In this episode of InnoStation, our guest is Professor Mika Järvinen from Aalto University, Head of the Energy Conversion System Group and Director of the Aalto Hydrogen Innovation Centre. Mika is also the co-author of the open access book Renewable Energy Engineering within Planetary Boundaries.
Meryem (our host) and Mika explore what it really means to design renewable energy systems in a world with ecological limits. Moving beyond buzzwords, Mika explains how planetary boundaries change engineering priorities, from land use and material constraints to efficiency and long-term system impacts. He also shares how a multidisciplinary career across industries shaped his systems mindset, and why strong fundamentals still matter for solving complex energy challenges.
The conversation closes with a grounded view on hydrogen and carbon capture, where they truly add value, where they are oversold, and what responsible innovation should look like for the next generation of engineers.
Tune in to rethink what “sustainable” really means, and what it demands from energy engineering.
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