• biomass fuel and biomaterial production, handling and treatment technologies;

• low-emission combustion and gasification solutions for the production of biomass fuels for heat and electricity production and for transportation;

• increasing the variety of fuels used in heat and power plants;

• modelling industrial flows and combustion;

• biotechnical processing plant concepts for the production of new refined biofuels; and

• fuel cells and hydrogen technology.

A main goal of bioenergy research is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to the production of electricity by creating preconditions for increased use of biomass fuels for different purposes and size classes. On the other hand, our goal is to develop new technologies and new solutions to produce low-emission transportation fuels based on biomaterials and bio-based products replacing fossil fuels. In these research fields, our goal is to strengthen the significance of Finnish bioenergy expertise on the international market and to strengthen the production and competitiveness of bioenergy on a global scale.