Science, Technology and Innovation Forum
The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in Implementing the Agenda 2030
Aalto University Innovation Ecosystem as a Living Lab for Sustainability
Antti Ahlava, VP, June 5th, 2018
City Environmentsas Testbedsfor Solutions to UN SustainableDevelopmentGoals
Otaniemi, Finland
Aalto University
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Fortum Ltd
Gasum Ltd
St1 Ltd
Espoo City Helsinki City
Aalto University: Cross-Disciplinary Science, Art, Technology and Business
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3fashiondesign BA
27younguniversities 14
university-industrycollaboration
Computer science; electricaland electronic engineering
51-75
46achitecture & buitenvironment
executiveeducation37
9art and design
Focus on: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONNOT discussed in this presentation:- concepts and models in architectural / design innovation- economic / social / cultural devices for SD- declining infrastructures, access to adequate housing
Finland- testing and applications of new technologies and services especially related to digitalization, cleantech and circular economy
DigitalityThe customers get a central role in the production of products and services through digitalization.
Science, Technology and Innovation
Sustainable cities and communities• Testbeds for emerging technologies and system-levelsolutions• Large material and people flows and congestion – a possibility for innovation
Wicked Problems• complex interrelationships and misalignments between supply and demand of commodities, technologies, policies and mindsets
• cannot be solved in isolation by only a few stakeholders
• Clean tech is dependent on circulareconomy
• Cross-disciplinary university–business–public authorities–civilsociety collaboration with societalimpact required
• User-based digitality embedded
image: SLA / Otaniemi LandscapePlan
Aalto University and surroundings is one of the key innovation districts in Europe (home of Nokia, Kone, and many innovations: graphic interface of computers, text messages etc.; and a home of design: Alvar Aalto, TapioWirkkala etc.) ...and a living lab for Sustainable Design- as a hotspot for innovation, the innovation ecosystem of Aalto University provides quick access to large number of users of new technologies for innovations that can be co-created, tested and demonstrated in real-life contexts for further up-scaling for global markets.
MIT City Science @ Aalto
UNTIL @A Grid
ISCN International Sustainable Campus Network
image: MIT CiutyScience@AaltoCityscope
Sustainable Development Living Lab
ALA Architects Aalto University Campus 2015 Hipsterkashbah
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Aalto UniversityAreal PartneringEnvironment
All ground floor spaces have beenopened for access, transparency and open innovation
Innovation and startup ecosystem
digitalizationSustainability at Aaltoes, Startup Sauna, SLUSH
apps
hardware images: examples of ecosystemcomponents
Sustainable Aalto Innovation and StartupEcosystem
building and construction
access to energy: local energy production (geothermal, solar, wind)
geothermal district heating:Deep Heat
city heat turned into energy
CO2 & energy
regional differences: building technology and material or urban structure emphasis?
cultural differences: saving material or energy?
Time-balanced heating (Tuas)
images: 7 km deep geothermalpowerplant Deep Heat
CO2 and Energy
access to basic services
university, city & corporate PPP collaboration
not product development aim, but satisfying needs behind them
business diminishing poverty
platform economy
city as a service
Urban Academy
Corporate collaboration
images: School as a serviceeconomy platforminnovation and Aalto Space – a mobile applicationfor optimizing theuse of spaces
optimized usewith digitaltools
The Grocery Store of the Future (Aalto, Fortum, VTT, Technopolis): Purchases to public traffic stop: less mobility
Sustainable Business and PPP collaboration
Lack of working space?
sustainable business
Inclusiveness
opportunities for all
Global outreach: cross-disciplinasry degree and research programmes
frugal innovations
optimized & shared use
mixprogramming
noise protection combined with solar panels
wicked problem: sustainable facilities may not always have needed users
image: Aalto Global Impact maizechain project, Kenya
Global Outreach
production chains of food
food safety
Sustainable Mobility
transportation & journey management
The conditions for sustainable transport improved by OtaniemiSmart Mobility programme, where mobility is taken as a service.• Shared electric vehicles and
campus bikes• Accessibility through
renovations and signage• Easy access for pedestrians• Kutsuplus on-demand mass
transportation service• Robot bus
Robot bus
Kutsuplus
Shared bicycles, e-kickboards
Smart car parking through optimizing app
circular economy
waste reduction and recycling biowaste energy
wicked problem: not enough raw materials; waste unsustainable
image: Aalto Maarit karppinen CloseLoopcapture of rareearth metals
VTT: from plastic waste to oil
Fortum: Energy from waste, valuable metals captured, heat pumps in waste water
Finland and NL advanced countries in CE
Circular Economy
Cleantech
safety
pollution
healthy , clean environment
Cleantech
water management- climate change causes flood (rain)
use of water resources
water purification: AhlströmNanomaji
Olli Varis, Solar Water Solutions
diminishing food waste diminshes water usage
Wicked problem: water power causes emissions
image: Olli Varis, Water resources management in the global scale
waste water nutrients recycled (prof Riku Vahala)
Natural Environmentresiliency
reforestration
Natural environment
landscape water management -climate change control
biodiversity
ecosystem services
image: ecosystemservices
Gasum: biogas from organic farming plant waste, side product fertilizers for agriculture
wicked problem: the type and scale of local self-sufficiency not necessarily wise from systemic point of view –optimized production in suitable places
new materials for consumer goods and construction-> more sustainable physical environment
CHEMARTSIoncell-F fibrefor textilesAndritz Ltd
bioeconomy
food supplies and health: MCCOlli Dahl
textiles & fashion
image: ”Allu”: Ioncellcellulose textilebased fashionAalto & Marimekko Ltd
