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A million safe hours and counting
The Barker Inlet power station project in Australia has seen record safety numbers. The key to its success? Creative thinking and a desire to make safety a priority. - People, 23 January 2020
In Conversation with Jaakko Eskola
Wärtsilä’s 185th anniversary turned out to be quite a tumultuous year for the company, just as it was for the world. Jaakko Eskola, President & CEO of the company, takes the long view to plot the course for the next decade. - People, 16 January 2020
Come as you are to HIFK’s first line
In HIFK’s men’s team, it is easy to be yourself. Three members of the team’s first line believe different personalities add flavour and strength to performance. - People, 6 December 2019
The 1.5-degree target is already beyond us, but we shouldn’t give up on climate change – Mika Anttonen
The founder and principal owner of energy company St1, owning and running over 1300 service stations in three countries, Mika Anttonen sees carbon markets and renewable energy innovations as a way out of our current situation – which, as he sees it, is getting more and more dire by the day. - People, 4 December 2019
Stadin Gimmat smells like team spirit
What happens when you put a 21-year-old, a 30-year-old and a 41-year-old together on ice and tell them to score? Goals. That’s what happens. - People, 25 November 2019
In Conversation with space physicist, Minna Palmroth
Minna Palmroth leads the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space and is also affiliated with both the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Meteorological Institute. She says that the low earth orbit is critical for maintaining life as we know it, and that sustainability is as much of an issue there as it is on earth itself. - People, 19 November 2019
Ensuring the future of shipping is in green hands
As scientists and industry leaders race to develop viable zero-emissions solutions for shipping, a group of Norwegian teenagers took on the challenge and won the chance to present their zero-carbon emission concept at a Wärtsilä-inspired innovation event attended by the biggest names in sustainable thinking. - People, 17 September 2019
Smart marine cities: Is water the world’s new real estate?
Singapore-based eco-architect Jason Pomeroy leads the discourse on future marine cities with regards to sustainability and climate change. A supporter of Wärtsilä’s SEA20: An Oceanic Awakening forum, the award-winning academic, author and TV host is a strong advocate of both the green and blue agenda. Here, he shares his early inspirations and vision for a greener future. - People, 12 September 2019
In Conversation with Bill Hemmings and Hege Økland
The shipping industry has lagged behind others in addressing the issue of emissions. Twentyfour7. caught up with Bill Hemmings, director of aviation and shipping at Transport & Environment, and Hege Økland, managing director of Norwegian cluster NCE Maritime CleanTech, on the sidelines of a recent Horizons workshop in Oslo to get their thoughts on how the industry might evolve over the next decade. - People, 11 September 2019
In Conversation with future mariner Amara Aarseth
Among the movers and shakers in the audience at the Horizons event in Oslo, 12-year-old Amara Aarseth astounded many with her keen interest in shipping and green technologies, displaying awareness and maturity well beyond her years. We caught up with her to understand her thoughts on the future of the maritime industry. - People, 4 September 2019
Health and safety is about people
Ville Sulonen is the Environment, Health and Safety Development Manager at Wärtsilä. His tenure of eight years in the position has taught him that the environment, health and safety is all about people. - People, 29 August 2019
In Conversation with professor Jero Ahola
Professor Jero Ahola used to advocate solar power as an emission-free source of energy in Finland. Now he is determined that we must replace oil products with synthetic fuels to achieve carbon neutrality. Wärtsilä supports the research of producing sustainable fuel out of something that is all around us, carbon dioxide. Read more. - People, 14 August 2019
In Conversation with Laila Pawlak
Business for good is good for business. Laila Pawlak, co-founder & CEO of SingularityU Nordic, talks to Twentyfour7. about how she is helping create ‘future proof’ leaders who can leverage exponential technologies to solve the world’s biggest problems. Read on. - People, 7 June 2019
SEA20 and the future of the maritime industry
Considering the pace of climate change, radical new initiatives are needed to halt and possibly reverse the process. The SEA20 movement accomplishes that by bringing together a global league of cities dedicated to rethinking their roles in the marine and energy ecosystems. - People, 4 June 2019
Golden Globe Race: Tapio Lehtinen crosses the finishing line
After 322 days at sea, Tapio Lehtinen has become the fifth and final skipper to finish the 2018 Golden Globe Race. Marking the end of the competition, he arrived at Les Sables-d'Olonne on 19 May to dry land and familiar faces – things he has had to go without for many months. - People, 23 May 2019
The marine industry through the eyes of a veteran
Having spent over 40 years at Wärtsilä, Fred Danska has seen it all. We asked him what he thought about the changes that have taken place in the marine industry over the past four decades, and how he foresees it all turning out. Read on to know more. - People, 30 April 2019
A honey pot of innovation
Wärtsilä’s Smart Technology Hub in Vaasa will be a state-of-the-art centre of research, product development and production for Wärtsilä and its customers and suppliers, start-ups, universities and other institutions. We asked Hannu Mäntymaa, Director, R&D and Engineering at Wärtsilä, a few questions about the significance of the new industry hotspot. - People, 16 April 2019
Wärtsilä’s Got (Energy) Talent!
Catch them young. That’s precisely what Wärtsilä is doing with its Energy Talent Programme. They recruit like-minded youth to join their mission for sustainable innovation and eventually develop 100% renewable energy solutions for the industry. Know more. - People, 12 April 2019
Towards a future built on 100% renewable energy
If I was to make one prediction for the next couple of decades, it would be that the future as we know it will be centred around renewable energy. - People, 27 March 2019
Ice hockey is both pain and gain for Teemu Tallberg
To an athlete, injuries are painful experiences on a lot of levels: not only do they actually hurt, they also force ambitious sportsmen and women to take a break from the thing they love doing the most. HIFK’s forward Teemu Tallberg decided to learn from his recent recovery period and jump back on ice as an even better player. - People, 22 March 2019