Tag: District heating
Helsinki’s coal-fired district heating plant will shut down on Saturday
Closing the plant is part of the city’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.
The EU Council formally adopts 15 pct. target to reduce the demand for gas
Brussels [Belgium]March 30 (ANI/WAM): The EU Council on Thursday adopted a regulation extending member states’ voluntary 15 percent gas demand reduction target by one year. The regulation retains the ability for the Council to trigger a “Union Alert” on security of supply, in which case a reduction in gas demand would become mandatory. “I am […]
Consumption-based emissions for all Finnish municipalities and regions calculated for the first time
For the first time, we can get systematic information on how emissions are distributed between households and the municipal organization within the municipality,” says. Santtu Karhinensenior researcher at the Finnish Environmental Center. According to new emission calculations, the combined consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions of Finnish municipalities are approximately 57.4 MtCO2e. Of these municipal emissions, 83 […]
Heat pumps boost Europe’s transition to clean energy
Heat pumps provided just 10% of the world’s heat for buildings in 2021, but a recent report on heat pumps by the International Energy Agency notes that their use is indeed gaining momentum across Europe as countries seek to reduce their reliance on Russian gas imports while cutting carbon emissions. “Heat pumps have the potential […]
Heat pumps drive Europe’s clean energy transition
Heat pumps provided just 10% of the world’s heat for buildings in 2021, but a recent report on heat pumps by the International Energy Agency notes that their use is indeed gaining momentum across Europe as countries seek to reduce their reliance on Russian gas imports while cutting carbon emissions. “Heat pumps have the potential […]
Finnish climate goals need help from consumers, says a panel of experts
“Encouraging consumers to make climate-friendly choices faster would be a way to ensure that emission reduction goals are achieved cost-effectively.” comment Jyri Seppäläprofessor of sustainable consumption and production at the Finnish Environmental Center (Luukas). The carbon footprint of Finnish household consumption was approximately nine tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per inhabitant in 2015, which, according […]
District heating prices are rising in Copenhagen
Keep it at 19 degreesThe good news is that the price of gas will remain the same at the turn of the year. HOFOR recommends keeping indoor temperatures at 19 degrees to save energy – typically consumers save 5 percent on energy consumption with each degree lowered inside. Check www.hofor.dk/spar-energi to find good tips on […]
LUT is planning Finland’s first advanced research microreactor
Juhani HyvärinenThe professor of nuclear technology at LUT says that the reactor will be used as a training, research and demonstration facility. It will be connected to the municipal corporation Lappeenranta Energia’s district heating network. “The safety and design of the micromodular reactor make cooperation with Ultra Safe Nuclear an ideal choice for LUT and […]
Business Round-Up: International students contribute far more than they take, study claims
Denmark benefits financially from foreign students, shows a major analysis carried out by Damvad Analytics on behalf of the Swedish Engineers’ Association. Together, they contributed DKK 26.7 billion to the nation’s coffers between 2007 and 2020, with technical and natural science courses, such as engineering, accounting for DKK 12 billion. Over the same 13-year period, […]
Power outages can cause extremely hot water hazards
Warm tap water in homes with district heating systems can rise to 100 degrees Celsius during power outages.
District heating costs for Swedish households will skyrocket: media
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — Swedish consumers face up to 25 percent higher bills for district heating next year, Dagens Nyheter (DN) reported on Thursday. More than half of the country’s houses and premises are heated in this way and several companies that provide district heating have announced price increases due to inflation and sky-high […]
A burst water pipe causes flooding, disturbances in the heating network in Turku
Some households in Turku have been left without running water or district heating due to a pipe leak.
