Apidays Helsinki 2024 - Data Ecosystems Driving the Green Transition by Olli Kilpeläinen, Betolar

Data Ecosystems Driving the Green Transition
Olli Kilpeläinen, VP - Data Platform & Ecosystem at Betolar

Apidays Helsinki & North 2024 - Connecting Physical and Digital: Sustainable APIs for the Era of AI, Super and Quantum Computing (May 28 and 29, 2024)

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1. DATA ECOSYSTEMS DRIVING GREEN TRANSITION OLLI KILPELÄINEN Copyright. All rights reserved.
3. Olli Kilpeläinen https://www.linkedin.com/in/ollikilpelainen/ Copyright. All rights reserved.
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5. The construction industry is one of the most polluting sectors. The biggest single contributor is cement, which is used as a binder to produce concrete. Proportion of CO2 emissions from cement* ca. 7% * IEA, KPMG market study
6. Construction: operational carbon emissions 25 % Construction: embodied carbon emissions 16 % Aviation 2 % Other 57 % 33.9 Gt Global CO2 emissions (2020) Total global CO2 sector emissions = 33.9 Gt1 Source: Deloitte Note: 1) Including sourcing and manufacturing Source: IEA and Deloitte analysis 27.5.2024 Copyright Betolar Oy. All rights reserved.
7. Construction: operational carbon emissions 25 % Construction: embodied carbon emissions 16 % Aviation 2 % Other 57 % 33.9 Gt Global CO2 emissions (2020) Total global CO2 sector emissions = 33.9 Gt1 Iron & Steel 25 % Other materials 24 % Logistics 4 % Cement 43 % Construction activities 4 % 5.4 Gt Source: Deloitte Note: 1) Including sourcing and manufacturing Source: IEA and Deloitte analysis 27.5.2024 Copyright Betolar Oy. All rights reserved.
8. Concrete 27.5.2024 Copyright Betolar Oy. All rights reserved. 7 Cement + potential additives Water Aggregates Typically gravel and sand + + = + Concrete High carbon dioxide emissions Conventional Cement Concrete
9. Geopolymer concretes 27.5.2024 Copyright Betolar Oy. All rights reserved. 8 Cement + potential additives Water Aggregates Typically gravel and sand + + = Geoprime® Activators Industrial side stream + Aggregates Typically gravel and sand Concrete High carbon dioxide emissions Low carbon dioxide emissions Concrete + Water + + = + Conventional Cement Concrete Geopolymer Concretes
10. Disrupting the old way of working 27.5.2024 Copyright All rights reserved. 9
11. Copyright Betolar Ltd. All rights reserved. Platform approach AI enabled materials technology platform for sustainable competitive advantage Platform for constantly improving solutions New project Tailored solutions for client requirements Proven solution Commercial applications Cumulative knowledge Test and gather information AI supported R&D Data collection Samples
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13. Lifecycle analysis (LCA) • Method of calculating the impact a product/service has on the environment across its life cycle • Mandatory in 2025 for built environment • LCA can be used to: ü Identify environmental hotspots within a product system ü Inform decision-making ü Evaluate potential environmental impacts of a product system 27.5.2024 Copyright Betolar Ltd. All rights reserved. 13 à Data and API’s needed throughout the value chain!
14. CO2 DataHub enables carbon dioxide emissions to be cut more accurately with data • Calculating the full carbon footprint in built environment is very difficult • Data sharing through clearly defined APIs and ecosystems are needed to collect and share emission data • Trust is crucial! 27.5.2024 Copyright. All rights reserved. 14 * KIRAhub, CO2 Datahub
15. Combining emission and biodiversity data • Emission, biodiversity and ecological footprint data • Finnish startup Aila enables automated, science-based measurement of the biodiversity footprint and industry- specific data analysis • We need ecosystems and clear principles how to share this kind of data 27.5.2024 Copyright. All rights reserved. 15 * Aila.earth
16. Finnish Environmental Institute: SIIRTO-register • Registry of waste removal • Program identified >20 separate softwares built for handling the related documents • SIIRTO is attempting to build a common, API-powered solution nationally • Unfortunately APIs currently not open for private actors 27.5.2024 Copyright. All rights reserved. 16 Database API User interface API User Interface Electric moving document Paper moving document Document review * Finnish environmental institute (SYKE)
17. Ash ecosystem • Good example of an idea level ecosystem for solving issues in a complex, heavily legislated value chain with big environmental footprint • Ash produced in multitude of different incineration processes and reused in fertilization, ground construction, forestry, road base, road cover, fields, walls, foundation structures, etc • Data related to analysis, products, certifications, bookkeeping, quality checks, logistics, yearly reporting, etc 27.5.2024 Copyright. All rights reserved. 17 * Forest Centre Finland
18. European Green Deal Data Space A federation of data ecosystems enabling policy makers, businesses, researchers and citizens, from Europe and around the world, to jointly tackle climate change. 27.5.2024 18 Copyright. All rights reserved. * GREAT Green Deal Data Space
19. AI Agents as a potential solution? • AI agents for API Discovery • Efficiency and Productivity • Intelligent Analysis and Optimization 27.5.2024 Copyright. All rights reserved. 19 * How DALL-E sees AI agents
20. Sustainability is our common goal APIs, data and ecosystems can be forces for impactful positive change! 27.5.2024 Copyright. All rights reserved. 20
21. THANK YOU 27.5.2024 Copyright Betolar Ltd. All rights reserved. 21