Associate Professor of geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland @GTK_FI PhD (Mining Engineering) Bach App Sc. (Physics & Geology), Systems Thinker
I am developing a plan to transform our relationship between energy, minerals,and industrialization, as the existing proposed strategic plans are shown to be logistically impractical.
professional qualifications: Associate Professor at Geological Survey of Finland/Geologian Tutkimuskeskus; Circular Economy Solutions Unit KTR; Bach. App Sc (physics & geology); PhD. Mining Eng.
My work is based on the following principles/observations: I see all things as a system and examine them accordingly; All wildlife systems are in steep decline; The current industrial system is highly dependent on fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal); Oil, gas, and coal all have unique applications that the current industrial system is dependent on; Gas forms a buffer between supply and demand in electrical power generation; Coal is used by industry to generate high temperature heat for manufacturing and smelting; 81% of existing oil fields are declining at a rate of 5 to 7% per year; Peak oil could be in our past (Nov 2018), but we won’t know until Nov 2023; We are looking at radical changes forced on industrial systems, economic systems and the social contract for society; The basic concepts of how our global system works as described by the Limits to Growth project are correct; As we transition to a lower energy system (renewables replacing fossil fuels), growth-based economics will be phased out and replaced with something else; The task to phase out fossil fuels is much larger than first thought; Current renewable energy systems generally have a lower Energy Returned on Energy Invested ratios (ERoEI) than current fossil fuel-based systems; Most renewable technologies also require the use of relatively exotic metals like lithium, cobalt and Rare Earth Elements; The first generation at least will have to be manufactured using metals sourced from the mining of minerals; Both current mining production (2019) and current stated global mineral reserves (2022) cannot provide sufficient metal to manufacture only one generation of renewable technology units (EV’s, H-cells, batteries
I am doing work in the following sectors, to understand where we are now and what will be required in the future
We have multiple macro scale challenges facing us. All of them have been visible for some time to those willing to see them. Society at large has put off facing these challenges by using cheap abundant fossil fuel energy and by inappropriate management of fiat currencies. Ready or not, the time to face all of these challenges is upon us.
be you. 