{"id":1866,"date":"2026-11-04T10:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oulu.com\/cleantech\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2026-11-04T10:52:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:52:51","slug":"finnish-hydrogen-delegation-explores-estonias-progress-in-the-hydrogen-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oulu.com\/cleantech\/news\/finnish-hydrogen-delegation-explores-estonias-progress-in-the-hydrogen-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish Hydro\u00adgen Del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion Explores Estonia\u2019s Progress in the Hydro\u00adgen Econ\u00ado\u00admy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rep\u00adre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adtives from Finnish com\u00adpa\u00adnies, research orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions, and region\u00adal devel\u00adop\u00adment actors vis\u00adit\u00aded Esto\u00adnia to gain first-hand insights into one of the Baltic region\u2019s fastest-grow\u00ading hydro\u00adgen ecosys\u00adtems. The pro\u00adgramme high\u00adlight\u00aded new oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for cross-bor\u00adder col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion in hydro\u00adgen pro\u00adduc\u00adtion, clean ener\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adture, indus\u00adtri\u00adal decar\u00adboniza\u00adtion, and research.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnish hydro\u00adgen del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion (Siemens Esto\u00adnia<\/a>, Vaisala<\/a>, Jou\u00adka<\/a>, Ins\u00adta Automa\u00adtion<\/a>, Oulun Ener\u00adgia<\/a>, Linde Gas AS<\/a>, Viafin Ser\u00advice<\/a>, Jensen Hugh\u00ades Fin\u00adland<\/a>, H2 Clus\u00adter Fin\u00adland,<\/a> the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Oulu<\/a> and Busi\u00adnes\u00adsOulu<\/a>), vis\u00adit\u00aded Esto\u00adnia to explore its rapid\u00adly devel\u00adop\u00ading hydro\u00adgen ecosys\u00adtem, exchange knowl\u00adedge, and strength\u00aden future Finnish-Eston\u00adian coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion across the hydro\u00adgen val\u00adue chain. The del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion received an overview of the Eston\u00adian hydro\u00adgen land\u00adscape from Hydro\u00adgen Val\u00adley Esto\u00adnia<\/a> and the Eston\u00adian par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpants learned about ongo\u00ading Finnish, the North\u00adern Ostro\u00adboth\u00adnia and Oulu region activ\u00adi\u00adties through H2Cluster Fin\u00adland<\/a>, Both2nia ry<\/a> and Busi\u00adnes\u00adsOulu<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vis\u00adits to Lead\u00ading Hydro\u00adgen Tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adnies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion vis\u00adit\u00aded Elco\u00adgen<\/a>, a com\u00adpa\u00adny with oper\u00ada\u00adtions in both Esto\u00adnia and Fin\u00adland that devel\u00adops sol\u00adid oxide fuel cell and elec\u00adtrol\u00ady\u00adsis tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies and man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtures sol\u00adid oxide cells, stacks, and mod\u00adules. Then del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion also vis\u00adit\u00aded Star\u00adgate Hydro\u00adgen<\/a>, an Eston\u00adian elec\u00adtrol\u00adyser tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adny (advanced alka\u00adline alka\u00adline stacks and sys\u00adtems) whose solu\u00adtions are also being deployed in Fin\u00adland, includ\u00ading For\u00adtum\u2019s hydro\u00adgen pro\u00adduc\u00adtion test facil\u00adi\u00adty in Lovi\u00adisa. The com\u00adpa\u00adny has recent\u00adly inau\u00adgu\u00adrat\u00aded fac\u00adto\u00adry in Tallinn, with 2300 m\u00b2 fac\u00adto\u00adry floor, in-house stack and sys\u00adtem assem\u00adbly, as well as up to 140MW pro\u00adduc\u00adtion capac\u00adi\u00adty, and has been suc\u00adcess\u00adful\u00adly devel\u00adop\u00ading com\u00admer\u00adcial part\u00adner\u00adships. 
