The first stage of the Nordic Energy Challenge 2024 is concluded, with seven candidates advancing to the second phase. The next step for the qualified participants is to submit their final proposals by 23 August.

Meet this year’s challengers, one by one, and gain insight into their ideas in support of Citizen Engagement. One of the participants is Ali Lashgari. 

Ali Lashgari, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Aalborg University.

  • Name: Ali Lashgari
  • Position: Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Institution: Aalborg University
  • Name of idea: Visualizing Green Futures: A Citizen-Centric Approach to Sustainable Green Energy Transition in the Nordic Region (VISAGE–Nordic) 
  • Summary of idea: To engage citizens in green energy goals, VISAGE-Nordic uses universally understandable concepts—money and visuals. The developed AI-based platform in this project will allow users to visualise future living areas in 2050, comparing green energy with fossil fuels, using personalised energy consumption data. This aims to show each person’s environmental impact and financial implications. By making complex ideas accessible through pictures and cost estimates, VISAGE-Nordic seeks to mobilise Nordic citizens towards a sustainable green energy transition. The initiative hopes to have broader global applications beyond the Nordic region.