The Flexible Clean Propulsion Technologies (Flex-CPT) project marked an important milestone with its 1st Review Meeting, held on 4–5 June 2025 at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. The event gathered more than 70 participants from industry, academia, and research organisations.
The two-day meeting provided a comprehensive review of the project’s technical progress and fostered lively dialogue between research and industry stakeholders. The first day featured plenary presentations from key industrial partners. The plenary session topics included Neste on marine and off-road highlights, Lumikko on challenges in thermal management, and Proventia on the future of exhaust aftertreatment control.
The technical sessions covered rapid prototyping methods in powertrain research and progress in liquid fuel storage, injection and ignition fundamentals, along with dedicated workshops focusing on marine and off-road applications. The second day continued with technical sessions on solutions for gas and dual-fuel engine concepts and developments in emission management, followed by laboratory tours at Aalto University and VTT.
Throughout the event, the consortium’s collaborative spirit was evident, as participants exchanged insights across marine and off-road applications, identified synergies, and reinforced Flex-CPT’s vision of an economically sustainable, zero-emission future for the transport sector. The laboratory visits at Aalto University and VTT further strengthened this spirit, giving participants an opportunity to connect the discussions with the experimental platforms that underpin the project’s research.