HUIMA
HUIMA – New Circular Innovations and Possibilities in Regional Development
The project HUIMA promoted sustainable growth and renewal of SMEs in Kymenlaakso by strengthening ecosystem around Hyötyvirta and supporting regional RDI activities and networking in Kymenlaakso.
Project HUIMA
The project developed and launched a business-oriented model for the organisation of Hyötyvirta ecosystem and clarified the focus of operations on the basis of the area’s material balance and potential material flows. In addition, the project promoted novel product and service concepts, elaborated the RDI service concept of Xamk – South Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences in Hyötyvirta and studied how the Hyötyvirta land area enables new business operations and links to the wider regional ecosystem of Kymenlaakso.
What was done during the project?
The lead partner of the project was Kouvola Innovation Oy (Kinno), ja Xamk was the partial partner. The main goal of the partial project of Xamk was to
- Prepare the material flow review, by gathering data from different databases
- Carry out demonstrations related to circular economy based products
- Elaborate the RDI service concept of Research Centre for bio and circular economy BioSampo
News
The material flow review has been prepared. Data from YLVA and the cities of Kymenlaakso region has being gathered.
The data was gathered from the businesses and their wastes and side streams located in the region of Kymenlaakso (Kouvola, Kotka, Hamina, Pyhtää, Miehikkälä, Virolahti).
The project ended March 31st 2025.
Articles
(In Finnish) Hyötyvirta-alueelle uutta liiketoimintaa (Huurtomaa S. ja Menard, P.) Teoksessa: Metsä, ympäristö ja energia. Soveltavaa tutkimusta ja tuotekehitystä. Vuosijulkaisu 2023. Toim. Soininen, H., Haatanen, N. & Pulkkinen, L. Xamk Kehittää 227. s. 298-305.
Kymenlaaksossa muodostuvien jätteiden hyödyntäminen (Huurtomaa, S., Menard, P., Virta, T. ja Kilpeläinen, J.) Teoksessa: Metsä, ympäristö ja energia. Soveltavaa tutkimusta ja tuotekehitystä. Vuosijulkaisu 2024. Toim. Soininen, H., Haatanen, N. & Pulkkinen, L. Xamk kehittää 239. s. 291-305.
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HUIMA – New Circular Innovations and Possibilities in Regional Development
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