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At the Util\u00adi\u00adtas V\u00e4o ener\u00adgy com\u00adplex<\/a>, Star\u00adgate Hydro\u00adgen hydro\u00adgen pro\u00adduc\u00adtion facil\u00adi\u00adty was show\u00adcased, where clean hydro\u00adgen is already being pro\u00adduced and used by the Bolt\u2019s taxi fleet and hydro\u00adgen trucks.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion was also wel\u00adcomed to the Embassy of Fin\u00adland in Tallinn<\/a> by Ambas\u00adsador Han\u00adnu Heinonen. Dur\u00ading the Sem\u00adi\u00adnar, Tal\u00adTech \u2013 Tallinn Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy<\/a> pre\u00adsent\u00aded its new small-scale pow\u00ader sys\u00adtems lab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry. Inno\u00adva\u00adtion was fur\u00adther show\u00adcased by Sky\u00adcorp Tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies<\/a>, which has devel\u00adoped a hydro\u00adgen-pow\u00adered drone capa\u00adble of achiev\u00ading flight times sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant\u00adly longer than com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble bat\u00adtery-pow\u00adered drones. Derivaat NH3\u2019s<\/a> intro\u00adduced their plans to devel\u00adop a green ammo\u00adnia pro\u00adduc\u00adtion facil\u00adi\u00adty in Esto\u00adnia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strength\u00aden\u00ading Finnish-Eston\u00adian Col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Oulu Ener\u00adgy Com\u00adpa\u00adny pre\u00adsent\u00aded plans for a 100 MW green hydro\u00adgen pro\u00adduc\u00adtion facil\u00adi\u00adty in Oulu. \u201cOur goal is to build an inte\u00adgrat\u00aded ener\u00adgy ecosys\u00adtem that com\u00adbines indus\u00adtri\u00adal elec\u00adtri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion, green tran\u00adsi\u00adtion indus\u00adtries, ener\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adture, and new busi\u00adness mod\u00adels. Through close col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion between stake\u00adhold\u00aders, we can reduce project risks, attract invest\u00adments, and cre\u00adate long-term val\u00adue for com\u00adpa\u00adnies, com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adties, and investors,\u201d said Kim\u00admo Alat\u00adulkki\u00adla, Head of New Busi\u00adness at Oulu Ener\u00adgy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion vis\u00adit\u00aded the Port of Tallinn<\/a> to learn about its plans to reduce car\u00adbon emis\u00adsions and devel\u00adop the port into a green ener\u00adgy hub.  Col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion through con\u00adcrete inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal projects with Nordic, Baltic, and Ger\u00adman part\u00adners cre\u00adates a strong foun\u00adda\u00adtion for devel\u00adop\u00ading and scal\u00ading new ini\u00adtia\u00adtives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the Busi\u00adnes\u00adsOulu pro\u00adgramme, the del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion con\u00adclud\u00aded its vis\u00adit with a trip to UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst<\/a>, an inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive Eston\u00adian com\u00adpa\u00adny that pro\u00adduces high-val\u00adue car\u00adbon nano\u00adma\u00adte\u00adri\u00adals and bat\u00adtery-grade graphite from cap\u00adtured car\u00adbon diox\u00adide. UP Cat\u00ada\u00adlyst and Oulun Ener\u00adgia signed a Let\u00adter of Intent (LOI) in June 2026<\/a> to explore oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for scal\u00ading up the pro\u00adduc\u00adtion of syn\u00adthet\u00adic graphite and car\u00adbon nan\u00adotubes in Fin\u00adland. The meet\u00ading pro\u00advid\u00aded an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to fur\u00adther elab\u00ado\u00adrate the poten\u00adtial next steps of the col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion.  
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Dur\u00ading dis\u00adcus\u00adsions through\u00adout the vis\u00adit, Eston\u00adian stake\u00adhold\u00aders expressed inter\u00adest in the Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Oulu\u2019s exper\u00adtise in catal\u00ady\u00adsis research and bat\u00adtery val\u00adue chain devel\u00adop\u00adment<\/strong>, par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly in graphitic car\u00adbon anodes, hard car\u00adbon mate\u00adri\u00adals, and hydro\u00adgen-relat\u00aded tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies. Inter\u00adest was fur\u00adther strength\u00adened by the university\u2019s upcom\u00ading bat\u00adtery lab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry, sched\u00aduled to open in ear\u00adly 2027<\/strong>, which will pro\u00advide advanced facil\u00adi\u00adties for bat\u00adtery cell pro\u00adduc\u00adtion, test\u00ading, and the devel\u00adop\u00adment of next-gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion bat\u00adtery mate\u00adri\u00adals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vis\u00adit high\u00adlight\u00aded numer\u00adous oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for increased coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion between Finnish and Eston\u00adian orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions in areas includ\u00ading hydro\u00adgen pro\u00adduc\u00adtion, clean ener\u00adgy infra\u00adstruc\u00adture, research, mobil\u00adi\u00adty, and indus\u00adtri\u00adal decar\u00adboniza\u00adtion.<\/strong> The del\u00ade\u00adga\u00adtion extends its sin\u00adcere thanks to Enter\u00adprise Esto\u00adnia<\/a> and all par\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adpat\u00ading orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next Finnish Eston\u00adian research and busi\u00adness get-togeth\u00ader will take place in Oulu dur\u00ading the <\/strong>Nordic Hydro\u00adgen Week dur\u00ading<\/strong><\/a> 15\u201317 Feb\u00adru\u00adary 2027.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Con\u00adtact: <\/strong>Janne Hietanie\u00admi, Indus\u00adtry and Cleantech, Busi\u00adnes\u00adsOulu. Mob + 358 40 649 1211, email janne.hietaniemi@businessoulu.com. 

Text: Hei\u00adni Malm, Busi\u00adnes\u00adsOulu & Janne Hietanie\u00admi, Busi\u00adnes\u00adsOulu<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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