Independent advisory
Renewable energy for the hard-to-abate sectors
Carbon Economics provides independent advisory on industrial decarbonisation, renewable heat, and sustainable fuels.
Twenty years of experience in translating complex techno-economic analysis into practical investment and policy recommendations that deliver lower energy costs, stronger competitiveness, and reduced dependence on imported fuels.
Dr Ilkka Hannula — formerly Senior Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency.
Focus areas
Industrial decarbonisation
Renewable energy solutions for energy-intensive industry — abatement options that beat incumbents on cost and security, and the route to bankable investment.
Heat electrification
Electrifying industrial and district heat — the economics of switching off imported fossil fuels, and the role of thermal storage in providing on-demand renewable heat.
Sustainable fuels
A 360° system view across liquid biofuels, biogases, hydrogen and e-fuels — priorities for different end-use sectors, and clarifying what makes a fuel sustainable.