/en/listing/443041/feed News listing en /en/news/new-textbook-by-mika-jarvinen-and-hanna-paulomaki-guides-engineers-toward-a-sustainable-energy Mon, 19 May 2025 12:32:04 +0000 Laura Vaherkoski 1315243 at /en How should the education of energy engineers change to support not only climate goals but also ecological and social sustainability? The newly published textbook Designing Renewable Energy Systems within Planetary Boundaries offers answers to the question. Energy solutions Sustainability Teaching ecology energy energy systems energy technics Research & Art Studies Pariskunta kävelee polulla, jota ympäröivät koivut ja vehreä kasvillisuus. /en/news/a-digital-twin-in-the-mining-industry-gets-a-machine-learning-boost Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:46:10 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1309797 at /en Optimizing and visualizing the mining process requires combining physics and data-driven approaches. Energy solutions Collaboration Digitalisation and AI Materials and natural resources Research Technology and engineering Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) VTT artificial intelligence machine learning minerals optimisation process industry research Cooperation Research & Art 3D graph showing time-lag prediction performance with peaks rising from blue to red, representing error rates. /en/news/lignin-a-sustainable-solution-for-future-energy-storage Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:04:14 +0000 Virpi Raski 1307872 at /en Transforming from a fossil-based to a bio-based economy, we need alternative solutions for both fuels and biobased chemicals and materials. Lignin is a promising bio-based compound produced as a side stream in biorefineries. It has the potential to replace fossil-based chemicals and materials in resins and energy storage applications. Energy solutions battery technology biorefineries Research & Art Lasilautasella on kasa tummanruskeaa jauhetta valkoisella pinnalla. /en/news/building-better-infrared-sensors Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:59:21 +0000 Niina Norjamäki 1287336 at /en New innovation significantly boosts sensor responsivity Energy solutions Research Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering nano nanomaterials Press releases Research & Art Uusi aiempaa herkempi infrapunasensori tuo hyötyjä moneen eri teknologiaan. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Xiaolong Liu /en/news/14-projects-selected-for-seed-funding-to-boost-collaboration-between-aalto-ku-leuven-and-university Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:24:35 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1271336 at /en The funded projects lay the groundwork for future joint research endeavors, reinforcing the strategic partnership’s goal to fostering impactful and interdisciplinary collaboration. 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Photo: Unto Rautio /en/news/research-funding-to-develop-energy-efficient-computing-and-early-diagnostics-of-corneal-diseases Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:21:16 +0000 Anne Tapanainen 1266601 at /en The funding granted by the Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation for two Aalto projects totals nearly 1.3 million euros Energy solutions Research Research & Art On the background, white radiant lines over a black bacground and only hair and shoulder of a person passing by visible /en/news/revolution-in-ev-battery-recycling-new-approach-sees-skyrocketing-gains-in-lithium-recovery Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:43:44 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1249251 at /en Energy researchers have developed a safe and environmentally friendly way to recycle the batteries used in electric vehicles Energy solutions Entrepreneurship Sustainability Technology and engineering electric cars energy energy technics Press releases Research & Art Valkoinen sähköauto latauksessa /en/news/ammonia-a-new-green-energy-solution-research-project-receives-eu25-million-in-funding Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:37:48 +0000 Laura Vaherkoski 1228471 at /en Ammonia is a promising alternative fuel for the marine industry and for storing green hydrogen, but there are many question marks over its use. Energy solutions Technology and engineering Research energy seafaring marine technology hydrogen economy green hydrogen Press releases A ship in the sea /en/news/prof-yaolin-xu-combines-physics-and-chemistry-for-better-batteries Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:21:13 +0000 Ville Heirola 1223276 at /en Newly appointed Assistant Professor Xu looks to build up his lab and team at the Department of Applied Physics to pursue better batteries for a sustainable future in energy storage. Energy solutions Materials and natural resources Research Sustainability Technology and engineering battery technology material science physics Appointments Research & Art Photo of prof. Yaolin Xu by Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University. /en/news/sushant-passi-in-the-future-we-will-see-human-to-human-interaction-as-a-luxury Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:42:55 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1180291 at /en 'In 2050, we will be likely be promoting human to human interaction. It is now perhaps getting a bit sidelined, but it is irreplaceable.' Aalto stories Digitalisation