participation in international networks and projects: COST, TESTNET, Tritech, NorFa


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Name of person: Hanna KYLLÖNEN


Kyllönen, H., Lehto, J., Pirkonen, P., Grönroos, A., Pakkanen, H. and Alén R., Correlation of wood-based components and dewatering properties of waste activated sludge from pulp and paper industry, Water Science and Technology, in press.

Pirkonen, P. Setälä, H., Kyllönen, H., Sarlin, J., Salo, K, Tenhu, H. and Ruuskanen, Thermal stimuli controlled functional filter cloth for liquid filtration, Filtration 10 (2) (2010) 144-152.

Kyllönen, H., Pirkonen, P. and Grönroos, A. 2007. Modification of dewaterability of p&p sludge using ultrasound, Proceedings PTS Symposium Water and Environmental Technology, November 6-7, 2007, Munich.

Grönroos, A., Pirkonen, P. and Kyllönen, H., Ultrasonic degradation of aqueous carboxymethylcellulose; effect of viscosity, molecular mass and concentration, Ultrasonic Sonochemistry 15 (2008) 644-648.

Kyllönen, H., Pirkonen, P., Nyström, M., Nuortila-Jokinen, J. and Grönroos, A., Experimental aspects of ultrasonically enhanced cross-flow membrane filtration of industrial wastewater, Ultrasonic Sonochemistry 13 (2006) 295-302.

Kyllönen, H., Pirkonen, P. and Nyström, M., Membrane filtration enhanced by ultrasound: a review. Desalination 181 (2005) 319-335.

Grönroos, A., Kyllönen, H., Korpijärvi, K., Pirkonen P., Paavola, T., Jokela, J. and Rintala, J., 2005, Ultrasound assisted method to increase soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) of sewage sludge for digestion, Ultrasonic Sonochemistry 12 (2005) 115-120.

Kyllönen, H.. 2005. Electrically or ultrasonically enhanced membrane filtration of wastewater. Thesis published in VTT Publications : 576. VTT Processes, Espoo. 79 p. + app. 54 p.

Kyllönen, H., Pirkonen, P., Hintikka V., Parviainen, P., Grönroos, A. and Sekki, H., Ultrasonically aided mineral processing technique for remediation of soil contaminated by heavy metals, Ultrasonic Sonochemistry 11 (2004) 211-216.

Huotari (born Kyllönen), H., Platt. S. and Nyström M. 2002. MBR experiments in Finnish wastewater treatment plant, Poster presentation in ICOM, Toulouse.

Huotari (born Kyllönen), H. M. and Nyström, M., Electrofiltration in industrial wastewater applications, Transactions of the Filtration Society 1 (2000) 17-22.

Huotari (born Kyllönen), H. M., Huisman, I. H. and Trägårdh, G., Electrically enhanced cross-flow membrane filtration of oily waster water using the membrane as a cathode, Journal of Membrane Science 156 (1999) 49-60.

Väisänen, P., Huuhilo, T., Puro, T., Nissén, M., Laari, A., Huotari (born Kyllönen), H., Buchert, J., Suvilampi, J., Nuortila-Jokinen, J., and Nyström, M., Effect of pretreatments on membrane filtration in the paper making process, in CACTUS Technology Programme – Yearbook 1999, Eds. E. Alakangas and K. Edelmann, VTT Energy, Jyväskylä, 1999, pp. 23-34.

Bowen, R., Hilal, N., Lovitt, R., Wright, C., Williams, P., Sabri, N., Tuori, T. and Huotari (born Kyllönen), H., Membrane fouling in pulp and paper industries - an atomic force microscope study. Poster presentation in Euromembrane ´97, The Netherlands, 1997.




Name of person Tuulikki LINDH


Education M.Sc. (Tech.), University of Oulu

Address P.O. Box 1603, FI- 40100, Finland Office: Koivurannantie 1, FI -40400 Finland

Tel +358 20 722 2682


Homepage www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise • Energy grass production • ash handling • peat production

Language capabilities • English • Finnish

Selected projects National • 1993-2010, energy grass production: reed canary grass and straw

production methods in agricultural fields, loose harvesting method of reed canary grass in peat production area,

• 1999 - 2003, ash handling: granulation method for ash and biosludge of pulp and paper industry

use of energy grass growth in runoff waters purification of peat production.

