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

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

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

Kata Konstantin – a professional problem solver is adaptable, calm, and humble to others and to the challenge

Kata Konstantin is a professional lawyer with several years of experience in the fields of energy and environmental law, not to mention the waste management sector. From October 2014 till March 2015 she worked at the Federal Environment Agency of Germany (UBA) analysing the actual problems of energy efficiency, energy storage, CO2 quote system of the EU and … Continued

Ida Bergmann – increasing sustainability in order to protect our environment

Solved’s Expert of the Week Ida Bergmann is currently working at Aalto University School of Engineering at projects related to offshore wind energy and demand response.  Ida says that she wants to to solve complicated sustainability issues in multidisciplinary teams. “Every challenge is an opportunity to create a beautiful solution in a team of skilled professionals. What inspires me … Continued

Introducing Åsa Hedman, Solved Business Lead from Porvoo, Finland

Hello Åsa! Could you tell us who are you and where do you come from? I am a 39,9  year old energy expert, mother, wife, environmentalist, sailor, gym enthusiast and champagne lover. I come from Porvoo, a small town close to the capital of Finland. What do you do for a living? I am an … Continued

Christo Balinow – innovation is the solution

Solved’s Expert of the Week is Christo Balinow. He works at KIC InnoEnergy as a Business Development Manager. The goal of the community is to achieve a sustainable energy future for Europe.  “With our network of partners we build connections across Europe, bringing together inventors and industry, entrepreneurs and markets, researchers and businesses.” InnoEnergy supports and invests in innovation … Continued

Juha Karppinen – developing energy storages and harsh-environment electronics

Our Expert of the Week Juha Karppinen is a Doctor of Science working currently at Helen Oywith focus on development of on-grid energy storages, electromobility charging infrastructure and smart grid control.  “My professional interests are focused on development of e-mobility, energy storages and harsh-environment electronics.” Juha has received M.Sc. degree in 2006 and D.Sc. degree in 2013 from Aalto … Continued

Otso Tolonen – cooperation is the key to successful sustainable solutions

Solved’s Expert of the Week Otso Tolonen aims to find that sweet spot between business and sustainability – by especially considering environmental factors and latest trends in urban and regional development. “Over my life, so far, I have lived in five different countries and I have gone through plenty of international schools and programs. Being exposed to international … Continued

Zoltan Pasztory – promoting safety and knowledge management culture

Zoltan Pasztory has more than 30 years’ experience in nuclear industry working in the areas of maintenance, operations, technical support, project management and organization development.  “When I first met a representative of Solved, I said this is the big opportunity to merge my network of experts and those who were registered and support the sustainable challenges through Solved.” … Continued

Exploring smart cities in Texas – Solved travel diary

Texas is more than oil – it’s building smart cities Solved’s CEO Janne Hietaniemi just recently traveled in the North Texas visiting local Business Lead Riku Pirhonen. Janne attended a smart city seminar and discussed with city mayors and top-level decision makers, investors and local experts. These new smart city networks are currently in the process of being established, yet … Continued