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The need for demand-side management of electricity increases – piloted marketplace would enhance the use of demand-side resources

VTT and the University of Vaasa are collaborating to develop a new real-time marketplace for demand-side management of electricity. The marketplace would solve some challenges brought about by the energy revolution by enhancing the use of demand-side resources. At the same time, it would enable giving consumers a more active role on the energy market than they currently have.Continuous energy availability is necessary for all Finns and the Finnish industry. However, it is impossible to store energy in a large scale, so, to ensure availability, there must always be a balance between the

Solar power from energy-harvesting trees – Watch the video!

Scientists at VTT have developed a prototype of a tree that harvests solar energy from its surroundings - whether indoors or outdoors - stores it and turns it into electricity to power small devices such as mobile phones, humidifiers, thermometers and LED light bulbs. The technology can also be used to harvest kinetic energy from the environment. Watch the video:http://youtu.be/_QswunfBC8U The “leaves” of the tree are flexible, patterned solar panels made using a technique developed by VTT on a printing process. The leaves form an electronic system complete with wiring that conduct

VTT demonstrates new technique for generating electricity

Research scientists at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have demonstrated a new technique for generating electrical energy. The new method can be used in harvesting energy from mechanical vibrations of the environment and converting it into electricity. Energy harvesters are needed, for example, in wireless self-powered sensors and medical implants, where they could ultimately replace batteries. In the future, energy harvesters can open up new opportunities in many application areas such as wearable electronics. Research scientists at VTT have successfully generated energy by

Fuel cells utilised to produce electricity from process industry by-product hydrogen

Reducing energy consumption in sodium chlorate production by 10–20%VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a pilot-scale power plant based on fuel cells that utilises by-product hydrogen from the process industry. The power plant has been in operation at Kemira Chemicals Oy’s site in Finland since January 2014. The system produces electricity from hydrogen generated as a by-product of a sodium chlorate process at a high electric efficiency and is the first of its kind in the Nordic Countries.When scaled into commercial size, the equipment enables the reduction of energy

New Finnish solution shortens power cuts during storms

Shorter power cuts mean smaller losses for householdsVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a tool that can be used to shorten power cuts caused by storms and to reduce the resulting costs and damage, such as faults in household electrical appliances and frozen water pipes.The tool can be used to simulate mutual dependencies between mobile communication networks and electrical grids in different fault scenarios, including damage caused by storms. This information assists in evaluating the length of power cuts experienced by consumers, improving the reliability of networks,

The Finnish hydrogen roadmap:Hydrogen to join electricity in ending traffic pollution

Global expectations for hydrogen are currently sky-high. Transport applications stand at the threshold of commercialisation, while ahead lies an investment boom in the hydrogen distribution network. The changeover to hydrogen based on natural gas would already mean a potential saving of billion in Finland's balance of payments. If hydrogen could then be produced from domestic renewable raw material, our car and bus traffic would eventually be practically self-sufficient and leave a significantly reduced carbon footprint. The above was revealed in the Finnish hydrogen roadmap published

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