Project Impact, Investments and Pilots
This page publishes information on all upcoming, ongoing, and completed project procurements.
The most significant positive environmental impacts of The Accelerating Climate Solutions (ACE LIFE) project arise from the ACE LIFE consortium’s greenhouse gas reduction investments and from the related financing, policy, training and communication activities that aim to scale up these solutions.
The project contributes to the objectives of the EU LIFE Programme by promoting investments, and by developing and piloting key emission reduction solutions. The ACE LIFE consortium’s work packages focus on low-emission logistics and machinery, electrification of industrial processes, and the development of value chains for plant-based proteins and paludiculture (wetland cultivation).
The project builds a strong knowledge base, strengthens competencies and disseminates best practices to support the wider implementation of climate actions.
Key Figures and Impact Indicators
- Total project budget: €20 million
- Share of investments and pilots: approx. €5.4 million
- Target for direct emission reductions: approx. 22,000 tCO₂e, corresponding to about 0.04% of Finland’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2022
- Emission reductions will be reported to the EU in the following categories: heavy transport, machinery, industry, agriculture and LULUCF
- Scaling Impact Indicators (Targets to be achieved by 2030, compared with the 2022 baseline)
- Additional corporate partner investments in emission reductions in the Effort Sharing sector: €20 million
- Replication of pilots and investments: 50 cases
- Project contributions to government or national strategies and plans: 5 cases
- Increase in climate finance: +€3 billion in loans and private capital, +€2 billion in public funding and subsidies
- Catalytic emission reduction target: approx. 950,000 tCO₂e
- In addition, several communication and training-related impact indicators have been defined for the project.
Investments and Pilots
Charging Infrastructure
- Ahola Transport plc and Plugit Finland Ltd – Heavy-duty electric charging station and battery storage, Naantali (Southwest Finland). Budget: approx. €1.1 million. Status: Completed. (See ACE CASE article on the investment and pilot at hiilineutraalisuomi.fi)
- UPM-Kymmene plc – Electric charging station at Pietarsaari mill site (Alholma sawmill, Ostrobothnia). Budget: approx. €80 000. Status: Completed.
- Metsä Group – Heavy-duty electric charging station at Kemi mill site (Lapland). Budget: approx. €350 000. Status: Ongoing 2024–2025.
Heavy Transport
- Ahola Transport plc – Electric truck on the route Hämeenlinna – Jönköping (Sweden).
Budget: approx. €270 000. Status: Completed. Emission reduction: ~100 tCO₂/year compared to a diesel truck (approx. 100 000 km/year). (See ACE CASE article at hiilineutraalisuomi.fi) - Ahola Transport plc – Biogas-powered long-haul truck on the route Hämeenlinna – Jönköping (Sweden). Budget: approx. €150 000. Status: Completed. Emission reduction: ~100 tCO₂/year.
- Tuoretie Ltd – Pilot of biomethane truck transport on routes Seinäjoki – Jyväskylä – Oulu – Valkeakoski – Vantaa. Budget: approx. €800 000 (including later pilots with electric trucks). Status: Ongoing since 2024. Emission reduction: approx. 1 000 tCO₂/year for five biogas trucks (~200 tCO₂ per truck per year; approx. 200 000 km/truck/year).
- Metsähallitus Forestry Ltd – Pilot of biomethane truck transport on the route Ylitornio – Pello (Lapland). Budget: approx. €160 000 (includes later pilots for low-emission machinery). Status: Starting 2025. Emission reduction: approx. 320 tCO₂/year (direct) and ~400 tCO₂e/year (lifecycle) compared with 150 000 litres of diesel (driving distance ~150 000 km/year, heavier timber loads increase energy consumption).
- Pohjaset Logistics Ltd – Electric truck and trailer, Kemi (Lapland). Budget: approx. €400 000. Status: Planned 2026.
Machinery and Industrial Processes
- Kajaanin Romu Ltd – Electric material-handling excavator, Kajaani (Kainuu).
