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Clewat was chosen to The Top 25 most innovative start-ups by the Nordic Cleantech Open

For 10 years the Nordic Cleantech competition has served as an observation tower for the up and coming cleantech innovation trends that will support the transition to a low carbon reality. The 10th Edition of the Nordic Cleantech Open received 139 applications from all corners of the Nordics and the Baltics, and now the Top […]

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Recycling expert Marko Kärkkäinen recognised as Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Clewat´s CCO Marko Kärkkäinen has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Fellows past and present include Sir David Attenborough, Dame Judi Dench, Charles Dickens, Stephen Hawking, Baroness Helena Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, Karl Marx and Adam Smith. “I am absolutely delighted to have been awarded this Fellowship. It means a great deal

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Summer greetings from Clewat – share issue is still open until 30.6

In the middle of the summer Clewat has got some happy news: Our company has been chosen to the PortXL program to Rotterdam, Netherlands. PortXL is a significant meeting point for port industry and innovative companies. The purpose of it is to make port industry smarter, greener and more sustainable. During the six years of

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Harmful plants from water systems to the land for utilization

One of today´s water problems, in addition to plastic and oil spills, is the spread of harmful plants. Minor overgrowths is part of the natural development of shallow lakes, but due to human activities, change is many times quicker than in the natural state. Due to human activities, water systems become eutrophic, which leads to

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Clewat Oy launched a share issue

Clewat, which is manufacturing water cleaning vessels and environmental friendly snow-melting machines, launched a share issue. The share issue aims to raise additional capital of approximately 2 million euros. The share issue was launched 3.6. The funds, raised in the share issue, will support the international growth and product development of Clewat. The purpose is

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Oil spill response with Clewat´s vessels

Marine litter, harmful vegetation and oil is collected with Clewat´s multipurpose vessels. Most attention is paid to the plastic problems of the seas but also consequences of oil accidents are long lasting and difficult. The world´s current energy system is highly depended on shipping. For example, about half of the crude oil produced in 2010,

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Plastic captures the seas of our planet

Most of us has surely seen pictures of birds and animals, who have been caught by plastic. These depressing photos around our planet doesn´t seem to have a real effect on humans, because the consumption and manifacturing of plastic still keeps growing. At the same rate, the release of plastic into nature is increasing. The

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”Let´s go day by day” – Erkki Heikkilä

The builder of Clewat´s vessels, Erkki, is one of those people, who have water instead of blood in their veins. He knows different kinds of boats like his own pockets and has always enjoyed boating. His work with boats for more than thirty years has taught a lot. He has been repairing the sailboats of

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”We need to find a way to make an impact” – Keijo Säilynoja

Clewat´s managing director is clearly a team player, both literally and figuratively. His earlier life was filled with sports- and banking-focused days and the current job is totally different. But there is also something common – work is still like a team playing together. “This area is totally new for me. During this year I

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” Sea is a big part of my identity” – Juha-Pekka Parkas

Juha-Pekka started his work at Clewat only few weeks ago and immediately interviewer wanted to talk with him. He has done his career as a design engineer and continues at Clewat with the same theme, designing the vessel. “I had been following the work of Clewat from the side, it has aroused interest locally in

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