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Overcoming bottlenecks in green energy transition


Full of potential, but also presenting complex challenges, what does green energy transition require from companies? VTT's new guide presents five bottlenecks and the latest solutions to make the change successful.

Our energy system is facing an inevitable transition: fighting against climate change requires cleaner and more affordable energy production, as well as finding more efficient ways to distribute and use energy.

A new energy system is already developing rapidly, and companies want to move towards the growth opportunities. However, the journey is not without challenges.  

Five bottlenecks and how to solve them

  1. New dynamics challenge the operation of the energy system
  2. Conflicts between sustainability impacts
  3. Integration and complexity are 
    challenging our energy resilience
  4. Limited availability of critical raw materials
    slows down the green transition
  5. Today's decisions will impact
    future generation

The 45-page guide presents three solutions for each of these. For each solution, we describe the practical actions with timetables for putting the solutions into use and bringing them to the market.

From resilient districts and building-as-a-battery concepts to hydrogen and SMR for local energy production, this guide is based on world-class research and innovation from VTT together with its specialist partners.

Future-proof your strategy for the green transition.

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Writers

 

Tuula Mäkinen – Lead, Green electrification

Antti Arasto – Vice President, Industrial energy and hydrogen

Jussi Manninen – Executive Vice President, Carbon neutral solutions

We have compiled this publication using the contributions of several experts of VTT.

 

Contributors

 

Ari Aalto – Vice President, Mobility and transport

Edgar Bohner – Vice President, Smart energy and built environment

Olli Himanen – Research Team Leader, Hydrogen production

Kirsi Hyytinen – Research Team Leader, Future-proof societies

Heidi Kirppu – Senior Scientist, Urban energy systems

Päivi Kivikytö-Reponen – Research Team Leader, Industrial circular economy

Tomi Lindroos – Research Team Leader, Sustainable material design

Kari Mäki – Research Professor, Smart energy systems

Sampo Mäkikouri – Research Scientist, Carbon-efficient industry

Kaarle Mäkinen – Business Development Manager, Carbon neutral solutions

Tommi Nyman – Lead, LDR Commercialisation

Mikko Pihlatie – Research Professor, Electrification of transport

Eetu Pilli-Sihvola – Lead, Digitalisation of transport

Pekka Pohjanne – Lead, Materials for new energy technologies

Elina Raivio – Head of Business Development, Carbon neutral solutions

Petra Raussi – Senior Scientist, Smart grids

Jari Shemeikka – Research Team Leader, Urban energy systems

Eemeli Tsupari – Principal Scientist, Carbon-efficient industry

Ville Tulkki – Lead, SMR technologies

Laura Wendling – Research Team Leader, Nature-based solutions

 

About VTT

VTT is a visionary research, development and innovation partner for companies and the society. We bring together people, business, science and technology to solve the biggest challenges of our time. This is how we create sustainable growth, jobs and wellbeing and bring exponential hope.

VTT is one of the leading research organisations in Europe, and we have 80 years of experience in cutting-edge research and science-based results. Our more than 2,000 professionals work to develop systemic and technological solutions that can bring about fundamental transformation.

We promise to always think beyond the obvious.

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