Electrification

Pami Aalto is Jean Monnet Professor in International Relations at the Tampere University, Finland, and works at the interface of energy policy, international relations and international political economy as well as interdisciplinary studies in general, with particular interest in the Nordic countries, Europe, Russia and East Asia. During 2015-21 he leads EL-TRAN, a large-scale consortium of some 50 researchers working on the transition of the electric energy system to a more climate neutral direction in various engineering disciplines, law, politics and international relations as well as future studies, funded by the Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland. Alongside scholarly work, the consortium seeks to engage with the business, public administration and NGO sectors, in order to find solutions applicable to the ongoing energy transition. Since 2015, Aalto is Member of the International Advisory Board of Energy Policy.

• Part I Framework for transition to electrification1. Introduction: electrification and the energy transitionPAMI AALTO, TERESA HAUKKALA, SARAH KILPELAINEN, AND MATTI KOJO2. Globally and locally applicable technologies to accelerate electrificationC. JOHANNES MUTH, PAMI AALTO, FANNI MYLLARI, TOPI RONKKO, AND PIRKKO HARSIA3. How to accelerate electrification? The leverage of policiesPAMI AALTO, KIRSI KOTILAINEN, BENJAMIN SOVACOOL, AND KIM TALUSPart II Part-solutions4. How can society accelerate renewable energy production?TERESA HAUKKALA, HANNELE HOLTTINEN, JUHA KIVILUOMA, AKIHISA MORI, SIRJA-LEENA PENTTINEN, SARAH KILPELAINEN, KIM TALUS, AND PAMI AALTO5. The role of energy storage and backup solutions for management of a system with a high amount of variable renewable powerJUHA KOSKELA, SIRJA-LEENA PENTTINEN, TAIMI VESTERINEN, HANNELE HOLTTINEN, JUKKA KONTTINEN, PERTTI JARVENTAUSTA, JUHA KIVILUOMA, PAMI AALTO, AND KIM TALUS6. Toward smarter and more flexible gridsSAMI REPO, HANNELE HOLTTINEN, TOMAS BJORKQVIST, KIMMO LUMMI, JUSSI VALTA, LASSE PELTONEN, AND PERTTI JARVENTAUSTA7. Policies for climate-neutral road transportMATTI KOJO, KALLE ARO, KIRSI KOTILAINEN, AKIHISA MORI, ANNA PAAKKONEN, ANTTI RAUTIAINEN,JUSSI VALTA, PAMI AALTO, JUKKA KONTTINEN, AND BENJAMIN SOVACOOL8. Electrification and energy efficiency in buildings: Policy implications and interactionsSIRJA-LEENA PENTTINEN, KARI KALLIOHARJU, JAAKKO SORRI, JUHANI HELJO, AND PIRKKO HARSIA9. From energy consumers to prosumers--how do policies influence the transition?KIRSI KOTILAINEN, JUSSI VALTA, ULLA A. SAARI, MATTI KOJO, AND ILKKA RUOSTETSAARI10. Anticipating future trends in energy transition: Multilevel dynamics in energy policy agenda-settingJARI KAIVO-OJA, JARMO VEHMAS, AND JYRKI LUUKKANENPart III Combining part-solutions11. How to combine various solutions in a national context?TOMAS BJORKQVIST, YRJO MAJANNE, AND MATTI VILKKO12. Analyzing electrification scenarios for the northern European energy systemESA PURSIHEIMO AND JUHA KIVILUOMA13. Toward a roadmap for electrificationPAMI AALTO, MATTI KOJO, AND AKIHISA MORI