• 1981 - 1990, peat production: development of peat production for granulated peat, measuring methods for milled peat production

International

• 2003 – 2006 , ash management for a forest fertilizer (RecAsh–EU-project), harvesting and handling of reed canary grass in bioenergy production

• 2003 Finnish sub-contractor for Italian project BIOCEN, Ash Management and Exploitation - Biomass Energy

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Name of person


: Tuulikki LINDH

Lindh, T., Paappanen T., Rinne, S., Sivonen, K., Wihersaari, M., 2009. Reed canary grass transportation costs – Reducing costs and increasing feasible transportation distances Biomass and Bioenergy Vol.33 Nr.2, 209 - 212

Lindh, T., Kärki, J., Impola, R., Paappanen, T., Leino, T., Rinne, S., Lötjönen, T. & Kirkkari, A.-M. 2007, The development of reed canary grass fuel chain. Bioenergy 2007. Jyväskylä, Finland, 3. – 6. Sep.

Lindh, T., Kallio, E., Selin, P., Marja-aho, J. Huovinen, J. & Käyhkö, V. 2002. The use of reed canary grass of plantations on cut-over bogs for run-off water purification of peat production. Proceedigs of the international peat symposium, Peat in horticulture. Pärnu, Estonia, 3-6 September. p. 37 - 41.

Leinonen, A., Lindh, T., Paappanen, T., Kallio, E. & Flyktman, M. and Hakkarainen, J., Käyhkö, V., Peronius, P., Puuronen, M. & Mikkonen, T. 1998. Cultivation and production of reed canary grass for mixed fuel as a method for reclamation of peat production area. An International Symposium Peatland Restoration and Reclamation, 14. – 18. July. Duluth, Minnesota. USA. p. 120 – 124.

Lindh, T. Rinne, S., Isännäinen, Korpijärvi, K, Paappanen, T. 2005. Recycling the wood originated ash from pulp and paper industry as a forest fertilizer – a case study in Finland. RecAsh-International seminar, 8th – 9th (10th

Laitinen, T.& Lindh, T. 2005. Ash recycling in Finland. RecAsh-International seminar, 8

) of November 2005, Prague, Czech Republic. p. 83 – 88.

th – 9th (10th

Rinne, S., Lindh, T., Isännäinen, S., Järvelä, E., Korpijärvi, K., Paappanen, T., Mursunen, H. & Laitinen, T. 2005. The possibilities to use ashes of biopower plants for forest fertilizer. Bioenergy 2005, International Bioenergy in Wood Industry Conference and Exhibition 12.-15.9.2005. Proceedings p. 451 - 456.

) of November 2005, Prague, Czech Republic. p.68 -71.

Lindh, T., Isännäinen, S., Mursunen, H., Rantala, P.-R., Ollila, S. and Kaunisto, S. 2003. Processing of wood ash and biosludge from pulp and paper industry for forest fertilizer. Bioenergy 2003, International Nordic Bioenergy Conference 2. - 5. 9. 2003. Proceedings, Pp. 201 - 203.

Wihersaari M., Lindh, T., Kallio, M. 2005. Market survey of chosen bioenergy applications and –technologies. Project report PRO2/P2075/05. VTT Processes, Jyväskylä. 30 p




Name of person Heikki ORAVAINEN

Present function/Title Team Leader (analysis service)

Education M.Sc. (Tech) Lic.Sci.(Tech)

Address: VTT Expert Services P.O Box 28 40101 Jyväskylä

Tel: + 358 400 619263

Email: [email protected]

Homepage: http://esintra.vtt.fi/

Description of the expertise • Small-scale combustion techniques of peat and biomass fuels, pellets and briquettes.

