Leading Researcher
PhD (Environmental Science)
© Kai Widell
Contact information
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
Built Environment Solutions
Housing and Mobility
Address: Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi
Phone: +358 29 525 1185
LinkedIn, Google Site and ResearchGate
Personal blog and Twitter
Research Interests
I work on questions related to the sustainability of transport and mobility. I am especially interested in decarbonising mobility and the transport sector in the climate change context. In recent years, my work has been focused on active and electric mobility, but I previously worked, among other things, on the environmental impacts of aviation.
Key topics:
- Sustainable and decarbonised mobility
- Future of transport and mobility, mobility justice
- Circular economy and electric mobility
- Decarbonisation scenarios for the transport system
Methods: exploitation of modelling tools and data analysis, impact assessment
Educational Background
PhD degree in Environmental Science, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Master of Science in Technology from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland (now part of Aalto University)
Projects
CLIMATE-NUDGE
UC-Mobility
EKO-SOTE
LATAAVA
Recent Publications
Sehimi, Y., Almaksour, K., Suomalainen, E. & Robyns, B. (2022). Mitigating the impact of fast charging on distribution grids using V2V power transfer: a Paris city case study. IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1049/els2.12051
Metais, M.-O., Jouini, O., Perez, Y. & Suomalainen, E. (2022). Too much or not enough? Planning electric vehicle charging infrastructure: A review of modeling options. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 153 (January), 111719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111719
Freitas Gomes I. S., Perez Y. & Suomalainen, E. (2022). Rate design with distributed energy resources and electric vehicles: A Californian case study. Energy Economics, 102, 105051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105501
Muratori, M., Alexander, M., Arent, D., Bazilian, M., Cazzola, P., Dede, E., Farrell, J., Gearhart, C., Greene, D., Jenn, A., Keyser, M., Lipman, T., Narumanchi, S., Pesaran, A., Sioshansi, R., Suomalainen, E., Tal, G., Walkowicz, K., & Ward, J. (2021). The Rise of Electric Vehicles – 2020 Status and Future Expectations. Progress in Energy, 3(2), 022002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/abe0ad
Freitas Gomes I. S., Perez Y. & Suomalainen, E. (2020). Coupling small batteries and PV generation: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 126(July), 109835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.109835
Suomalainen, E. & Colet, F. (2019). A Corridor-Based Approach to Estimating the Costs of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure on Highways. World Electric Vehicle Journal, 10(4), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj10040068