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Energy issues are often considered as distant by the general public; it is the responsibility of energy utilities, consultants and international power politics. At the same time, people are concerned of their increasing energy expenditures and the unsustainability of energy production.
In collaboration with VaasaETT and Aalto University Department of Design, the project aims to research innovative but impactful ways to boost local renewable energy utilization and related energy business in Finland through radically people-centered approaches. In practise, we will design and develop ideas and solutions that will increase the general understanding of people on practical energy issues in terms that are meaningful for them. We believe that energy facts are simple, and that people are ready for the information: they just need to be presented with relevant facts in appropriate contexts and meaningful ways, including understandable units, such as euros/m²/year. The project will result in recommendations for policy and businesses e.g. in the building sector. This is a Post Docs in Companies (PoDoCo) programme project, funded by Tekniikan Edistämissäätiö.