• Combustion and power plant technology • Production of processed biomass fuels (pelletizing, briquetting). • District heating • Energy technology in tropical countries

• Survey of peat resources Language capabilities • Finnish (mother tongue)

• English, reading, speaking, writing good • Swedish, reading and writing good, speaking fair • German, reading, speaking, writing fair

Selected projects National projects • Several projects on pellet production and use • Several project on small scale wood combustion International projects • EUBIONORM II 2007 – 2008 • ERA-NET project 2006 - 2008: Evaluation of technology for small scale

combustion of pellets from new ash rich biomasses regarding combustion technology and emission reduction in special case particulate matter and NOx

• ERA-NET project 2006 - 2008: Development of test methods for non wood small-scale combustion plants

• EU Altener-programme. Bioheat II. Contract 4.1030/Z/02-053/2002. • 2001 Combustion characteristics of selected Asian biomass fuels. Project

financed by The National Technology Agency and private companies. • 1998 Joule-Thermie: Increased combustion stability in modulating biomasss

boilers for district heating systems. • 1996 Joule-Thermie: Reduction of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from Wood

Chip Grate Furnaces. • 1996 Joule-Thermie: European Co-combustion of Coal, Biomass and Wastes • 1995 AIR3-93-2465: Development of a new crop production system based

on delayed harvesting and system for its combined processing to chemical pulp and biofuel powder

• 1991 Seminar on wood and peat production and combustion in Tallinn, organizer

• 1989 Project manager in the Pre-Feasibility Study of Philippine Peat Resources including 3 months’ field survey in the Philippines.

• 1984 Combustion experiments of fuel pellets. Financed by ELF France.



Professional affiliations • IEA Coal Research, Technical Programme Committee member (1989 - 91) • IEA Biomass Agreement: Biomass Combustion & Co-firing. Committee

member 1989 - 1992. • CEN TC 295 Technical Committee Member • Convenor CEN TC 295/WG 7 Slow Heat Release Appliances and Sauna

Stoves. • Member CEN TC 295 WG 5 and WG 6. • Member of CEN TC 57/WG 1

Other information Present position. Team Leader of VTT Expert Services Ltd. Testing of fireplaces and boilers.




Name of person Jyrki RAITILA

Present function/Title Team Leader – Biomass fuel production

Education M.Sc. (For), 1990, University of Helsinki, MA in Global Studies, 1997, Providence Seminary, Otterburne, Canada, Diploma (Education), University of Tampere, 2002, Diploma (Wood energy specialist), University of applied sciences of Joensuu, 2006


Tel +358-20 7722509, +358-40 7195117 (mobile)



Description of the expertise Specialization in wood energy, particularly in procurement chains and entrepreneurship

Fuel supply chains and business models in SME heating entrepreneurship

Production of wood chips and chopped firewood

Co-ordination of national and international bioenergy projects

Language capabilities • Finnish, mother tongue • English, fluent • Estonian, fluent • Swedish and German, basic


• Participation and management in several ERDP projects International projects

• IEE Quality Wood; responsible for most reports and activities in WP3 and WP4 in Finland

• IEE Woodheat Solutions; WP3 leader • IEE Agriforenergy2; reporting and activities for WP2 • IEE AFO; co-ordinator


Other information 12 years of experience in working with international organizations in countries like Estonia, England, the Middle East, Canada and Russia




Name of person: Jyrki RAITILA


Leinonen, A. 2007. Wood chip production technology and costs for fuel in

Raitila, J., Virkkunen, M., Flyktman, M., Leinonen, A., Gerasimov, Y. and Karjalainen, T. 2008. The pre-feasibility study of the biomass plant in Kostomuksha. VTT Research report. 53 pages + 2 appendices.

Namibia. (Jyrki Raitila made the production cost analysis of wood fuel chains for the project).

Raitila, J. and Hillebrand, K. 2008. Improvement of firewood quality (D6), Summary report. Quality Wood Project Report WP3.2/2008. Project EIE/06/178/SI2.444403. Jyväskylä, VTT. 38 pages.

Raitila, J. 2008. Improving the firewood business in Finland, Quality Wood Project Report WP4/2008. Project EIE/06/178/SI2.444403. Jyväskylä, VTT. 17 pages.

Raitila, J. 2008. Artificial drying and quality control – site demonstration (D8). Quality Wood Project Report 3.3/2008, Project EIE/06/178/SI2.444403. Jyväskylä, VTT. 12 pages.

