MMEA (Measurement Monitoring and Environmental Efficiency Assessment) program factsheet
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The document discusses the Measurement, Monitoring and Environmental Efficiency Assessment (MMEA) research program in Finland. The program aims to develop new tools and methods for environmental measurement, monitoring, and decision support to improve energy and material efficiency. It focuses on creating integrated environmental observation networks and decision support systems using new sensor technologies, data management systems, and modeling/forecasting tools. A key goal is to promote applications and services based on environmental data to help businesses and address global trends in monitoring emissions and the environment.
MMEA (Measurement Monitoring and Environmental Efficiency Assessment) program factsheet
- 1. Measurement, Monitoring and Environmental Efficiency Assessment -Innovations throuh new thinking MMEA research areas ”The impact of the program is expected to manifest as a new business development platform and increased competitiveness in the global market.” Platforms • Interoperable measurement systems • Management systems for environmental efficiency Sensor & monitoring technologies • Remote sensing • Particles & emissions Pilots & demonstrations • MMEA Testbed • Business pilots • SME MMEA Factsheet July 2015 Drivers from the MMEA program Globally there is a growing need to control emissions and to monitor the environment and industrial processes. Global trends indicate that more public databases will be opened. There are also new opportunities in the increasing power of scientific computing, sensor & monitoring technologies and ICT technology generally. The future of environmental metrics The aim of the MMEA research consortium is to develop new tools, standards and methods for environmental measurement, monitoring and decision support, that are attractive to both the national and international markets. The program promotes new applications and services, based on environmental data, to improve the energy and material efficiency of infrastructures and industrial processes. The program combines the development of new measurement technologies, data quality assurance methods, modeling and forecasting tools, and information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. These are needed to create the integrated environmental observation networks and environmental decision support systems of the future. The general concept is described in figure 1 below. WWW.MMEA.FI EE SERVICES EE DEVELOPMENT DATA FUSION & MODELING INTEGRATION OBSERVATION NETWORKS DATA MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS, MEASURING SYSTEMS SENSORS, COMPONENTS Figure 2. MMEA Value Chain • EE= environmental efficiency MMEA Program Manager; Petri Koponen Ph.D. Phone: +358 (0)40 660 9709 petri.koponen@cleen.fi CLEEN Ltd, Helsinki, c/o MIKES Metrology, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland ltd.
- 2. Smart business development environments Metso Automation 6,68%, Vaisala Oyj 14,77%, Agnico Eagle Finland 0,30%, Gasum Oy 0,43%, Helsingin Energia 1,36%, Jyväskylän Energia 0,57%, Kemira Oy 0,56%, Proventia Emission Control Oy 1,87%, Wärtsilä Oyj 1,52%, A-Lab Oy 0,81%, Cubio Communication Oy 2,07, Dekati 1,16%, Eigenor Oy 3,62, FatmanOy 1,09%, Harp Technologies Oy 2,20%, Indmeas Oy 2,67%, Luode Consulting Oy 0,65%, Modu- light Oy 1,49%, Numerola Oy 0,89%, Pegasor 5,97%, Lentokuva Oy 2,11%, Space Systems Oy 0,94%, HSY 0,98%, Measurepolis Develop- ment Oy 1,27%, Aalto korkeakoulu/TKK 2,74% FMI 6,91%, Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 1,15%, MIKES 1,65%, MTT Agrifood reearch 1,11% SYKE 2,64&, TUT (TTY) 8,44%, University of Eastern Finland 1,48% University of Helsinki 2,00%, University of Oulu 4,34%, VTT 7,48% FGI 1,80%, Contribution in work packages partner by partner and share in % of total program share (without CLEEN commission) Benchmarking energy efficient indoor environments MMEA develops new applications that deliver relevant environmental information to various end-users worldwide for sustainable decision making and enable more efficient utilisation of measurement data in environmental monitoring, energy production, industrial processes, civil infrastructure, safety and crisis management and consumer applications. Application development is enabled by an interoperable, modular, quality controlled measurement & monitoring platform, the MMEA platform (Figure 3). The platform consists of 1) the environmental information market place, EnviTori, 2) MMEA Testbed, and 3) MMEA Framework. The framework provides software, definitions, documentation and guidelines for implementing interoperable measurement systems, which are also the basis for MMEA Testbed and the environmental information market place. MMEA Testbed includes various data sources and processing services that can be accessed via the framework services. EnviTori provides means for data providers and users to trade environmental information. MMEA Testbed is a platform for testing of environmental information and monitoring. MMEA Testbed resembles and extends the currently operational Helsinki Testbed, which is made up of several hundred observation stations measuring weather-related parameters. MMEA Testbed will integrate data from several environmental measurement networks into a portal to be analysed, modelled and used as raw material for new environmental services. New measurement technologies will be developed to support the versatile nature of the platform. When data and tools are easily accessible, innovations can be generated from the platform, which consists of shared environmental data with embedded quality. Figure 3. MMEA Platform. One application of the MMEA platform is an indoor air quality pilot. The pilot provides new tools for building stakeholders for better control over indoor environment and improved energy effi ciency. The pilot gives them the possibility to benchmark their buildings and to optimise their energy use. The service is based on the MMEA platform that enables connectivity with many diff erent data sources, data transformation, calculation and messaging services and data storage. Providers of measurement systems and services can with only one mediator connect to this open source platform and give access to their measurement data to various information service providers and end users. Volume 10 M€/a for 2010–2015 About CLIC The core of CLIC Innovation Ltd comprises the thirty world-leading companies of their own branch and the most significant national scientific institutions (17), to which bioeconomy and cleantech are the main business drivers and source of scientific inspiration. MMEA Factsheet July 2015 Figure4. MMEAindoorairqualitypilot,VTTDigitaloinEspoo,Finland WWW.MMEA.FI Commercial aspects MMEA platform Application ENVITORI Data sources and processing MMEA TESTBED Techincal basis MMEA FRAMEWORK END USERSENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING APPLICATIONS 1