Tallinn University of Technology

Oil Shale Competence Center

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About the Center

Oil shale has been systematically investigated in Ida-Virumaa since 1958 year, when Oil Shale Scientinfic-Research Institute was established in Kohtla-Järve. Fuels Technology Research-Testing Laboratory works in Virumaa College of TalTech as the descendant of the former Kohtla-Järve Oil Shale Institute.

Oil Shale Competence Center (OSCC) was established on the basis of the laboratory as a structural unit of Viruma College of TTU on the 25th of January 2011.  

Oil Shale Competence Center is research-development center, which offers services to the companies and public sector primarily in the field of oil shale and chemistry.

Competence Center:

  •     offers development and laboratory services;
  •     offers business services to the companies of another technical fields;
  •     carries out scientific researches in its sphere of action.  

VISION

  •     to be internationally acknowledged leader of oil shale and other bound natural resources worthy use;
  •     to be internationally acknowledged scientific-development center and services' supplier in the field of oil shale chemistry;
  •     independent expert in the field of oil shale;
  •     domain relevant entrepreneurship and region development promoter.

BOARD

  • KALLE PIRK, Chairman of the Board, Head of Sustainable Chemical Technologies Competence Centre  
  • OLGA PIHL, TalTech School of Engineering Virumaa College, Laboratory of Fuels Technology, Head of Laboratory
  • ALLAN NIIDU, TalTech School of Engineering Virumaa College, Professor
  • ALLAN VIIL, Enefit Industry AS, Chief Surveyor
  • INDREK AARNA, Viru Keemia Grupp AS, Head of Department for Development
  • PILLE SÖÖT, Ida-Viru Enterprise Centre, Management board member
  • EVE EAST, Association of Local Authorities Ida-Viru County, Chairman of the management board
  • HEITI HÄÄL, Kiviõli Keemiatööstuse OÜ, Member of the supervisory board
  • HANNES REINULA, Enefit Industry AS, Management board member
  • DMITRI SUŠTŠIK, TalTech School of Engineering Virumaa College, Laboratory of Fuels Technology, senior chemical engineer

Structure of the Competence Center

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