A5042034423- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Sustainable Industrial Ecology
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Research in Social Sciences
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Noise Effects and Management
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Renewable Energy and Sustainability
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
2010-2024
Finnish Environment Institute
2008-2024
Nano Carbon (Poland)
2020-2021
Scenario (Brazil)
2020-2021
University of Helsinki
2004-2007
Industrial symbiosis, representing resource sharing and byproduct use among colocated firms, is a key concept of industrial ecology. Local co-operation in symbioses can reduce raw material waste disposal, but energy flows extending outside symbiosis boundaries cause considerable environmental impacts. These external impacts are often ignored studies. In this study, we compared process, hybrid input−output life cycle assessment (LCA) approaches quantifying the overall forest situated...
Summary In view of recent studies the historical development and current status industrial symbiosis (IS), life cycle assessment (LCA) is proposed as a general framework for quantifying environmental performance by‐product exchange. Recent guidelines LCA (International Reference Life Cycle Data System [ILCD] guidelines) are applied to answer main research questions in IS literature reviewed. A typology five proposed: (1) analysis, (2) improvement, (3) expansion existing systems; (4) design...
Studies of industrial symbiosis (IS) focus on the physical flows materials and energy in local systems. In an ideal IS, waste material are shared or exchanged among actors system, thereby reducing consumption virgin inputs, likewise generation emissions. this study, environmental impacts ecosystem centered around a pulp paper mill operating as IS analyzed using life cycle assessment (LCA). The system is compared with two hypothetical reference systems which would operate isolation. Moreover,...
Abstract Within the past years, there has been a growing demand for sustainable, cost-efficient on-line sensing of chemical and physical properties locations products. Measuring products’ properties, such as temperature humidity, could improve product safety efficiency logistic operations. In future measurement food items also aid in reducing wastage. The aim this study was to calculate life cycle environment impacts logger, hereafter called smart label, primarily targeted monitoring packed...
Abstract Printed and hybrid integrated electronics produced from recycled renewable materials can reduce the depletion of limited material resources while obtaining energy savings in small electronic applications their storage. In this work, bio-based poly(lactic acid) (PLA) polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) were fabricated film extrusion process utilized as a substrate ultra-thin organic photovoltaics (OPV). device structure, metals metal oxides replaced by printing PEDOT:PSS, carbon amino...
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are two nutrients contributing to several environmental problems, particularly eutrophication of surface waters. Leakages these occur through human activity. In this study, the flows N P in Finnish municipal waste system 1952–1999 were determined analysed using substance flow analysis (SFA). Nutrient both wastewaters solid peaked 1990, after which they declined until 1994 but thereafter increased again although remaining lower than 1990. At end 1990s...
This paper takes a multi-perspective approach to understand drivers and barriers of climate action on the neighbourhood level in selection European neighbourhoods. The starting point for analysis is assumption that actions citizens protect are most motivating promising, when conducted jointly within established social systems like aim this therefore identify relevant factors associated with individuals level. To do so, outlines multiple perspectives chosen individual, collective, cultural,...
The LDR-50 low-temperature nuclear reactor is designed for the Finnish and European district heating markets, as an environmentally sustainable option 2030s. While carbon footprint of conventional electricity-producing reactors known to be small, there have been no comprehensive studies on emission reduction potential when technology applied sector. This paper aims fill this knowledge gap by means life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis. plant evaluated, compared fuels, direct electric heating,...
This paper takes a multi-perspective approach to understand drivers and barriers of climate action on the neighbourhood level. We start with assumption that actions level citizens are most motivating promising, when conducted jointly within established social systems like neighbourhoods. A survey implemented in neighbourhoods (3 Austria, 2 Norway, Italy, Finland). The were partly rural communities (4) urban or semi-urban areas (5). In total, 1.084 answers retained between summer 2022 2023....
In the scientific literature, there are (so far) few studies quantifying environmental benefits or sustainability of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) networks although, at same time, potential tools for these kinds assessments have been developed rapidly both in number and capacity. this article, we first review existing on performance IS systems. We draw a conclusion that usually only concentrate one limited factors also use narrow approach to system boundaries considering just impacts taking...
The aim of the paper is to discuss sustainability CCS technologies from a cross-disciplinary point view. Due complex nature current challenges, such as climate change, which key driver for development CCS, trans-disciplinary research approaches are required ensure that all relevant knowledge disciplines and actor groups related problem incorporated. findings based on assessment conducted part Finnish project Carbon Capture Storage Program (CCSP). analysed integrated using PESTEL framework,...