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Hanna-Liisa Kangas

Development manager

Duties

Governance and policy: Energy transition, energy efficiency of buildings, demand response, smart energy.

Education and academic titles

PhD (Environmental economics), University of Helsinki, Department of Economics and Management 2012

MSc (Environmental economics), University of Helsinki, Department of Economics and Management 2007

A title of docent in sustainable energy transition, University of Tampere 2025

Research and expertise

I work as a Development manager in the Built Environment Solutions unit. As a researcher and expert, I work at the interface between research and decision-making in environmental policy. My research area is related to energy efficiency in buildings, consumer flexibility, renewable energy and climate policy.

Main projects

  • Flaire – Fair, flexible and socially resilient energy systems Home page (Strategic Research Council, Finland) 2023-2026
  • Decarbonizing suburban and rural housing ‘DecarbonHome’ (Strategic Research Council, Finland) 2020-2026
  • Smart Energy Transition ‘SET’ (Strategic Research Council, Finland) 2015-2021
  • Long-term low-carbon renovation strategy for Finnish building stock (Ministry of the Environment) 2019
  • Use of financial incentives to guide low-carbon construction (Ministry of the Environment) 2019
  • USE - Better Energy Services for Consumers (Academy of Finland) 2015-2018
  • Mechanisms to enhance climate change mitigation ambition (Ministry of the Environment) 2015
  • Cleantech innovations and management (Sitra) 2015