Designs for a Cooler Planet
Discover tomorrow at Aalto University's biggest exhibition! Open 1 September – 30 October 2026.
A sustainable hydrogen landscape: A scale model of the pathway to produce synthetic aviation fuel in Finland
See how the hydrogen economy intersects with landscapes, communities, and the wider energy system.
When
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Where
Puumiehenkuja 5A, 02150 Espoo
Mon - Fri: 7:45–18:00
Event language(s)
English
In this event, we are committed to Aalto University’s principles for a safer space.
The scale model has been developed to show how the Hydrogen Economy interacts with the natural landscape, human population and the broader energy system. Specifically it models the land use requirements and required technologies of the entire production chain for making the quantity of electro sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) to meet the 2030 target defined by Finland's e-SAF industry; thus giving insights into the interplay with communities, nature, and the entire energy system.
A vision of a sustainable hydrogen future for Finland: Perspectives from academia & industry
Thursday 1st October, 10:00-12:00
Design Factory, Puumiehenkuja 5, Espoo
The event will be centred around the physical Hydrogen landscape model on display at Aalto Design Factory as part of the Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition. At the event you will hear presentations from Prof. Mika Järvinen, Director of Aalto Hydrogen Innovation centre, Hanna Paulomäki, Visiting researcher and Sonja Semeri, Landscape architect and Doctoral researcher at Aalto University, and Riitta Silvennoinen, managing director of the Hydrogen cluster Finland (Suomen Vetyklusteri).
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| 10:00 | Opening |
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Perspectives from the academia (H2EnergySCAPES project)
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Industry perspective on sustainable hydrogen economy for Finland
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| Networking brunch | |
| 12:00 | Event ends |
The model has been produced with the collaboration of the following:
Aalto Hydrogen Innovation Centre: The Aalto Hydrogen Innovation Centre aims to enable a sustainable hydrogen society by promoting world-class research and educating future experts in collaboration with the academic community, companies, and other stakeholders in the sector.
Hydrogen Cluster Finland: Hydrogen Cluster Finland (Suomen vetyklusteri) brings together companies and other sector actors to accelerate the development and commercialization of the hydrogen economy in Finland. Its goal is to promote investments, strengthen collaboration, and position Finland as a leading hub for clean hydrogen in Europe.
H2EnergySCAPES: H2EnergySCAPES is a research project, funded by Research Council of Finland which aims to develop novel methods of analysis and design to support the sustainable development of hydrogen valleys. The project is carried out in collaboration between Aalto University and LUT University.
Aalto University Hydrogen Innovation Centre
The Hydrogen Innovation Centre works to enable a sustainable hydrogen society by facilitating world-leading research at Aalto, and collaboration between our research community, companies, policymakers and external research organizations.