and AI Energy solutions Innovations Campus Sustainability Materials and natural resources Design Teaching Studies Services Arts and design Art and Creative Practices Technology and engineering Research Collaboration University Aaltogether Design Factory Product Development Project (PdP) student projects Masters of Art business cooperation Cooperation Sushant Passi, kuva: George Atanassov /en/news/energy-consumption-at-swimming-halls-can-be-cut-by-up-to-a-third-thanks-to-a-new-tool Fri, 07 Jun 2024 07:01:37 +0000 Niina Norjamäki 1099846 at /en The tool, developed by researchers at Aalto University, is intended for the project and pre-planning phase of new swimming halls and for planning the renovations of old ones. Energy solutions Technology and engineering Research Department of Civil Engineering construction Press releases Research & Art Uimahalli. Kuva: Pixabay /en/news/seed-funding-available-to-boost-collaboration-between-aalto-ku-leuven-and-university-of-helsinki Thu, 16 May 2024 11:10:56 +0000 Hanna-Mari Ylinen 1074981 at /en Aalto University, KU Leuven and the University of Helsinki launch the 2nd exploratory seed funding call to explore research collaboration possibilities. The funding call is open until 10 September 2024. Energy solutions Arts and design Collaboration Digitalisation and AI Global business dynamics Health and wellbeing Living environments Materials and natural resources Research Sustainability University funding calls fundings Research & Art Three female students studying /en/news/economist-a-natural-resource-tax-on-hydropower-would-generate-revenue-and-improve-the-state-of-the Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:48:39 +0000 Susanna Rosin 1011156 at /en A natural resource tax would be a way to distribute the costs of environmental protection so that they would not fall solely on electricity consumers Energy solutions Research Department of Economics Professors of Practice aaltobizresearch aaltobizsustainability sustainability Press releases Research & Art Kuvassa näkyy Kauppakorkeakoulun työelämäprofessori Iivo Vehviläinen ulkona metsässä. /en/news/doctoral-level-expertise-is-needed-as-abb-is-engineering-the-energy-transition Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:46:51 +0000 Katja Lahti 991391 at /en Joint doctoral research projects between Aalto University and ABB are training scientists to develop the cutting-edge products needed in the future. Energy solutions Business and economics Innovations Sustainability alumni doctoral education Cooperation University Eemeli Mölsä saa tohtorinhatun /en/news/nordic-joint-project-aims-to-eliminate-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-marine-traffic Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:22:51 +0000 Riitta Särkisilta-Lundberg 992701 at /en The research project develop renewable fuels suitable for ships' combustion engines. Energy solutions marine technology Research & Art Aalto University /en/news/aiming-for-emission-free-pulping-forest-industry-and-scientific-community-join-forces Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:05:00 +0000 Virpi Raski 991701 at /en The Emission Free Pulping program aims to significantly reduce biomass burning and increase the product yield of wood material used for pulping from approximately 50% to around 70%. Energy solutions Sustainability Technology and engineering Business Finland Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems FinnCERES School of Chemical Engineering chemical technology forests sustainability wood refinement chemistry Cooperation puuhaketta /en/news/funding-to-research-project-focusing-on-biotechnological-co2-valorization Tue, 16 Jan 2024 07:00:02 +0000 Anniina Reponen 991601 at /en Professor Silvan Scheller and Professor Paula Jouhten from the School of Chemical Engineering have received 1 081 000 euro funding from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. Energy solutions Sustainability Research Research & Art Professor Paula Jouhten and Professor Silvan Scheller /en/news/district-heating-customers-and-companies-could-benefit-from-better-services Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:45:50 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 990666 at /en District heat providers should do more to heed their customers' wishes, and both stand to gain. Energy solutions defences of doctoral theses Research & Art Vantaan Energian kaukolämpölaitos /en/news/five-things-everyone-should-know-about-cooling-and-ventilation Wed, 03 Jan 2024 12:07:31 +0000 Minna Hölttä 986931 at /en How do we keep our houses cool when summers are getting hotter? Is it worth using a natural ventilation system? Is air-conditioning the same as cooling? Professor Risto Kosonen offers some tips for managing indoor air temperature in your home. Energy solutions Living environments energy construction Research & Art ³¢Ã¤³¾±èö±è²¹³Ù³Ù±ð°ù¾± /en/news/sustainable-construction-turned-school-of-business-into-pleasant-functional-space Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:46:26 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 978356 at /en The School of Business building is heated with 74 geothermal wells Energy solutions Campus Sustainability University School of Business aaltobizsustainability energy energy efficiency geotechnics solar cells solar energy sustainability Campus Aalto University School of Business exterior February 2019 Photo: Mikko Raskinen