Program 2025
You can find the preliminary program below. The diverse program will include interesting expert presentations, workshops, site visits, and networking opportunities both at the partner exhibition area and during the evening program. The program will be updated on the website throughout the spring.
FUTURE ENERGY SOLUTIONS 2025
Energy Innovations
TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER
10.00 – 12.00
Coffee and Networking
10.00 – 12.00
Workshop:
Advancing Green Electrification: Horizon Europe Training to Boost EU Funding for South Karelia, Karthikeyan Natarajan and Tiina Jauhiainen, LUT University
12.00 – 13.45 WELCOME SESSION
Welcome words – Johannes Malkamäki, Moderator
Greetings from the City of Lappeenranta
Keynote 1: Sari Multala, Minister of Climate and the Environment
Keynote 2: Pasi Vainikka, CEO, Solar Foods
Electrification of district heating – Pauli Hiltunen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
District heating in Lappeenranta – Lappeenrannan Energia
Buildings as energy storages – Risto Kosonen, Aalto University
Case example: Sand battery by Polar Night Energy – Tommi Eronen, Polar Night Energy
13.45 – 14.15 Coffee and Networking
14.15 – 16.00 DIGITAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
Opening of the session – Johannes Malkamäki, Moderator
AI solutions in energy system – tbc
Demand response of electricity – Samuli Honkapuro, LUT University
Panel discussion: Experiences of digital energy system pilots
16.15 – 17.15 Workshops: Planning and developing the smart energy system
Workshop 1: Technical solutions and shared experiences from the past and ongoing projects
Workshop 2: Financing the innovative solutions for the energy system
19 – 22 Evening Program (tbc)
WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
8.30 – 9.00 Coffee and Networking
9.00 – 10.30 HYDROGEN ECONOMY
Opening of the session – Johannes Malkamäki, Moderator
Germany’s hydrogen ramp-up and its business opportunities – Jan Feller, German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce
Hydrogen network – Accelerator for growth and competitiveness – Sanni Kontinen, Hydrogen Valleys, Gasgrid
Preparation, permitting and design of a power-to-x investment in Finland – Aapo Koivuniemi, ABO Energy
10.30 – 11.00 Networking Break
11.00 – 12.30 FUTURE MOBILITY
Opening of the session – Johannes Malkamäki, Moderator
Toyota’s hydrogen-powered mobility solutions – Pekka Karvinen, Toyota Auto Finland
Heavy-duty traffic – Ville Naumanen, Kempower
Energy storage, hydrogen economy, and hydrogen distribution in port environments – tbs, EFIP
Lappeenranta Airport: current infrastructure and future possibilities – Jukka Himanen, Lappeenranta Airport
Discussion and wrap-up
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.30 Site Visits (tbc)