Raitila, J. and Alakangas, E. 2009. Firewood quality survey, summary report (D4), Quality Wood Project Report 3.1/2008, Project EIE/06/178/SI2.444403. Jyväskylä, VTT. 26 pages + app. 7 p.

Raitila, Jyrki and Kallio, Markku. 2010. Regional reports on bioheat from solid biomass. A state-of-the-art report of Finland. Jyväskylä, VTT. Agriforenergy 2, IEE/08/600/SI2.528577 report. 18 pages + 4 appendices




Name of person Elias RETULAINEN


Education D.Sc. (tech)

Address P.O Box 1603, FI-40740 Jyvaskyla

Tel +358 40 8668 190


Homepage

Description of the expertise • Fibre engineering • Fibres and fibre bonding • Strength and structure of dry and wet paper • Fibrous structures

Language capabilities • Finnish , mother tongue • English, fluent • Swedish, (basic) • German, (basic)


• International projects

• Professional affiliations Adjunct professor (docent) in Fibre and Paper Physics at Tampere University of

Technology

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Name of person: Elias RETULAINEN

Selected recent publications in English

Retulainen, E. and Salminen, K., Effects of furnish related factors on tension and relaxation in wet paper. In Advances in Pulp and Paper Research, 14th Fundamental Research Symposium held in Oxford September 2009, 1019-1038. Kekko, P., Kouko, J., Retulainen, E., and Timonen. J, Effects of strain rate and initial strain on the stress relaxation of wet paper. Paper to be presented at the 6th

International Symposium on Moisture and creep effects on paper board and container. 14-16 of July, 2009, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Lindqvist H., Salminen K., Kataja-aho, J., Sundberg, A., Holmbom, B. and Retulainen, E., Effect of electrolytes, pH and surface tension on dry and wet web properties. Paper presented at the 7th

International Paper & Coating Chemistry symposium 2009. June 10-12, 2009, MacMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Retulainen, E., Martikainen, P. and Timofeev, O., Drying stress and shrinkage in paper and board. Proceedings of the Hannu Paulapuro Symposium 2009. March 20, 2009 Dipoli Espoo pp. 61-68. Salminen, K., Cecchini, J. Retulainen, E., Haavisto, S., Effects of Selective Addition of Papermaking Chemicals to Fines and Long Fibres on Strength and Runnability of Wet Paper. Tappi/PIMA PaperCon Conference May 4-7, 2008, Texas, USA. Lin, T.; Yin, X.; Retulainen, E.; Nazhad, M., Effect of chemical pulp fines on filler retention and paper properties. APPITA. Vol. 60 (2007) No: 6, 469 – 473 Suurnäkki, A.; Grönqvist, S.; Mikkonen, H.; Retulainen, E.; Viikari, L., Papermaking with enzymatically functionalised pulps. 10th International Conference on Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry. Madison, Wisconsin, 10 - 15 June 2007. Book of Abstracts: EnzMod 2.3 (2007) , pp. 49 Kunnari, V.; Jetsu, P.; Retulainen, E., Formable paper for new packaging applications 23rd Symp. International Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI). Windsor, UK, 3 - 5 Sept. 2007. Pira International (2007). Sridach, W., Retulainen, E., Nazhad, M., Kuusipalo, J. and Parkpian, P., Biodegradable coating in barrier board: Aspects of biodegradation, recycling and incineration. Paperi ja Puu 88(2006)2, 115-120. Nazhad, M. M., Sridach, W., Retulainen, E., Kuusipalo, J. and Parkpian, P. Biodegradation potential of some barrier coated boards at different soil environment. Journal of Applied Polymer Science Vol. 100 (2006) No: 4, 407 - 415. Ponkkala, T. Kunnari. V., Retulainen, E., Out-of-plane rheological behaviour of paper: The effect of furnish composition, basis weight and drying shrinkage. Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society. The Nordic Rheology Society. Vallenbaek. Vol. 14 (2006) , 91-100. Keränen, J., Retulainen, E. and Alakangas, E., Maximising forest fibre resource by means of efficient recycling. Poster in XIII World Forestry Conference 18-25 October, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Retulainen, E., Martikainen, P., Timofeev, O., Characterization of mechanical behavior of paper and three-ply board during drying. Paper presented in the 60th Appita Annual Conference, 3-5 April, 2006, Melbourne, Australia. Ponkkala, T. Kunnari. V., Retulainen, E., Out-of-plane rheological behaviour of paper: the effect of furnish composition, basis weight and drying shrinkage. Paper presented at the 15th Nordic Rheology Conference 2006 Stockholm Sweden.