The K group prepares to save electricity by planning to reduce the lighting in its stores and adjust the heating
“As a large operator, we naturally have to do our part when we work together to save electricity. We believe that with certain exceptional measures, we can temporarily reduce K Group’s electricity consumption by up to 15-20%, if electricity production in Finland requires it,” says Antti KokkonenK group’s real estate technical services. “Cutting total electricity […]
Scientists agree: World can reach 100% renewable energy system by 2050 or earlier
Hundreds of scientific studies have shown that 100% renewable energy systems can be achieved at global, regional and national levels by 2050 or earlier. The number of published studies has grown by 27% annually since 2010 and continues to grow every year. “A rapidly growing number of researchers conclude that the demand for the entire […]
The Tampere electricity company stops buying fuel from the Russian Teboil
Electric company Tampere electricity plant announced on Tuesday that it will stop buying fuel from the Russian oil company Teboil. According to the Tampere company, deliveries ended on Monday. The company that provides district heating to the city said it has to use oil instead of liquefied natural gas (LNG) due to supply shortages after […]
A Finnish supercomputer aims to combat climate change
Finland has become the third fastest supercomputer in the world, Lumi. Half the size of a basketball court, it operates in a former paper factory in eastern Kajaani. Lumi is a supercomputer project with an investment of more than 200 million euros, which involves 10 European countries and the European Union. The supercomputer itself is […]
The Helsinki energy company is building a 400 million euro tunnel with seawater to heat apartments
The pumps, which are not included in the cost estimate of EUR 400 million, are capable of generating district heating from cold seawater of up to 2 ° C. The actual construction phase is predicted to last about five years, so the facility could start using the heat of seawater in the production of regional […]
Textile recycling plant from the Lapland paper mill
Stora Enso’s former Veitsiluoto plant in Kemi, Lapland, will be revived in 2021 after the plant is closed. Infinited Fiber, which treats textile waste, has announced that it will invest around € 400 million in converting an old paper mill into a textile fiber plant. The company’s recycled fiber technology converts cellulosic materials, such as […]
Danish news overview: The Capital Region has increased by 11 percent over the last 10 years
The population of the Capital Region grew from 1,214 to 1,346 million between 2012 and 2022 – a marked jump of 11 percent in line with corresponding increases in the urban areas Aarhus (up 33,000 to 285,000), Odense (up 12,000 to 181,000) and Aalborg up 15,000 to 120,000) . However, Denmark’s population increased by only […]
Households were urged to prepare for cuts in Russian gas supplies
While fossil gas users, both households and businesses, are reassured that their needs have so far been met, energy companies in the south-east are urging customers to look for alternative ways to heat their homes if Russia closes the faucet. Teemu HeinänenHowever, the head of Hamina Energy’s energy business says no exceptional measures are needed. […]
International Round-Up: Danish leaders congratulate Macron on election victory
A victory for EuropeThree former Danish prime ministers – Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Lars Løkke Rasmussen – also expressed their joy over Macron’s victory. The latter two leaders mentioned that, unlike the Kremlin, it was a good result for Europe. “Facilitated by re-election to Macron and election against right-wing nationalist populism. Good for […]
Hurry to drop Russian gas that harms both homeowners and electric drivers
The electric car company Skilled has confirmed that they will soon raise some of its prices by up to 170 percent, TV2 reported this morning. The purchase price of electricity, Clever explains, has risen from 0.66 kroner per kilowatt hour to 1.78 due to fears that it may rise above 3.00 kroner at the end […]
Business Round-Up: Chairman of the Consumer Council concerned about loan sharks on Facebook
Anja Philip, chair of the Consumer Council Think’s Consumer Council, wants more measures to prevent consumers from falling victim to loan sharks operating on Facebook. The legislation introduced in 2020 has ensured that loans can only be offered with a maximum annual interest rate of 35 percent, which causes about half of all quick loan […]
Marin: Finland needs weeks or months instead of years to cut off energy relations with Russia
He added that the Ministry of Economy and Labor is one of a handful of ministries working to ensure that the transition is achieved quickly. Although the European Union has resorted to unprecedented sanctions to force Russia to end the war of aggression in Ukraine, the sanctions only targeted the country’s most important source of […]
How the war could affect the Danish economy
On Tuesday, four of the country’s ministers – Nicolai Wammen (finance), Dan Jørgensen (climate, energy and supply), Simon Kollerup (company) and Peter Hummelgaard (employment) – held a joint press conference where they talked about the effect of the war. on the Danish economy. Three scenarios were presented for how it could be. Wammen emphasized that […]
Minister: Finland has been weaned from its dependence on Russian energy
Finland must work to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko (Cen) said Tuesday. The archipelago is leading a special ministerial working group set up to deal with issues caused by the Russian occupation of Ukraine. Finland needs to move closer to renewable energy in order to end its dependence […]
