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of the STH hub ’ s output . A new , modern Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy training centre , Customer Expertise Centres for remote operational support , predictive maintenance solutions , and the development of new digital innovations will have a central role in supporting customers to optimise their operations and to accelerate decarbonisation .
In Mr . Kytölä ’ s assessment , approximately one ship in three sailing the seas right now have been equipped with Wärtsilä technology .

The idea is to go onwards together in the fields of research and projects .
GOING FOR COOPERATION
The centre acts also as a global ecosystem of collaboration by inviting customers , partner companies and academia to incubate , test and validate ideas .
” The idea is to go onwards together in the fields of research and projects . The
STH hub also has a Partner Campus in which universities or other cooperative partners can test possible new technology innovations for the future ,” says Kytölä .
” The University of Vaasa is one of our main partners , having a campus near here .”
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