“Last November, the European Commission announced a bunch of legislative proposals concerning the Energy Union. Since then, the proposals, called the Winter Package, have received a new name,” writes Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, Fingrid’s Senior Vice President, Markets, in her blog posting. PUBLISHED 5.4.2017
The change in work is now on everyone’s lips. Repeatable, routine work is increasingly being transferred to machines and algorithms. Many challenging tasks, such as cancer diagnoses, will soon be better made by artificial intelligence than human beings. Any remaining work will involve either creative expertise or human interaction – for the time being, these tasks are difficult to replace with machines.
“We have plenty to offer, but our weakness is a lack of cooperation. Let’s change this through active interaction with nearby countries, since a common voice is a louder and more influential voice – and this also applies in the EU,” writes Tiina Miettinen, Fingrid’s Senior Vice President, HR and communications, in her blog posting.
PUBLISHED 24.11.2016
A sharp increase in the use of renewable energy, wind power and solar power presents many challenges to Central Europe’s large electricity system. Issues such as real time balancing production and consumption and, in particular, unexpected changes in transmission flows have caused a lot of headaches for our colleagues in terms of maintaining security of supply. Fortunately, they’ve been able to avoid extensive electricity blackouts since 2006.
PUBLISHED 23.11.2016
I recently attended conferences on digital health in California. Although I follow technology and health in my work, a couple of things surprised me.
The change in the electricity system is underway. The driving force is climate change and its prevention. Emissions trading and targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency are speeding up the change of the entire energy and electricity systems to carbon-free. PUBLISHED 2.11.2016
This time of the year is typical for discussing the adequacy of electricity in Finland for citizens and industry. It’s a well-grounded discussion, because Finland is extremely dependent on the import of electricity. PUBLISHED 31.10.2016
“Are political decision makers up to speed with the situation?” asked Fingrid’s President and CEO Jukka Ruusunen when introducing a panel discussion by politicians at the Energy Day in Tampere on 25 October. Ruusunen worries that we are responding to questions about the new energy future with answers from a bygone era. PUBLISHED 25.10.2016
Can electrical energy be branded, or can energy-industry companies stand out with a product that is fundamentally the same for all of them? “Yes, they can. For example, we are focusing on strong customer orientation,” writes Tiina Miettinen, Fingrid’s Senior Vice President, HR and communications, in her blog posting. PUBLISHED 28.9.2016
Did you know that in our bodies, we have a smart grid: the circulatory system?
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