Is Estonia on the road to recovery – or drifting deeper into economic trouble? In the latest episode of "Majandusmikker", a podcast by TalTech’s School of Business and Governance, economist Karsten Staehr and Trialoog editor Silver Tambur weigh the country’s prospects.
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The preparations for establishing TalTech’s fiber optic communications and sensor lab began long ago, but the lab, opened in early March, has gained a new significance in light of the recent cable damage in the Baltic Sea.
TalTech professor Alar Konist warns that the speed of the green transition must not come at the expense of system reliability and the competitiveness of the economy.
If power lines could better account for actual weather conditions, they would be able to transmit more electricity. TalTech researcher Henri Manninen co-founded the technology company Gridraven, which specifically enhances electricity transmission capacity.
Estonia’s bioindustry is ready for its next leap, where biomass valorization and innovation open doors to sustainable economic growth and global competitiveness.
Electric cars have made rapid progress over the past decade, but the European automotive industry is facing serious challenges. It may take a few more years before Europe rolls out its own affordable electric vehicles – but one day, we’ll all be driving electric cars anyway, writes Jüri Rute.
Observing Finland's wind energy plans helps illustrate the trend toward large-scale renewable electricity production, but Estonia's recent energy choices also look promising.
Out of necessity, I’ve become thoroughly acquainted with the apartment market in central Tallinn. The process was marked–and somewhat slowed–by strong signs of professional bias, but in the end, I secured an apartment under the old VAT rate and gained plenty of firsthand experience along the way.