Budget: approx. €310 000. Status: Completed. Emission reduction: approx. 215 tCO₂/year compared with 80 000 litres of light fuel oil. - Stora Enso plc – Piloting of electric terminal machinery, Imatra (South Karelia) and Anjalankoski mill site, Kouvola (Kymenlaakso). Budget: approx. €100 000. Status: Starting 2025.
- Stora Enso plc – Piloting and development of machinery energy efficiency through operator training, operational optimisation and control-system data development, Ilomantsi and Juuka (North Karelia), Luumäki (South Karelia) and Savonlinna (South Savo). Budget: approx. €50 000. Status: Starting 2025.
- UPM-Kymmene plc – Electric forklift, charging station and solar panels, Joroinen nursery (South Savo). Budget: approx. €260 000. Status: Starting 2025, forklift to be delivered in 2026. Emission reduction: approx. 20 tCO₂/year.
- Toijala Works Ltd – Design and piloting of electric log handler, Akaa (Pirkanmaa); pilot site to be confirmed. Budget: approx. €50 000 (design). Status: Pilot planned 2027.
- Linkosuo Bakery Ltd – Electric steam boiler and heat recovery from production process, Kangasala (Pirkanmaa). Budget: approx. €670 000. Status: Upcoming.
Paludiculture (Wetland Cultivation)
- Kiteen Mato ja Multa Ltd – Production-line and harvesting investments for manufacturing soil and growth media from reed plants, Kitee (North Karelia).
Budget: approx. €330 000. Status: Ongoing / Greenhouse pilot planned 2027. - Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) – Cultivation of reed-like plants on 180 ha in cooperation with landowners. Agreements by 8/2025: approx. 61 ha (North Karelia region). Budget: approx. €180 000. Status: Ongoing since 2025 / full 180 ha target not expected to be achieved. Emission reduction (estimate): approx. 610 tCO₂e/year for 61 ha (would increase if full 180 ha realised).
Procurements and Tenders
All procurements under the EU LIFE project are conducted through competitive tendering. Offers are evaluated based on quality and the requirements specified in the call for tenders.
Below is a list of ongoing and upcoming procurements exceeding €25 000 in value.
*Procurements may be carried out as several smaller contracts.
Ongoing
- Finnish Environment Institute (Syke): ACE CASE production* – €60 000
- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke): Dams and other materials for rewetting peat soils – €177 583
- Kiteen Mato ja Multa Ltd: Packaging line – €100 000; leasing of cutting machinery (150 ha) – €150 000; raw material (reed biomass for growing media) – €80 000
- Metsä Group: Transparent real-time CO₂-emission reporting – €50 000; piloting low-emission energy solutions in terminals, transport services and forestry machinery – €100 000
- Metsähallitus Forestry Ltd: Piloting of electric and/or biogas services for forestry, harvesting and transport; forestry machinery and harvesters – €100 000
- Pohjaset Logistics Ltd: Electric truck for roundwood transport – €400 000. The competition closes on December 1, 2025. More detailed information about the competitive tendering can be found on the Pohjaset Logistics website in Finnish (pohjaset.com)
Upcoming
- Linkosuo Bakery Ltd: Equipment investment to replace oil and natural gas with electricity in food production processes – €618 000
- Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom): Studies and reports supporting project objectives (e.g. hydrogen economy and economic impacts in transport) – €40 000
- World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Finland: Production of communication materials and tools on sustainable diets – €60 000
- Toijala Works Ltd: Hydraulic-system design – €50 000
ACE CASEs
Within the Accelerating Climate efforts and Investments (ACE LIFE) project, ACE CASEs are produced to showcase project pilots and the best practices emerging from them.
The purpose of the ACE CASEs is to inspire, challenge preconceptions and encourage different stakeholders to invest in emission-reduction solutions.
The ACE CASEs focus particularly on plant-based protein production, paludiculture, heavy transport, and industrial electrification pilots.
Below is a list of the ACE CASEs that have been translated into English. The full list can be found from the site in Finnish.
