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Short bio
I am a Senior Scientist in the Energy Transition team at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, with over a decade of experience in energy industry, energy markets, urban energy systems, and carbon neutral technologies from renewables to nuclear. In my work I combine both technical insight and strong business and market understanding, including experience in venture development and evaluating start-ups for growth and upscaling potential. I am passionate about developing, creating, and collaborating with people to help lead the way to achieve a sustainable energy future. I am currently connecting research, innovation and business in several ongoing projects and pursuing a PhD in Aalto University in the Department of Energy Technology in the topic of decarbonization pathways of district heating. My research focuses on energy transition strategies with an economic perspective and enabling companies, cities and public actors to succeed in energy transition.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Engineering, Master, Master of Science (Tech.), Aalto University, School of Engineering
Award Date: 24 Nov 2015
Skills and expertise
- Energy transition
- District Heating
- Carbon Neutral
- SMR
- Heat Pumps
- Heat Storage
- Energy System Modelling
- Negative Emissions Technologies
- District Cooling
- Techno-economics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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REPower-CEST: Clean Energy System Transition (REPower-CEST)
Koljonen, T. (Participant), Lindroos, T. J. (Participant), Similä, L. (Manager), Halonen, M. (Participant), Koponen, K. (Participant), Aittoniemi, E. (Participant), Ala-Juusela, M. (Participant), Cole, C. (Participant), Correia, S. (Participant), Eerolainen, L. (Participant), Forsström, J. (Participant), Gutierrez, A. W. (Participant), Hiltunen, P. (Participant), Ikonen, J.-P. (Participant), Ikäheimo, J. (Participant), Jasiunas, J. (Participant), Jokinen, T. (Participant), Järnefelt, V. (Participant), Kanto, T. (Participant), Karlsson, T. (Participant), Kirppu, H. (Participant), Koreneff, G. (Participant), Kurki, S. (Participant), Lauhkonen, A. (Participant), Lehtilä, A. (Participant), Markkanen, J. (Participant), Niemi, A. (Participant), Rämä, M. (Participant), Sassi, J. (Participant), Sundqvist, H. (Participant), Vainikainen, S. (Participant), Vainio, T. (Participant), Åkerman, M. (Participant) & Åman, R. (Participant)
1/01/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Finnish government project
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SPARCs: Sustainable energy Positive & zero cARbon CommunitieS
Hukkalainen, M. (Manager), Reda, F. (Manager), Klobut, K. (Participant), Fatima, Z. (Participant), Piira, K. (Participant), Cronhjort, Y. (Participant), Ikonen, V. (Participant), Huovila, A. (Participant), Kazi, S. (Participant), Ranta, M. (Participant), Hajduk, P. (Participant), Abdurafikov, R. (Participant), Grönroos, E. (Participant), Laitinen, A. (Participant), Kirppu, H. (Participant), Ala-Juusela, M. (Participant) & Wallin, A. (Participant)
1/10/19 → 30/09/24
Project: EU project
Research output
- 2 Article
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Evaluation of Life Cycle CO2 Emissions for the LDR-50 Nuclear District Heating Reactor
Sokka, L., Kirppu, H. & Leppänen, J., Jul 2024, In: Energies. 17, 13, 3250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Multicriteria evaluation of carbon-neutral heat-only production technologies for district heating
Kirppu, H., Lahdelma, R. & Salminen, P., 5 Feb 2018, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 130, p. 466-476Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
30 Citations (Scopus)