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Schoolchildren were asked to brainstorm futuristic solutions from the perspective of the circular economy

Where will people get water, food and energy from in the future?It is believed that the circular economy will radically transform the entire business sector in the next few years. Climate change will make our living conditions more challenging, and mankind will need to develop new ways to both conserve and produce resources such as water, food, energy and consumables. VTT asked schoolchildren to draw sketches of a fictional futuristic spaceship aboard which all waste and by-products of life need to be minimised and reused as efficiently as possible.One of VTT’s current research projects

Finnish project to identify solutions for flooding in cities

New generation of water-permeable surfacing materials to be developedExtreme weather conditions will occur more often in the future because of climate change. In Northern Europe, this means an increasing trend of heavy rainfall, particularly during the autumn and winter months. Flooding causes problems in dense urban environments where the water often cannot penetrate into the ground and rainwater collection systems lack the capacity for large volumes of water. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is leading a project that is seeking to identify flood water management solutions suitable

Effectiveness and impact of climate change mitigation measures unclear

Strict targets for mitigating climate change require effective climate policy and emission reduction measures. In his thesis, Sampo Soimakallio, M. Sc. (Tech.), Senior Scientist at VTT, analyses uncertainties relating to the effects of greenhouse gas reduction methods and policy measures by examining biofuel production and network electricity consumption, as well as the differentiation of emission reduction commitments among nations and groups of nations. Uncertainties relating to the assessment of effectiveness of emission reduction measures are considerable. In order to manage these,

Extreme weather conditions cost EU’s transport system at least €15 billion annually

A study carried out by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland indicates that extreme weather conditions cost EU transport system at least €15 billion a year. Currently, the greatest costs incurred are from road accidents, with the associated material damage and psychological suffering. However, costs arising from accidents are expected to decrease in volume, though time-related costs attributable to delays are projected to increase. In part, this is due to climate change, whose impact on extreme weather phenomena was addressed in the study, and because of consequent costs.In the study

Building-specific Energy Production Receives a Boost

VTT the Technical Research Centre of Finland builds a test apartment electrified by solar and wind energyBuilding-specific energy production solutions are becoming common in the near future. This allows the possessor of real estate to decide whether to use the energy production for transportation in addition to living, or sell it to the electricity distribution network. VTT has built an energy self-sufficient test apartment in Oulu for the research and development of building-specific energy production. The research environment, connected to the electricity distribution network, produces

Weather phenomena most harmful to transport in Europe now identified

Precipitation in its various forms causes the most damageWith climate change, the occurrence of extreme weather phenomena in Europe is expected to increase. The EWENT research project headed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is exploring the harmful impact of weather phenomena on transport in the EU. No previous studies have been conducted on this scale.Weather is a major factor in traffic flow and safety. Sudden and harmful weather phenomena such as storms and flash floods can, in a worst-case scenario, paralyse an entire transport system and cause serious financial and human

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