Duration
Partners
23.3.2011 – 22.3.2014
t St.Petersburg Foundation for SME Development
Lead Partner Cursor Oy
t Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences t St.Petersburg State Polytechnical
Financing
BLESK The BLESK project is ment to develop and implement sustainable co-operation models in the Southeast Finland - Russia cross-border region, which will increase the overall competitiveness of the cross-border region in business and energy.
University
t EU Funding
t OJSC Technopark of St.Petersburg
t Co-Financing
t Russian Association of Wind Power
t Development fund of Kotka-Hamina regional
Industry
Projet description
sian universities specialising in research and
2. To identify and implement about 10 pilot
sources, especially wind and bio-energy,
development into the wind power sector,
cases proposed
4. To combine Finnish and Russian wind
BUSINESS WP: SME sector of the cross-
as the development of wind energy cluster
3. To establish new contacts between cross-
technologies and expertise to increase the
border regions covering Southeast Finland,
will bring more new projects to them.
border SMEs with potential clients, partners
quality and cost-efficiency of wind energy
and investors
projects
St. Petersburg and Leningrad oblast, particularly innovation-intensive companies,
Expected results
4. To build new capacities of business sup-
5. To complete a planning of pilot project
which plan international-lisation. They will
t Minimum number of SME companies
port services in the cross-border region for
on setting up the first wind energy farm in
receive new support infrastructure, impro-
directly involved in the project action
local and European clients
St. Petersburg or Leningrad oblast
ved internationalisation services, more bu-
100
5. To support the launch of the Russian Bu-
6. To implement a pilot case in the bio-
siness contacts and better qualifications in international business. ENERGY WP: Energy companies, which will diversify their own energy sources and contribute to sustainable and environmen-
t Minimum number of companies, which
siness Center Rubicon in Kotka
energy field
take part in the project training events
6. To promote regional investment poten-
7. To organise benchmarking of the leading
50
tial in Russia, Finland and Europe and to at-
European wind energy regions and promo-
tract new companies, financial and human
te cross-border wind energy cluster in Rus-
resources to the cross-border region.
sia and Europe.
t Minimum number of business events organised by the project 15 t Minimum number of publications
tally friendly energy generation. Energy
issued by the project (including studies,
ENERGY WP:
Total budget
consumers, which will receive clean, reliab-
researches) 15
1. To overcome informative, psychological,
1 711 028 EUR
le, safe and, in the long run, more economi-
economic, legislative and technical barriers
cal electricity and heat. Finnish and Russian
Results
2. To support the development of the wind
manufacturers of wind power plants and
BUSINESS WP:
energy technology cluster in the cross-bor-
their components as they will extend their
1. To improve export skills of local small and
der region
business. Laboratories of Finnish and Rus-
medium enterprises (SMEs)
3. To promote the use of renewable energy
Contact information Project Manager Sergey Troshkov Cursor Oy Tel. +358 40 190 2561, sergey.troshkov@ cursor.fi Cursor Ltd. Kotka-Hamina Regional Development Company Address: Kyminlinnantie 6, 48600 Kotka, Finland www.cursor.fi