Microsoft is building an energy-efficient, heat-generating data center in Finland
The US software company Microsoft has announced plans to build a new zero-emission data center area in southern Finland, which will also be able to supply district heating to the municipalities of Espoo, Kauniainen and Kirkkonummi. The company said in a statement released on Thursday "unique collaboration" Finland’s largest energy company – with the state-owned […]
Friday’s newspapers: Putin-Niinistö, war worries, Hanko real estate and Western companies in Russia
In the background of the war in Ukraine, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) are dealing diplomatically on two fronts. Niinistö will call the Russian president on Friday Vladimir Putinwhile Marin is in Paris for an “informal” EU Council summit. The director of the Foreign Policy Institute speaks to […]
The Paper Association will continue the strike in April
The Paper Workers’ Union announced on Thursday that the strike at UPM’s mills will continue for three weeks. This means that unless there is a breakthrough in collective bargaining, the industrial action will continue until April 2 at 6 p.m. The strike began on January 1, 2022, and the union has since been locked in […]
Union: UPM’s strike continues until March
The Paper Association announced on Friday that employees at UPM’s mill will continue their strike until March 12 if they cannot reach an agreement with the company on a new collective agreement before then. The strike began on January 1, 2022. The union has been negotiating with UPM on the details of an agreement governing […]
The consumption footprint of Helsinki residents is larger than in many others
However, residents of many other municipalities may not be able to make the same choices when it comes to food and exercise. Energy is Helsinki’s main culprit. The use of fossil fuels in the production of district heating increases the consumption footprint of residents by more than 3.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. Helsinki Energy […]
Finland’s coal consumption will jump by a fifth in 2021
Finland’s coal consumption increased by 19 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year, according to Statistics Finland. The country burned 50 percent more coal in July-September compared to the same period last year and 54 percent more than a year earlier in the last three months of the year. The use of coal […]
More pressure on UPM: Finnish Transport Association supports striking paperworkers
The Transport Association (ACP) has announced a blockade to support striking paperworkers at UPM’s mills. The ACP announced on Saturday that it would carry out the blockade in Finnish ports from 6 am on Monday. During the industrial action, ACP stevedores refuse to handle UPM’s paper, pulp and board products or raw materials. At the […]
Parliament to address the sky-high energy prices
Help on the way The development has prompted The Folketing must look at helping the less fortunate to pay their heating bills. According to Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen, only the hardest hit – people who risk losing their homes due to the bill increase – should be able to seek help. Minister of Energy […]
Streets and schools remained cold in Kouvola when UPM strike removes 80% of heat supply
The city of Kouvola has reduced the ventilation and heating of some facilities to cope with UPM Kymi’s biopower plant, which normally produces about 80 percent of the city’s district heating. UPM Kymi’s strike began on Saturday, but the city’s district heating will not be interrupted despite the plant’s closure, as the backup power plants […]
According to the electricity companies, the paper industry dispute threatens energy supply
Several local communities are preparing for district heating outages, as the forest industry company UPM and the Paper Association have failed to resolve wage and conditional disputes. Three energy companies are appealing to the Paper Association, which represents paper industry workers, and UPM, a giant in the forest industry, to resolve their dispute to avoid […]
Nordea: Most Finns are worried about rising energy prices will increase housing costs
Statistics Finland in September reported that property maintenance costs rose 2.1 percent year-over-year in the second quarter. According to Nordea, the recent rise in oil, electricity, district heating and renovation prices could accelerate the rise in housing costs, especially at the end of the year. “Residents of small houses will see the rise in energy […]
Nordea Group study: Most are concerned about the impact of energy prices on housing costs
More than half of Finns are concerned about the effects of higher energy prices on their housing costs, Nordea Bank says. According to a survey commissioned by Nordea, 58% of respondents expressed concern about energy prices. One in four said rising energy prices are making it harder for them to cope with their housing costs. […]
HS: The price of electricity in Finland will rise early on Tuesday
The average price in Finland is 469 euros per megawatt hour, which is considerably higher than in many other parts of Europe. Helsingin Sanomat wrote on Monday that the price will be raised not only by low temperatures but also by the shortage of wind and hydropower. The peak, it added, will affect households with […]
Monday Magazines: Child Exposure, Expensive Heat, and Escape of Hospitable Workers
News across Finland reports that Monday is the first day of school for many pupils and students after the fall, and it is also the first day that people vaccinated with Covid-19 can take off their masks in schools, reports. Swedish daily newspaper HBL. As of October 25, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare […]
