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My research focuses on the political consequences of the transition to a carbon-neutral energy system based on renewable energy sources and the impact political structures have on shaping technology options. Specifically, I aim to understand how this transformation affects the interest and role of stakeholders, including the state and international organisations, in governing energy politics and how it shapes international geopolitics.

In my PhD dissertation I explored the interplay between policy development, stakeholders, and interests in the Nordic region, while also researching the role that regional cooperation plays in realising the energy transition.

In my work as Postdoctoral Research Fellow I focus on two topics: the (geo)politics of the hydrogen economy and just heating transitions.

I am also interested in methodological questions, especially in inclusive ways of knowledge co-production, knowledge weaving, and the involvement of citizens in the study of the politics of the energy transition.

With my research I contribute to a holistic understanding of the energy transition that accounts for the critical political and societal impacts of sustainable transformations of societies and contributes to understanding the interaction of societies and technologies.

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Employment (4)

Tampere University: Tampere, FI

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Tampere University

Tampere University: Tampere, FI

2016-01 to 2022-10 | Doctoral Researcher (Faculty of Management and Business)
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Sarah Kilpeläinen

University of Tampere: Tampere, FI

2012-05 to 2015-12 | PhD Student (School of Management)
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Sarah Kilpeläinen

University of Tampere: Tampere, FI

2011-02 to 2011-12 | Researcher
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Education and qualifications (4)

Tampere University: Tampere, FI

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Tampere University

Tampere University: Tampere, FI

2011-04 to 2022-10 | PhD (Faculty of Management and Business)
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Sarah Kilpeläinen

University of Tampere: Tampere, FI

2008-09 to 2010-10 | Master of Social Sciences
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Sarah Kilpeläinen

Technische Universität Chemnitz: Chemnitz, Sachsen, DE

2005-10 to 2008-08 | Bachelor of Arts (Philosophische Fakultät)
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Works (19)

From warming bodies to heating spaces: Using feminist energy justice and oral histories to unpack home heating transitions in Europe, 1945-present

Energy Research & Social Science
2025-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Jenny von Platten; Kathy Davies; Sarah Kilpeläinen; Andreea Vornicu; Aimee Ambrose; Jenny Palm
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Tampere University

The Transformation of Home Heating in Finland: Key Narratives and Events from the 1940s to the Present

2024 | Report | Author
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Contributors: Sarah Kilpeläinen; Raúl Castaño-Rosa; Sofie Pelsmakers
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Tampere University

Finnish glazed balconies: residents’ experience, wellbeing and use

Buildings and Cities
2024-10-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Léna Jegard; Raúl Castaño-Rosa; Sarah Kilpeläinen; Sofie Pelsmakers
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JUSTHEAT näyttelysuunnittelu

2024-09-27 | Artistic output or performance | Author
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Contributors: Mari-Sohvi Miettinen; Sarah Kilpeläinen; Sofie Pelsmakers; Raúl Castaño-Rosa; Katarina Varis; Henna Aho
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Tampere University

Developing Nordic energy cooperation

Baltic Rim Economies
2023 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Sarah Kilpeläinen
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Tampere University

Hydrogen in the Nordics: Drivers of European cooperation?

2023 | Report | Author
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Contributors: Sarah Kilpeläinen; Rainer Quitzow; Marina Tsoumpa
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Tampere University

Interrim Report of the JUSTHEAT project: a social and cultural history of home heating

2023 | Report | Author
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Contributors: Aimee Ambrose; Kathy Davies; Becky Shaw; Sally Shazad; George Jiglau; Andreea Vornicu; Anca Sinea; Denise Lobont; Jenny Palm; Jenny von Platten et al.
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Tampere University

The Politics of the Nordic Energy Transition

Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat
2022 | Dissertation or Thesis | Author
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Contributors: Sarah Kilpeläinen
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Tampere University

How Can Society Accelerate Renewable Energy Production?

Electrification
2021 | Book chapter | Author
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Contributors: Teresa Haukkala; Hannele Holttinen; Juha Kiviluoma; Akihisa Mori; Sirja-Leena Penttinen; Sarah Kilpeläinen; Kim Talus; Pami Aalto
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Tampere University

Introduction: electrification and the energy transition

Electrification
2021 | Book chapter | Author
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Part of ISBN: 978-0-12-822143-3
Contributors: Pami Aalto; Teresa Haukkala; Sarah Kilpeläinen; Matti Kojo
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Tampere University

Renewable Energy in Finland

New Challenges and Solutions for Renewable Energy
2021 | Book chapter | Author
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Contributors: Sarah Kilpeläinen; Pami Aalto; Juha Kiviluoma
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Tampere University

Nordic stakeholder views on how to develop the energy system by 2030

El-TRAN -analyysit
2020 | Working paper | Author
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Contributors: Sarah Kilpeläinen; Pami Aalto; Pasi Toivanen; Pinja Lehtonen; Hannele Holttinen
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Tampere University

Developing Nordic Cooperation in Renewable Electricity Policy: Exploring Views from Finland and Sweden

Politics and Governance
2020-11-03 | Journal article
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How to Achieve a More Resource-Efficient and Climate-Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

Review of Policy Research
2019 | Journal article
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Contributors: Kilpeläinen, S.; Aalto, P.; Toivanen, P.; Lehtonen, P.; Holttinen, H.
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Finland's energy system for 2030 as envisaged by expert stakeholders

Energy Strategy Reviews
2017 | Journal article
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Contributors: Toivanen, P.; Lehtonen, P.; Aalto, P.; Björkqvist, T.; Järventausta, P.; Kilpeläinen, S.; Kojo, M.; Mylläri, F.
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The coordination of policy priorities among regional institutions from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic: the institutions–coordination dilemma

Journal of Baltic Studies
2017 | Journal article
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Contributors: Aalto, P.; Espíritu, A.A.; Kilpeläinen, S.; Lanko, D.A.
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Northern Dimension of the European Union

Encyclopedia of the Barents Region, Vol. 2
2016 | Book chapter | Author
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Part of ISBN: 978-82-530-3857-5
Contributors: Pami Aalto; Sarah Kilpeläinen
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Tampere University

Energy relations between the European Union and North Africa?

Journal of Contemporary European Research
2013 | Journal article
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Coherent Northern Dimension : The Policy Priorities of the Arctic Council (AC), the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC), the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM), in comparison with the Northern Dimension objectives

2011 | Report | Author
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Contributors: Pami Aalto; Aileen Espiritu; Dmitry Lanko; Sarah Kilpeläinen
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Tampere University