Kera projects and reports
Studies and reports on Kera have been collected on this page. In addition, you can find information on pilot projects, experiments and Espoo’s sustainable development work carried out in Kera.
Reports
The roadmap, completed in late 2021, is based on the Kera area's emissions calculation, in which emissions from traffic, energy as well as infrastructure and building construction were compared. The carbon neutrality road map for the new district shows what kind of climate solutions will be needed as the old industrial area becomes a city center with 14,000 residents. The actions in the climate roadmap correspond to the goals set in both the Espoo story and the development commitment.
The energy and electric mobility playbooks present the lessons and application possibilities of the SPARCS project for the Kera area.
Checkmarks for the concrete implementation of Kera’s regional energy services and solutions.
The Cityfier study, based on Kera's urban economy survey, researched the effects of the region's two potential development paths and the investments made in them on the region's value creation.
The assessment of biodiversity values carried out in Kera in spring 2022 studied which actions could secure and improve the area’s nature values as the former logistics and industrial area is turned into an urban centre of 14,000 residents.
Current projects and pilots
The Sustainable Future Districts project develops new innovative solutions and services for urban environment which make both daily life and business more sustainable.
Read more about the Sustainable Future District -project via this link.
Previous projects and pilots
The Implementation Pathway for Environments that Accelerate Sustainable Growth project develops cooperation between businesses, educational institutes and research organisations, and creates concrete development environments to promote the green transition and digitalisation. The project will implement quickly-adoptable solutions and work on building the foundation for future jobs and competitive advantages.
Read more about KETO project via this link.
The RAKKE project will strengthen cooperation between the public and private sectors and promote innovation and business activities related to the development of low-carbon transport, energy, circular economy as well as clean and smart urban solutions. The aim of the project is to build effective ecosystems together with 100 companies and developers and create a foundation for increasingly efficient project and development activities.
Read more about RAKKE project via this link.
The ‘Smart and Clean – Collaborative Kera’ project was an urban development project coordinated by the City of Espoo. Through new partnerships, cooperation and operations models, the project supported the creation of the Kera city district that is based on carbon-neutral circular economy.
Read more about Smart and Clean - Collaborative Kera via this link.
In the project, Kera was developed as a district based on a circular and sharing economy, where new products and services are tried out in a genuine urban environment and cooperation is used to support the realisation of the circular economy.
The project tests and develops new services based on smart poles, promoting the construction, transport and maintenance of a more sustainable city. The pilot network of 19 smart poles and two smart bus stops is located north of Kera station. The smart poles allow, for example, the collection of local weather data or the operation of robot buses.
In the Smart and Clean Kera project, Kera is developed into an urban district where clean and smart solutions have been honed to perfection. The change is carried out together with partner companies, residents and other stakeholders by means of novel network-based cooperation. The aim is to create important solutions related to, for example, new energy solutions, means of transport and urban food production.