Downloaded from Helda, University of Helsinki institutional repository. This is an electronic reprint of the original article. Regarding the energy transition, energy savings have been made and use of Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has increased; both changes can be measurable. Other tangible advances can be seen in the reduction of energy
READ MOREBioenergy plays a key role in Finland''s climate and energy policy. Forestry biomass is a key source of electricity and heat, and biofuels play a central role in supporting energy
READ MOREand widely known energy transition, the German Energiewende, or the shift away from nuclear energy and towards renewable energy and enhancing energy efficiency, is debated in Finland in terms of the Energiewende''s impacts on Germany''s carbon neutrality and not, for example, as a case of grassroots activism and how that has
READ MOREAbstract. This chapter examines the role of law and policy in creating and facilitating energy transitions. At the most basic level, ''energy transition'' can be understood as a
READ MOREBioenergy plays a key role in Finland''s climate and energy policy. Forestry biomass is a key source of electricity and heat, and biofuels play a central role in supporting energy transition in the transport sector. Finland''s plan to achieve carbon neutrality also relies on increasing carbon removals from LULUCF to offset remaining emissions.
READ MORESYKE Publications 5 Transition towards zero energy buildings 9 Finland is an interesting country, because the energy consumption per capita is the second highest in the EU and double the EU energy consumption average. Energy intensive industry is one major factor be - hind the high level of energy use in Finland.
READ MOREFarm Power: How a New Business Model Impacts the Energy Transition in Finland . Energy Research & Social Science . 2020 Jul;65:101484. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101484 Powered by Pure, Scopus & Elsevier Fingerprint Engine™
READ MOREanssi.paalanen (at) businessfinland . +358 400 597 866. The CETPartnership aims to empower the clean energy transition and contribute to the EU''s goal of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, by pooling national and regional RDTI funding for a broad variety of technologies and system solutions required to make the transition.
READ MOREcipants construct transitions in the Finnish energy sector. 1. Introduction Energy transitions towards low-carbon systems have become a high-priority policy issue globally. Advancing such transitions is a complex or even ''wicked'' task (Rotmans and Loorbach, 2009; Haukkala, 2019), in particular as transitions are multi-scalar in
READ MORE1 The German energy transition in the British, Finnish and Hungarian news media Miklós Antal*, Department of Social Research Methodology, Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary. Kamilla Karhunmaa, Environmental Policy Research Group, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland. *Corresponding author.
READ MOREHelen, the City of Helsinki''s energy company, is accelerating the transition to carbon neutral energy production by closing the coal-fired Salmisaari power
READ MOREHelsinki and Tornio are emerging as important hubs in the hydrogen ecosystem. Helen, the energy utility of the City of Helsinki, in April announced it has
READ MOREAbstract. This study focuses on how a hybrid actor challenges dominant expectations about markets and rules by creating a novel business model, Farm Power, that links locally produced small-scale
READ MORECitizens'' images of a sustainable energy transition Vainio, Annukka Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 2019-09-15 Total energy consumption in Finland by energy source 1970e2017 [13]. A. Vainio et al. / Energy 183 (2019) 606e616 607. Renewable energy is increasing its share and there is budding
READ MOREFinland has received significant research funding of EUR 14 million from the EU to speed up the transition to a clean energy system. The REPower-CEST project
READ MOREnuclear energy and towards renewable energy and enhancing energy efficiency, is debated in Finland in terms of the Energiewende''s impacts on Germany''s
READ MOREBeyond fossils, an energy transition model based on open and technology neutral clean heating auctions, paving up the path to carbon neutral Helsinki in a flexible and innovation enabling way. Smart Salt City, a solution that melds a novel thermochemical energy storage and artificial intelligence with commercially available
READ MOREThe CETPartnership aims to empower the clean energy transition and contribute to the EU''s goal of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, by pooling national and regional RDTI funding for a broad variety of technologies and system solutions required to make the transition. There are 55 national and regional funding organizations.
READ MOREAn energy transition arena was held in Finland in 2017 by the Smart Energy Transition research project in order to engage key change makers in the field in a co-creative visioning process (Hyysalo et al., 2019; Matschoss et al., 2020). The transition arena methodology is based on the theoretical
READ MORERegarding the energy transition, energy savings have been made and use of Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has increased; both changes can be measurable. Other tangible
READ MORETransition towards a decentralised energy system: Analysing prospects for innovation facilitation and regime destabilisation in Finland. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 31 (9): 1003-1015. DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2019.1582765 View at
READ MOREprimary energy and produce more than 70 % of global anthropogenic carbon emissions. I study the contemporary practices and policies for energy transition to carbon neutrality in the Helsinki Metropolitan area as a case to demonstrate how local level climate and energy strategies, as well as
READ MORE1 The German energy transition in the British, Finnish and Hungarian news media Miklós Antal*, Department of Social Research Methodology, Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary. Kamilla Karhunmaa, Environmental Policy Research Group, Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland. *Corresponding author.
READ MOREAbstract. This study focuses on how a hybrid actor challenges dominant expectations about markets and rules by creating a novel business model, Farm Power, that links locally produced small
READ MOREThe IEA regularly conducts in-depth peer reviews of the energy policies of its member countries. This process supports energy policy development and encourages the exchange of international best practices and experiences to help drive secure and affordable clean energy transitions. Finland has set one of the most ambitious climate targets in
READ MOREThe sharp rise in energy prices has made energy-saving measures increasingly important at the University of Helsinki, much like in the rest of society. The rise in prices will be seen in the electricity and district heating bills paid by the University, in addition to which concerns have been raised about the sufficiency of energy in society as
READ MOREEnergy transition is the process of transforming currently used fossil fuel based energy practices to low carbon emissions producing clean and renewable energy utilization practices. Low carbon energy transition to carbon neutrality, a multi-faceted process, aims to reduce carbon emissions, which also helps to create a balanced relationship between
READ MOREBy 2030, the 1.5°C-aligned energy transition promises the creation of close to 85 million additional energy transition-related jobs compared to 2019 and support a boost in global gross domestic product (GDP). The additional 26.5 million jobs in renewables and 58.3 million extra jobs in energy efficiency, power grids and flexibility, and
READ MOREThis year could be critical to China''s stated goal of peaking CO2 emissions before 2030. Although Beijing''s climate envoy said at COP28 that the country was still calculating which year it might peak, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Helsinki-based think tank, projects that China may have reached the
READ MOREClean energy solutions require systematic support 19.2.2019; Towards 100% fossil-free Helsinki 9.1.2019; Challenges to be solved in the transition towards clean energy system 31.12.2018; Clean electricity production must increase massively to replace fossil fuel combustion 7.12.2018; Finnish energy system can be made 100% fossil free 5.12.2018
READ MOREFinland plans to achieve carbon neutrality by maintaining a high share of nuclear energy, increasing the role of renewables in power generation and heat production, improving energy efficiency, and
READ MOREFinland''s forests, which historically offset significant greenhouse gas emissions, have become a net emissions source. A continued push towards the energy transition is
READ MOREThe Facts. China is both the world''s largest carbon emitter, responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the runaway leader in driving renewables deployment. Even as it expands its coal fleet, China''s massive manufacturing capacity could potentially speed up the world''s energy transition: Solar panels, lithium-ion
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