Name of person Terhi SAARI

Present function/Title Customer Manager

Education M.Sc. Chemistry, 1986, University of Joensuu


Tel + 358 20 722 2541 or mobile + 358 400 615 396


Homepage http://www.vtt.fi/research/area/papermaking_processes.jsp

Description of the expertise • Paper making, wet end chemistry • Paper structure • VTT forest industry research -marketing

Language capabilities • Finnish, mother tongue • English, fluent • Swedish and German (basic)


• Participation in Tekes – projects / Netcoat network 2003 -2006 • Participation in Forest cluster programs: Intelligent and resource-efficient

production technologies 2008 - , Future biorefine 2009 – International projects

• Participation in EU Ecotarget – project 2007-2008 Professional affiliations

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Name of person: Terhi SAARI


Puurtinen, A., Saari, T., Oksanen, A. Multilayer Handsheet Former. Paperi ja Puu, 85(2):92-95 (2003) Puurtinen, A., Saari, T, Grön, J. A laboratory study on the chemical layering of WFC base paper. 15th

PTS CHT Symposium: Chemische Technologie der Papierherstellung, Munchen, Germany, 37/1 – 37/11 (2002) ; published by Wochenblatt für Papierfabrikation, 1(1):22-25 (2003)

Kurki, M., Kouko, J,. Kekko, P. , Saari,T. Laboratory scale measurement procedure of paper machine web runnability. Part 1. Paperi ja Puu, Vol. 86(2004),17. Kela, L., Knuutinen, J., Linnanto, J., Suontamo, R., Peltonen, S., Saari, T. Interactions between cationic starch derivatives and cellulose studied by molecular modelling. First Applied Pulp and Paper Molecular Modeling Symposium 24. – 26.8.2005, Montreal, Canada Azouri, M., Cohen, D., Himberg, K., Qvintus-Leino, P., Saari, T., Almog, J. Fingerprint detection on counterfeit US banknotes: Importance of preliminary paper exaction. Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 49 (2004),5 Kouko, J., Kekko,P., Liimatainen, H., Saari, T., Kurki, M. Wet runnability of fibre furnish of magazine papers. Paperi ja Puu, Vol. 88(2006),3 Heikkinen, S., Alvila, L., Pakkanen, T.T., Saari, T., Pakarinen, P. NMR Imaging and Differential Scanning Calorimetry Study on Drying of Pine, Birch and Reed Pulps and Their Mixtures. Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2006) March




Name of person Jaakko Saastamoinen


Education Doctor

Address: VTT, P.O.Box 1603, FI-40101, Jyväskylä, Finland Tel: +358 40 724 3784

Email: [email protected] Homepage:

Description of the expertise Dr. Jaakko Saastamoinen (born in 1951), Chief Research Scientist, is experienced in modelling of drying, pyrolysis and combustion of solid fuels and heat transfer. He has published numerous articles on these subjects in international journals and conferences. Dr. Saastamoinen has been a referee for several journals e.g. Combustion and Flame, Energy & Fuels, Combustion Science and Technology, Applied Thermal Engineering and Fuel Processing Technology. He has been an assistant at Helsinki University of Technology (Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering) 1976-1982 after which he has been working at VTT.

Language capabilities • english • finnish

Selected projects National projects • International projects •

Professional affiliations Dr. Saastamoinen has been a docent at Lappeenranta University of Technology since 2000

