The Company
Building skills and knowledge – backed by world leading organisations
Flexens aim to become a world leading project development company for advanced sustainable and flexible energy systems. Initially we develop and implement a full society scale demo based on the FLEXe concept on the Åland Islands.
The demo project is named Smart Energy Åland. In developing and implementing the solution for Åland, Flexens will create an unrivalled and unique skills and knowledge base.
Contact
Berndt Schalin +358 40 842 9469 berndt.schalin@flexens.com
Flexens vision
To become a market leading company for project development in the RES energy system sector, based on the following core competence areas:
In depth understanding of RES based energy systems with several market players
- Focus on renewables integration – with interaction and storage technologies at the core.
- Development of new market models based on local legislation mandate.
- Implementation of a new flexibility trading platform.
- Participate in creating new technology companies e.g. to offer new digital services.
Project development for multi-technology integrated RES systems based on competencies in
- Concept development for market-based smart energy systems.
- Project Management.
- Investment planning, feasibility studies, funding and financing.
Flexens owners
We are backed by a solid group of owners, and a multi year R&D&I project into smart energy and smart grid solutions.









Clic Innovation owners
CLIC Innovation is an open innovation cluster with the mission of creating breakthrough solutions in bioeconomy, circular economy and energy systems. CLIC Innovation coordinates R&D&I project portfolios to construct systemic solutions which are beyond the resources of individual operators.
The cluster is a cross-organizational fast-moving network. The shareholders of the nonprofit CLIC Innovation Ltd include 30 companies and 16 universities and research institutions.


The Owner representatives assembled in Mariehamn to sign the shareholders agreement, in the picture: David Karlsson – Ålands Elandelslag, Jim Häggblom – Viking Line Buss, Camilla Gunell – Energy minister and Deputy Head of the Government of Åland Islands, Johnny Lindström – Electrical safety, Government of Åland Islands, Dick Kronman – Clic Innovations, Berndt Schalin – Flexens, Henrik Lindqvist – Allwinds, Hannu Lepomäki – Clic Innovations, Jyrki Ovaska – Clic Innovations, Per Eriksson – Mariehamns elnät.
The Board



The benefits
By taking an active role in the energy transformation as the hub in a Public-Private-People -Partnership, Flexens will contribute to the success of the stakeholders in the societies where we operate.
Export led
growth
for the national community in the countries of the participants in the energy sector ecosystem.
- Flexens will be a potentially very significant growth company in both its home country - Finland - and the international markets.
- The participating industrial companies develop significant new international businesses with potential in markets worth billions of euros.
International profile and positive economic impact
for The Åland Island community
- Attractiveness as tourist destination.
- “A good place to live” – immigration.
- Potential new start-up companies.
- Work in the investment phase.
A step on the way to a carbon free energy system
fighting climate change
Competitiveness
and growth
for participating industrial companies
- The demo platform offers a unique opportunity to develop new products and concepts.
- This is a joint interest with the economic communities of the markets where they operate.
Timeline
Cooperation between Clic Innovation and Åland Government initiated.
ÅTEC Feasibility Study published, seminar.
Academic studies and reports:
Optimisation Perspectives in the Åland Energy Market
Master Thesis Julia Marie Leichthammer, Technische Universität Darmstadt
Scenarios for a sustainable energy system in the Åland Islands in 2030
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Åland Factsheet (in Finnish)
Tommy Jacobson, toimitusjohtaja, CLIC Innovation Oy
Creation of ecosystem of companies for implementation.
Demo Pitch
Tommy Jacobson, Pia Saari, Clic Innovations
Seminar at Parliament of Finland.
Presentation
Report: Strong today – stronger tomorrow. A new vision for Nordic Energy Co-operation
Jorma Ollila, Nordic Council of Ministers
Planning of system and launch of company for implementation.
Launch of Flexens Oy Ab – the company that will implement the demo, and commercialise the so created knowledge.
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In the media
In Swedish
Vi bidrar till Ålands fossilfria framtid i ett nytt bolag
Mariehamns Elnät, kundtidning nov 2018
Strävar till ett fossilfritt Åland
Nya Åland 21.09.2018
En lite speciell, till och med historisk dag
Ålandstidningen, 21.09.2018
Bolag bildas för smarta energisystem
Ålands Radio & TV, 20.09.2018
Allwind får stor roll i smart energi
Ålands Radio & TV, 21.12.2017
Livsmedelsstrategin och smart energisystem kopplas samman
Ålandstidningen, 20.12.2017
Samarbete kring energilösningar
Nya Åland, 20.12.2017
Grön energiteknik testas på Åland
Ålands Radio & TV 23.10.2017
Åland testplatform för ny energi
Ålands Radio & TV 24.08.2017
Världsunik satsning på hållbart Åland
Nya Åland 24.08.2017
Så ska Åland stoppa klimatförändringen
Ålandstidningen 24.08.2017
In Finnish
Smart Energy Åland – Ahvenanmaasta 100 % uusiutuvan energian kehitysympäristö
Kestävä Energiatalous, 01.11.2018
Uusi yhtiö yrittää siirtää Ahvenanmaan 100% uusiutuvaan energiaan
Tekniikka & Talous, 30.10.2018
Ahvenanmaasta Suomen seuraava vientimenestys?
YLE 25.3.2018
Tulevaisuuden älykäs energiajärjestelmä on Suomen vientivalttikortti
Mediaplanet, energiaopas 03/2018
Ahvenanmaasta älykkään energiajärjestelmän testialue?
Valtioneuvosto 23.10.2017
Ahvenanmaasta energiaomavarainen testialue
Turun Sanomat 02.10.2017
In English
Finland’s smart islands will trial short and long term storage from Pöyry
Energy Storage News 8.3.2018