Main Sponsor

Vapo Oy is a main sponsor for Bioenergy 2009 - Sustainable Bioenergy Business conference.

Vapo is the leading supplier of local and renewable fuels, bioelectricity and bioheat, as well as environmental business solutions in the Baltic Sea Region.

The Vapo Group consists of the Parent Company Vapo Oy and four business areas: Local Fuels,Heat and Power, Pellets and Garden and Environment .

Sponsor

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agricultural and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. JohnDeere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company hasextended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around theglobe. John Deere Construction & Forestry produces more than 120 machinemodels and distributes its construction, forestry and worksite products.

Pöyry is a global expert in consulting and engineering. We offer our clients in-depth industry expertise, innovative solutions and lifecycle engagement. Our knowledge extends across hydropower, oil and gas, power and heat, renewable energy, pulp and paper industry, chemical process industry, transportation, water and environment, and construction services. We employ 8000 experts in 49 countries.

Foster Wheeler Global Power Group offers a full range of steam generator equipment, aftermarket products and services to the power, industrial, and waste-to-energy sectors. Our global manufacturing and engineering network can deliver cutting edge products and expertise, quickly and cost competitively with best in-class quality. Established in 1891, our experience comes from over a century of designing, servicing, and continually improving steam generating equipment.

Jyväskylän Energia is a local energy company in Jyväskylä.

TURVERUUKKI OY is a major producer and supplier of fuel peat and other biomass and exporter of garden peat based in Northern Finland.

Other Sponsor

LHM Hakkuri Oy is a Finnish based company specialising in the the design, manufacturing and selling of chippers. We have over 20 years of experience of chippers all over Finland in varying environments with a broad range of chipping material and chipper types.

Kotimaiset Energiat is a wood chip producer.

MHG Systems is one of the world's leading suppliers of bioenergy ERP systems. The company utilises its partner network to produce customer-oriented IT and map service solutions designed for developing the bioenergy and forest energy business operations. MHG Systems' services provide their customer companies with a chance to use fresh business operations models, more accurate cost monitoring and real-time enterprise resource planning of biomasses and delivery chains. The company's services bring about significant cost savings to all operators of the bioheat and bioelectricity production chain. Headquartered in Finland, MHG Systems has delivered its systems to more than 10 countries, on three different continents, and localised to eight different languages.

Raumaster Oy is a renowned supplier of advanced material handling systems and equipment for biofuel fired power plants. Today Raumaster Oy, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Finland, is regarded as a global leader in its line of business. Raumaster has a worldwide representative network which serves to guarantee that Raumaster is capable of operating reliably and efficiently in every corner of the world.

Jyväskylä Innovation Ltd is a development company that aims to make the Jyväskylä region an internationally thriving, technological growth centre for benefiting its diversified branches.

Central Finland is the leading region in Finland in the development and utilisation of bioenergy: Nearly half of our primary energy demand is met by local fuel sources. Our vision is that by 2013 Central Finland will be one of the most developed bioenergy markets in the world, as well as being a significant player in other renewable energy technologies.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is an impartial expert organisation. Its objective is to develop new technologies, create new innovations and value added thus increasing customer's competitiveness. With its know how VTT produces research, development, testing and information services to public sector and companies as well as international organisations.

Supporting partners