{"id":1800,"date":"2026-08-28T08:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oulu.com\/cleantech\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T05:15:23","slug":"think-big-2026-brought-clean-transition-stakeholders-together-in-nivala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oulu.com\/cleantech\/news\/think-big-2026-brought-clean-transition-stakeholders-together-in-nivala\/","title":{"rendered":"Think BIG 2026 Brought Clean Tran\u00adsi\u00adtion Stake\u00adhold\u00aders Togeth\u00ader in Nivala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Think BIG 2026, held in Nivala at the end of August, brought togeth\u00ader ener\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adnies, investors, project devel\u00adop\u00aders, pub\u00adlic author\u00adi\u00adties, and deci\u00adsion-mak\u00aders to dis\u00adcuss clean tran\u00adsi\u00adtion invest\u00adments, ener\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adture, and new busi\u00adness oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties. The event, host\u00aded at Cham\u00adpion\u00adDoor Are\u00adna, attract\u00aded 700 reg\u00adis\u00adtered par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpants as well as more than 50 exhibitors and part\u00adners. The pro\u00adgramme focused par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly on elec\u00adtric\u00adi\u00adty grids, data cen\u00adters, the hydro\u00adgen econ\u00ado\u00admy, and region\u00adal com\u00adpet\u00adi\u00adtive\u00adness in the increas\u00ading\u00adly intense inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtion for clean tran\u00adsi\u00adtion invest\u00adments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through\u00adout the day, par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpants heard from a wide range of influ\u00aden\u00adtial speak\u00aders and indus\u00adtry experts. Futur\u00adist Pert\u00adtu P\u00f6l\u00f6\u00adnen<\/strong> opened dis\u00adcus\u00adsions on future oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties and emerg\u00ading trends, while Mem\u00adber of the Euro\u00adpean Par\u00adlia\u00adment Elsi Katainen<\/strong> pro\u00advid\u00aded a Euro\u00adpean per\u00adspec\u00adtive on ener\u00adgy and indus\u00adtri\u00adal devel\u00adop\u00adment. Fin\u00adgrid CEO Asta Sihvo\u00adnen-Punk\u00adka<\/strong> and Ele\u00adnia CEO Jor\u00adma Myl\u00adlym\u00e4\u00adki <\/strong>high\u00adlight\u00aded the crit\u00adi\u00adcal role of elec\u00adtric\u00adi\u00adty grids in enabling sus\u00adtain\u00adable growth, while Heli Virk\u00adki of Gas\u00adgrid Fin\u00adland<\/strong> explored the devel\u00adop\u00adment of the hydro\u00adgen econ\u00ado\u00admy. The pro\u00adgramme also exam\u00adined how data cen\u00adters, ener\u00adgy projects, and new invest\u00adments can strength\u00aden region\u00adal vital\u00adi\u00adty and com\u00adpet\u00adi\u00adtive\u00adness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event show\u00adcased sev\u00ader\u00adal ongo\u00ading mul\u00adti-bil\u00adlion-euro invest\u00adments across North\u00adern Fin\u00adland and high\u00adlight\u00aded the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties they cre\u00adate for com\u00adpa\u00adnies in sec\u00adtors such as con\u00adstruc\u00adtion, tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy, main\u00adte\u00adnance, logis\u00adtics, and busi\u00adness ser\u00advices. One of the day\u2019s most notable announce\u00adments was the sign\u00ading of a pre\u00adlim\u00adi\u00adnary land reser\u00adva\u00adtion agree\u00adment between the Nor\u00adwe\u00adgian com\u00adpa\u00adny Arbaflame<\/strong> and the City of Haa\u00adpa\u00adj\u00e4rvi<\/strong>. The agree\u00adment rein\u00adforced Nordic coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion and demon\u00adstrat\u00aded the grow\u00ading inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal inter\u00adest in clean tran\u00adsi\u00adtion invest\u00adments in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reser\u00adva\u00adtion agree\u00adment sup\u00adports Arbaflame\u2019s plans to expand its oper\u00ada\u00adtions in the area and con\u00adtributes to the con\u00adtin\u00adued devel\u00adop\u00adment of North\u00adern Finland\u2019s bioen\u00ader\u00adgy and clean indus\u00adtry ecosys\u00adtem. North\u00adern Fin\u00adland remains one of the country\u2019s most sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant clean tran\u00adsi\u00adtion invest\u00adment regions, where stake\u00adhold\u00aders from the ener\u00adgy, indus\u00adtri\u00adal, and tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy sec\u00adtors are work\u00ading togeth\u00ader to build future growth and pros\u00adper\u00adi\u00adty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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