Author: Katja Monikainen

Amos Ncube – fostering green industry strategies in Zimbabwe and in several other African countries

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Solved’s Expert of the Week Amos Ncube has experience in carrying out research and developmental support services in Zimbabwe and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region on a wide range of areas. Over the past years, he has been working on the industrial applications of life cycle sustainability assessment, corporate environmental management, and greening supply chains. … Continued

Pekka Kantola – “Do not settle for the first, obvious solution to the problem”

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Solved’s Expert of the Week Pekka Kantola says that his passion is to create profitable and sustainable green business. Lately, he has been working with LED-based illumination and water purification companies. “I feel my nature is a problem-solver, so working out challenges comes quite easy to me and the challenge itself motivates me. I have always been … Continued

Anneli Fischer – fostering cooperation and knowledge exchange on a global level

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Solved’s Expert of the Week Anneli Fischer says that her passion is to lead projects which should empower organizations to manage social, environmental, and financial resources efficiently and sustainably. Anneli has several years of experience in international business and supply chain management, where her focus has been strategic and operative organizational development and process management. Anneli says … Continued

Thank you for attending our Slush Afterwork last night – see the wrap up of the event!

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Thank you to everyone who attended our Slush Afterwork event “SmartUPCleanUP” last night at Allas Sea Pool in Helsinki. The house was full of sustainability experts. We saw inspiring speakers and exciting pitches. Special thanks to our collaboration partners and Minister for Housing, Energy and the Environment Kimmo Tiilikainen! This is a good day to start doing more good … Continued

Ravi Mikkelsen – “We must switch to system thinking rather than individual solutions thinking”

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Solved’s Expert of the Week Ravi Mikkelsen has been in clean energy for just about half of his life now, working on different technologies, for different customer sectors, and in different countries.  “I enjoy the act of solving challenges – figuring out how all of the puzzle pieces fit together, the flows of energy and people through … Continued

Stephen Kenihan – improving the quality of people’s local environment

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Solved’s Expert of the Week Stephen Kenihan is an environment and development adviser. He has over 15 years experience in the management of energy and greenhouse gas emissions in the not-for-profit and private sectors.  Stephen lives in Canberra, Australia, but nearly all his work in the past decade has been in Southeast Asia. Stephen says that his … Continued

Solved and the global city program United Smart Cities start cooperation – the aim is to realize smart urban projects by offering the most extensive solutions for cities

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United Smart Cities (USC) and Solved – The Cleantech Company aim to become the most extensive global initiative to build scalable and comprehensive solutions for cities. Solved is providing United Smart Cities (USC) a custom platform, which is opened to every city in the large network, and an investment marketplace as well as advisory on-demand services in the field of smart … Continued

Niklas Kaskeala – protecting our winters for the future

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Solved’s Expert of the Week Niklas Kaskeala is the founder of Protect Our Winters Finland, the Finnish affiliate of the international Protect Our Winters movement.  The mission of the movement is to engage and mobilize the snowsports community to lead the fight against climate change. They focus on educational initiatives, advocacy, community-based activism and working together with the snowports industry. … Continued

Alanus von Radecki – “Cities are the places where we need to solve the great challenges of our time”

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Our Expert of the Week Alanus von Radecki is an experienced Head of Urban Governance Innovation.  “I think cities are the places where we need to solve the great challenges of our time: climate change, social inequality, environmental pollution, demographic change et cetera. I also think that social and technological innovations are the main enablers that will … Continued

Two new dev positions in Žilina (Slovakia), Solved – The Cleantech Company

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We currently have 2 open Frontend Developer positions in the Solved Žilina (Slovakia) office. We are aiming to fill these positions quickly. Apply now. In Slovak: SOLVED, fínsko-slovenský startup v oblasti ekologických riešení, hľadá “open-minded” Junior / Senior Frontend Developera do Žiliny! Developuješ webové appky a zaujímaš sa o cool frameworky a technológie ako VueJS, React, … Continued