A hydrogen plant in the east of Iceland
Landsvirkjun, the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and the Danish investment fund CIP have joined forces in a project to open a hydrogen production facility at the Mjóeyrarhöfn green energy park in Reyðarfjörður in eastern Iceland. – ADVERTISEMENT – Jón Björn Hákonarson, the mayor of Fjarðabyggð, says the project is just one of many planned projects. “As […]
Helsinki’s goal is to be carbon neutral in 2030 instead of 2035
The target does not include emissions from, for example, food consumption by local residents and air travel. Much depends on Helen, an energy plant owned by the City of Helsinki. When the power plant replaced coal with natural gas and increased the use of excessive heat from sources such as wastewater, the city has seen […]
High energy prices can raise the electricity bill by thousands of kroner
– We all have a certain consumption, and it is usually said that about 4000 kilowatt hours in a year is quite normal for a family. When you have calculated the increase in electricity prices, it is approximately 2300-2400 kroner extra to pay per year in electricity bills. – Some have an agreement with the […]
High energy prices can raise the bill by thousands of dollars
There may well be large extra bills on the way for many Danes: This is due to a combination of several things that have sent electricity and heat prices skyrocketing across Europe. This is what Tue Patursson, an expert in construction technology and energy at the Bolius knowledge center, says. – We all have a […]
With Artic smelting, sustainable development must be a priority
The Arctic is known for its glacial temperatures and pristine ice shelves? in short for its eternally frozen beauty. However, it is common knowledge that this environmental magnitude changes rapidly as Arctic temperatures rise at an ever faster rate, to the extent that, according to the Russian Meteorological Service, the Arctic ice cover is now […]
Agreement gives municipalities the opportunity for zero emission zones
The government, together with its support parties, SF, the Radicals and the Unity List, has agreed that the municipalities must have the opportunity to create what are called zero-emission zones, and that the five municipalities with environmental zones can tighten the requirements in those zones. Zero-emission zones are delimited zones in the urban area, where […]
Supermarkets need to heat up the living rooms more
This is now being changed with a broad agreement that the government has entered into with a number of parties. – It may sound strange, but the cooling counter in the local supermarket can actually help keep the radiator warm, says Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen (S). – It makes good and green sense to reuse […]
New agreement must send more surplus heat into the radiators
When the refrigerated counters in the supermarkets run and the data center servers process data, heat is created. In the future, a larger part of the excess heat will be used to heat radiators around Danish homes. That is the intention of a new broad agreement that the government and a number of parties have […]
Emissions are reduced in almost all Finnish municipalities
Last year, municipal greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 7.4 per cent from the previous year, says the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke). Electricity usage, emissions fell the most, more than 20 per cent. The reasons were the shift from fossil fuels to wind power and the weather: 2020 was warmer, so the electricity consumption for heating […]
Finland: Record emission reductions, but still not on schedule for the 2035 target
Finland’s climate emissions fell to a record low last year, according to an annual climate report prepared by the Ministry of the Environment. The report, published on Wednesday, monitors the realization of Finland’s emission reduction targets. The record reduction in emissions is largely due to the effects of the pandemic. For example, traffic decreased last […]
Breakfastgate, emission reductions and smoking: Finland in the world press
Marin has been at the center of the media storm since the Finnish tabloid Iltalehti told the news that the Prime Minister’s Office has used taxpayers’ money to provide his family with subsidized breakfasts. Police are currently investigating the activities of officials. The prime minister, who is not currently suspected of abuse, has announced that […]
The government gives the municipalities the right to ban diesel cars
The government has proposed a new environmental proposal that gives municipalities permission to create their own zero-emission zones. The country’s four largest cities, Copenhagen, Århus, Odense and Aalborg, together with the capital’s enclave Frederiksberg, are already believed to be planning to ban diesel cars without particulate filters from their centers. Some cities already have zones […]
Sitra: Most Finnish municipalities have a target for emission reductions, few for biodiversity
A total of 130 municipalities have announced their bid to achieve carbon neutrality, which means they are prepared to limit their CO2 emissions to the amount absorbed by carbon sinks such as forests. More than 80 municipalities are aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 at the latest, five years ahead of the national 2035 […]
FACTS: Millions of dead mink must be burned here
* Esbjerg: Energnist Esbjerg. * Kolding: Energnist Kolding. * Holstebro: Måbjergværket. * Odense: District heating Fyn. * Aarhus: AffaldVarme Aarhus. * Hjørring: AVV Hjørring. * Aalborg: Reno-Nord. * Sønderborg: Sønderborg Forsyning. * Glostrup: Vestforbrænding. * Amager: ARC. * Roskilde: ARGO. * Næstved: AffaldPlus. * Hørsholm: Norfors. Sources: Energnist, Nomi4s.