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Name of person: Jaakko Saastamoinen Selected publications in English Burnout of pulverized biomass particles in large scale boiler - Single particle model approach doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.015 Saastamoinen, Jaakko; Aho, Martti; Moilanen, Antero; Sørensen, L. H.; Clausen, S.; Berg, M. Biomass and Bioenergy - article in press (2010) Particle-size optimization for SO2 capture by limestone in a circulating fluidized bed doi: 10.1021/ie070567p Saastamoinen, Jaakko Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research . Vol. 46 (2007) No: 22, 7308 - 7316 Simplified model for calculation of devolatilization in fluidized beds doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.04.019 Saastamoinen, Jaakko Fuel. Vol. 85 (2006) No: 17-18, 2388 – 2395 Dynamic reactivity and comminution behaviour of particles in CFBC http://www.pphmj.com/article.php?act=art_abstract_show&art_id=552&search= Saastamoinen, Jaakko; Tourunen, Antti; Häsä, Heidi; Pitsinki, Juha; Hämäläinen, Jouni; Hyppänen, Timo; Loschkin, Miro; Pikkarainen, Toni Far East Journal of Applied Mathematics. Vol. 23 (2006) No: 1 , 41 – 71 Emission formation during wood log combustion in fireplaces – part II: char combustion stage Saastamoinen, Jaakko; Huttunen, Marko; Kilpinen, Pia; Kjäldman, Lars; Oravainen, Heikki; Boström, E. Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics . Vol. 6 (2006) No: 4/5, 209 – 216 Modelling of dynamics of combustion of biomass in fluidized beds Saastamoinen, Jaakko Thermal Science. Vol. 8 (2004) No: 2, 107 – 126 NOx formation in grate combustion of wood Saastamoinen, Jaakko; Taipale, Raili Clean Air. Vol. 4 ( 2003), 1 – 29 Effects of biomass on dynamics of combustion in CFB - a simplified analysis Saastamoinen, Jaakko Nordic Seminar - Thermochemical Conversion of Biofuels. Trondheim, 12 Nov. 2002. Norvegian Institute of Science and Technology, Dept. of Energy and Process Engineering. Trondheim (2002) , 20 p. Ignition wave propagation and release of volatiles in beds of wood particles Saastamoinen, Jaakko; Horttanainen, M.; Sarkomaa, P. Combustion Science and Technology. Vol. 165 (2001) No: 1, 41 - 60 Release of nitrogen compounds from wood particles during pyrolysis Saastamoinen, Jaakko; Hämäläinen, Jouni; Kilpinen, Pia Environmental Combustion Technologies. Vol. 1 (2000) No: 4, 289 - 316




Name of person Antti TOURUNEN

Present function/Title Senior Research Scientist, Research coordinator: Combustion and gasification technology, emission control

Education M.Sc. (Tech.)


Tel: +358 405542887


Description of the expertise Mr. Tourunen is specialized on experimental research and model based analysis of measurement data. His main research field is fluidized bed combustion processes covering combustion, emission performance and heat transfer. The projects have focused on studying CFB process behaviour to promote development of OTSC CFB technology. Currently the main focus is on the development of CCS technologies especially oxygen-firing with CFB.

Language capabilities • English, fluent • Finnish, mother tongue

Selected projects Projects • Development of High Efficiency CFB Technology to Provide Flexible Air/Oxy

Operation for Power Plant with CCS (FLEXI BURN CFB) http://www.vtt.fi/sites/flexiburncfb/

• http://www.vtt.fi/research/technology/fluidized_bed_combustion_and_multifuel_power_and_heating_plants.jsp?lang=en


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Name of person: Antti TOURUNEN Selected publications in English Tourunen, A., Saastamoinen, J., Hämäläinen, J., Paakkinen, K., Kettunen, A., and Hyppänen, T. (2002). Dynamic measurements and analysis of fuel reactivity in a laboratory scale circulating fluidized bed combustor. Circulating Fluidized Bed Technology VII. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Beds, p. 669-676. Ottawa: Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers.

Tourunen, A., Saastamoinen, J., Hämäläinen, J., Paakkinen, K., Hyppänen, T., and Kettunen, A. (2003). Study of operation of a pilot CFB-reactor in dynamic conditions. Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Combustion, p. 353-361. Jacksonville: ASME.

Tourunen, A., Häsä, H., Pitsinki, J., Jegoroff, M., Saastamoinen, J., and Hämäläinen, J. (2004). Effects of biomass on dynamics of combustion in CFB. Thermal Science, 8(2), p. 93-105.

Tourunen, A., Saastamoinen, J., and Nevalainen, H. (2009). Experimental trends of NO in circulating fluidized bed combustion. Fuel, 88(7), p. 1333-1341.

