Niko Hänninen

• Phil. Lic. (History)
• Project Manager at University of Oulu

This book presents the latest scientific views on resource use conflicts in the Arctic seas. The main areas of focus are the biological resources of Arctic seas vs. exploitation of oil and gas resources, and the conflicts in between. In addition, climate change is presented as a stressor, which both limits and facilitates the economic availability...

This report provides baseline information regarding northern communities involved in the RECENT project. On a country level, critical infrastructure state, in particular, water services as well as energy solutions intended to improve regional energy security and self-sufficiency are described. In addition, existing financial mechanisms for implemen...

Further to Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, the share of biofuels in transport should rise to a minimum of 10% in Member States by 2020. In Finland, the goal is set at 20%, and it is estimated that this can be produced entirely in domestic factories, as long as the projects already underway will be...

This report is published within the Water Asset Renewable Energy Solutions (WARES) project. WARES is a two-year strategic project of the Northern Periphery Programme, which explores the opportunities to generate renewable energy at water utility assets. The project is led by the International Resources and Recycling Institute in Scotland, in partne...

This report is published within the Water Asset Renewable Energy Solutions (WARES) project. WARES is a two-year strategic project of the Northern Periphery Programme, which explores the opportunities to generate renewable energy at water utility assets. The project is led by the International Resources and Recycling Institute in Scotland, in partne...

This report is published within the Water Asset Renewable Energy Solutions (WARES) project. WARES is a two-year strategic project of the Northern Periphery Programme, which explores the opportunities to generate renewable energy at water utility assets. The project is led by the International Resources and Recycling Institute in Scotland, in partne...

This report is published within the Water Asset Renewable Energy Solutions (WARES) project. WARES is a two-year strategic project of the Northern Periphery Programme, which explores the opportunities to generate renewable energy at water utility assets. The project is led by the International Resources and Recycling Institute in Scotland, in partne...

The increase in marine traffic in the Baltic Sea in the last decade changed the need of prepared-ness for a major oil spill accident in this region. The growing amounts of oil transportation and the use of larger tankers have also elevated the risk of oil spills in the Baltic region. The European Union has recently approved its Baltic Sea Strategy,...

1 Introduction Water and energy are two of the most fundamental resources driving civilization; both human development and industrial growth. They are also intrinsically interlinked. Energy is consumed at every stage of the water supply chain (Plappaly and Lienhard 2012) and water is a key re-source in energy generation (Rio Carrio and Frei, 2009)....

1 Introduction During the Second World War, Finland lost a substantial amount of built and yet un-built hydro-power capacity to Soviet Union due to loss of Karelia. The most significant energy user at the time was the forest industry, especially paper and pulp mills, which had to replace this loss and to secure uninterrupted supply of energy in the...

Rural areas in the Northern Periphery face unique challenges with respect to their economic development. Due to their remote location and long winters, Northern Periphery (NP) areas are very resource intensive and, with a few exceptions, have traditionally been dependent on fossil energy. According to the OECD, over the past 20 years the fossil ene...