Report: Most of the incinerated sorted plastic waste
The state-owned energy company Fortum, which operates Finland’s only plastic recycling plant in Riihimäki, recycles only a third of the plastic entering its plant, says Yle’s investigation program MOT. However, the actual and Fortum-advertised recycling levels do not add up, MOT found. In recent years, Fortum has said that 75 percent of the household plastic […]
International Round-Up: Chinese Ambassador unapologetic despite disguise from Danish Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod recently held talks with Chinese Ambassador Feng Tie to express his dissatisfaction with the sanctions his country has imposed on European individuals and organizations that have criticized the use of forced labor to produce cotton in Xinjiang Region. But last night, when the ambassador appeared on TV2 to defend his country’s […]
The neighbor’s wood stove can create dangerous pollution in new houses
The result of the screening points in a clear direction: If one can smell smoke from the neighbor’s stove, the level of polluting particles in the air is probably so high that it can be harmful to health. Kåre Press-Kristensen, an engineer and senior adviser specializing in air quality from the Council for Green Transformation, […]
Denmark on course to make the oil furnace a rarity
DKK 465 million has been added to the pool. The money is part of the 4.13 billion kroner that was set aside for green heat in this year’s Finance Act. In 2020, DKK 245 million had been set aside for heat renovation with subsidies from the state – they were torn away in four days. […]
Helsinki Energy Challenge: Four international award winners announced
The four winning proposals are: NEST, a flexible plan based on proven technologies and solutions such as seawater heat pumps, electric boilers, solar thermal fields and demand management measures; The plan is able to integrate new technologies if and when they emerge. The hot heart of Helsinki, a system consisting of 10 floating tanks filled […]
Swedish fixed-income demo facility opens in Samancor Chrome
Swedish Stirling, a fixed-income company that converts toxic gases into electricity, this week opened a new pilot operation at Samancor Chrome’s TC Smelter in Mooinooi. The company’s offering, known as the PWR BLOK 400-F, is a containerized solution, each consisting of 14 Stirling engines that can use the heat from gases emitted from a smelter […]
Commission recommends low electricity tax for private charging of electric car
This is done in the Commission’s second sub-report on a green transition for passenger cars, which came on Friday. As the rules are now, private individuals will only have access to the low electricity tax of 0.8 øre per kWh for all electricity consumption above 4000 kWh per year, if the home is already electrically […]
FACTS: Biomass is taking up more and more space in our energy consumption
Read more here: * Biomass accounts for the majority of the renewable energy used in Denmark. In 2018, solid biomass accounted for 64 percent of the total amount of renewable energy – far more than solar and wind. * Until 2000, it was mainly biodegradable waste, straw and firewood that was used to produce heat. […]
Olympic offer, ski distribution and virtual driving skills: Finland in the world press
It has a clear warning about the dangers of global warming. If Salla has a suitable venue for the Summer Olympics in 12 years, mitigating climate change has apparently failed. The city of Lahti was also in the news this week when it introduced the world’s first urbanization sharing initiative. The city of Southern Finland, […]
Controversial wood-burning is becoming necessary for decades
Despite frequent environmental criticism, Denmark’s massive consumption of wood chips and wood pellets does not seem to be able to be stopped for several decades to come. It shows a new analysis from EA Energy Analysis for Danish District Heating and Danish…
Authorities have lost track of 1.5 million dead mink
4,700 tonnes, corresponding to about 1.5 million dead mink, are missing when the authorities have to settle the accounts for the killing of all Danish mink. It writes DR. According to the Ministry of Food, about 11 million mink have been killed, equivalent to about 31,000 tonnes on infected herds or in the 7.8-kilometer safety […]
Malmö canal turns green – the same dye as in tough frogs
Anyone who turns past the Malmö canal on Thursday may notice that the water in some places glows in an unusual color. But the bright green shade is not a cause for concern, it is the same dye as in tough frogs, assures Eon who releases the substance to maintain the district heating system. The […]
National Round-Up: The parties agree to roll out environmentally friendly heating solutions
A broad alliance of parties has agreed to phase out the current oil and gas boilers in Denmark together with their replacement for more environmentally friendly district heating and heat pump solutions. The implementation is expected to cost around DKK 2.3 billion. From black to greenIn a press release this morning, Minister of Climate, Dan […]
Science Round-Up: U-turn on air assault
Despite previously rejecting the idea that humans could be infected by COVID-19 microdroplets in the air, the Danish authorities have now recognized its viability as a form of transmission. Ventilate your homes Updated guidelines from the National Board of Health include new passages on ‘air exchange and ventilation’ in the effort to limit the spread […]
Denmark’s largest CO2 emitter must reduce by 660,000 tonnes
On Wednesday, the government enters into a cooperation agreement with Denmark’s largest single emitter of CO2, Aalborg Portland. With the agreement, the cement producer undertakes to reduce its CO2 emissions by 660,000 tonnes by 2030 and for later reductions. – Aalborg Portland shows a significant social responsibility here. It is fantastically positive, says Minister of […]
The Finnish climate panel demands a EUR 1.5 billion green stimulus package
The Finnish Climate Change Panel calls for a EUR 1.5 billion green stimulus package, according to which it will increase employment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The stimulus package would direct funding to projects such as the construction of deep geothermal pumping systems, the refurbishment of heating systems in buildings and the promotion of e-transport. […]