Tourunen, A., Ivannikov, A., Saastamoinen, J., Kärkkäinen, T., Nevalainen H., and Pechenizkiy, M. (2009). Development of online method to characterize cha loading in fluidized bed combustion. International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology, 1(2), p. 191-203.

Tourunen, A., Pitsinki, J., Rantanen, J., Saastamoinen, J., Hämäläinen, J., Kärkkäinen, T., Vuorenmaa, A., and Ivannikov, A. (2005). CFB process analysis and control system development with modern signal processing and pilot CFB reactor. Circulating Fluidized bed Technology VIII -Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Circulating Fluidized beds, p. 965-971. Hangzhou: International Academic Publishers.




Name of person Pirkko VESTERINEN


Education M.Sc. (Econ.)


Tel +358 20 722 2715, mobile +358 40 527 3859


Homepage www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise economy and potential studies on biomass and wastes bioenergy business concepts and fuel trade and emissions trading international projects and co-operation

Language capabilities Finnish, mother tongue English, fluent Swedish and German, basic


several biomass resource assessments and other studies for ministries, regional authorities, municipalities and companies


2008 – EU FP7, Biomass Energy Europe, BEE, Finnish partner and WP leader. 2005 – EU IEE ALTENER programme, assistant for Finnish coordinator and WP

leader of EUBIONET projects. 2005 – 2006 BSR INTERREG III B programme, coordinator of ET-Bioenergy,

New bioenergy business during emission trading 2005 – 2007 EU IEE ALTENER programme, Bio-South, Techno-economical

assessment of the production and use of biofuels for heating and cooling applications in South Europe, Finnish partner

2004 – FP6, Network of Excellence on Bioenergy, Finnish leader for the WPs on Impacts of the Emission Trading System (2006) and Environment, Socio-economics and Overcoming the Barriers of Bioenergy (2004 – 2005)

2003 Finnish subcontractor for Italian project BIOCEN, Ash Management and Exploitation – Biomass Energy

2003 – 2005 FP5, EMINENT, Early Market Introduction of New Energy Technologies by the OPET network in liaison with science and technology, Finnish partner

2001 - 2004 EU LIFE programme, Finnish partner in Biofuel logistics and production plant, BLPP

2000 - 2002 FP5, assistant in OPET Finland Network 1997 - 2001 EU ALTENER programme, AFB-net V: Activity coordinaror of

“Import & export possibilities of biomass and biomass-based fuel prices in Europe including Eastern European countries”

1995 - 1999 EU ALTENER programme, Finnish coordinator of Waste for Energy 1996, EU ALTENER programme, Plan for Increasing the Use of Renewable

Energy Sources for District Heating in the Province of Central Finland, member of the research team.

1997 - 1998, EU TRANSPORT programme, Promoting Integrated Transport in Peripheral Areas of the Union (SCANDINET), member of the research team.

1996 - Organising training, seminars and study tours for several international audience groups



Name of person: Pirkko Vesterinen


Vesterinen, P. Financial incentives for renewables in Finland. Altener workshop on biomass & waste to energy, Amsterdam 6.11.1996.

Vesterinen, P. & Helynen, S. Altener Waste for Energy, Wood waste workshop in Finland, Seminar report, VTT Energy 1997.

Vesterinen, P. AFB-net, District heating and combined heat and power production from biomass, Minitraining seminar and study tours in Tallinn, Estonia March 1999, Seminar report, VTT Energy 1999.

Vesterinen, P. et al. Export-import possibilities and fuel prices – Task 2. AFB-net V – Targeted actions in bioenergy network – Part 1. Country Reports. VTT Energy & national co-ordinators and CEE subcontractors, Jyväskylä, November 2000. 268 p.

Vesterinen, P. & Alakangas, E. Export-Import possibilities and fuel prices in 20 European countries, Task 2, AFB-net V – Targeted actions in bioenergy network – Part 1. VTT Energy. Jyväskylä, January 2001. 48 p.

Future of Bioenergy in the Baltic Sea Region, Jyväskylä, Finland March 2002, Workshop report PRO/T6037/02. Nordic Council of Ministers and BASREC, 2002. 55 p. + app. 8 p.

