Danfoss Leanheat Building
Albert Makela is an Energy Efficiency Expert at Danfoss Leanheat Building since January 2021, specializing in global customer engagements. Prior experience includes roles as Project Engineer at Leppäkoski, focusing on energy solutions and master's thesis work on energy-efficiency improvements utilizing IoT. Albert also completed an engineering internship at BLEY Energias, working on biomethane microstation and biorefinery projects. Previous roles at Leppäkosken Sähkö involved solar energy initiatives and pilots for renewable technology integration. Albert served as a Special Advisor for Clay Meadow Consulting, conducting fact-finding missions and technical reporting in Southern Africa. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Circular Economy from LUT University and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering Technology from Lahti University of Applied Sciences, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic of Namibia.
Danfoss Leanheat Building
Leanheat’s development began in 2011. The first sites with Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies were taken into use in 2013. And officially Leanheat as a company was founded in 2016. Since then, growth has been vigorous. Leanheat is now installed in around 80,000 apartments. The system also controls the indoorclimate for schools, gas stations, fire stations, and city halls. It is the world’s largest IoT solution for collective heating.Fully automated and self-learning, Leanheat’s solution provides real-time optimization not only for individual buildings, but entire clusters of apartment buildings – while at the same time giving the opportunity for district heating companies to serve their customers more efficiently and with a smaller carbon footprint.They work in collaboration with industry pioneers such as Fortum and Danfoss. Piloted in Finland with its harsh climate conditions, we are now looking at rapid international expansion.