Alakangas, E., Vesterinen, P. & Halonen, P. Wood energy actors in Europe – Finland 2002. OPET Finland, Helsinki, 2002.

Vesterinen, P. & Alakangas, E. EUBIONET Biomass Trade in Europe, Skellefteå, Sweden, 5.11.2002, Workshop report, VTT Processes December 2002. 19 p.

Alakangas, E. & Vesterinen, P. EUBIONET Biomass Survey in Europe, Summary report. VTT Processes, Jyväskylä, April 2003. 26 p. + app. 6 p.

Mäkinen, T., Vesterinen, P. & Aakko, P. Vegetable oil and animal fat based biofuels – a market study. VTT Processes, Espoo, 2003. 78 p. + app. 30 p.

Helynen, S. & Vesterinen, P. New bioenergy business concepts during emission trading in the Baltic Sea Region – a new BSR INTERREG III B NP initiative. Bioenergy 2005, International Bioenergy in Wood Industry Coference, Jyväskylä, Sep. 12 – 15, 2005. Book of Proceedings. FINBIO Publication 32. FINBIO, Jyväskylä, 2005. 5 p.

Sanches, D., Leinonen, A.., Vesterinen, P., Capaccioli, S., Gil, J. & Echeverria, I . Bio-South: Techno-economical assessment of the production and use of biofuels for heating and cooling applications in South Europe. Proceedings of the 14th

Helynen, S., Vesterinen, P., Oniszk-Poplawska, A., Wisniewski, G., Gildhorn, K., Pries, S., Roos, I. & Köhn, J. New bioenergy business concepts during emission trading in the Baltic Sea Region – a new BSR INTERREG III B NP initiative. Proceedings of the 14

Biomass conference Biomass for Energy, industry and Climate Protection. Paris, Oct. 17 – 21, 2005. ETA – Renewable Energies; WIP – Renewable Energies. Paris, 2005. 4 p.

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Vesterinen, P. & Helynen, S. Emission trading as a basis for new bioenergy business concepts in the Baltic Sea Region. Proceedings of the World Bioenergy 2006 Conference on Biomass for Energy. Jönköping, May 30 – June 1, 2006. SVEBIO. 6 p.

Biomass conference Biomass for Energy, industry and Climate Protection. Paris, Oct. 17 – 21, 2005. ETA – Renewable Energies; WIP – Renewable Energies. Paris, 2005. 4 p.

Junginger, M. van Dam, J. Alakangas, E. Virkkunen, M. Vesterinen, P. & Veijonen, K. Solutions to overcome barriers in bioenergy markets in Europe – D22, VTT-R-01700-10, February 2010, 56 p.

Vesterinen, P. Alakangas, E., Veijonen, K. Junginger, M. Prospects of bioenergy in new industrial sectors – D2.3, EUBIONET III Report VTT-R-01749-10, February 2010, 24 p.




Name of person Matti VIRKKUNEN

Present function/Title Research scientist

Education M. Sc (agriculture &forestry) 2006 University of Joensuu

Address P.O. Box 1603, FI-40101 Jyväskylä , Finland (office) Koivurannantie 1 FI-40400 Jyväskylä

Tel +358 40 5451743


Homepage www.vtt.fi

Description of the expertise • Wood energy production technology • Wood procurement cost analysis • Supply chain management, entrepreneurship, energy business

Language capabilities • English spoken and written, good • Swedish fair -.. - • German fair -..-


• Metsäenergian mahdollisuudet (Forest energy possibilities) International projects

• 2009 – Activating private forest owners – IEE project- www.afo.eu.com Professional affiliations

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Name of person: Matti VIRKKUNEN


Virkkunen, M. Study of harvesting technology at the Bialystok biomass plant, VTT, 2006

Alakangas, E. & Virkkunen, M. Biomass supply chains for solid biofuels – from small to large scale. EUBIONET II, Dec 2007. 32 p.

Raitila, J., Virkkunen, M., Flyktman, M., Leinonen, A., Gerasimov, Y. & Karjalainen, T. 2008. The pre-feasibility study of the biomass plant in Kostomuksha. VTT Research report. 53 p. + app. 2 p.

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