Finland Renewable Energy Sources

The study prepared by vtt technical research centre of finland ltd in close co operation with the international renewable energy agency irena offers insights for other countries on the development of sustainable forest bioenergy.

Finland renewable energy sources.

The growth was due to the increased use of both fossil fuels and peat and renewable energy sources. The share of renewable energy in per cent in finland was 28 in 2012 and 25 in 2000. This report describes finland s approach to sustainable solid biomass supply based on forest wood resources. In five years the use of renewable energy sources in the production of district heat has doubled to 36 per cent.

It s the right time and finland is the right country and renewable is the right way of producing any new energy. The use of renewable energy sources in the production of electricity and district heat has progressed rapidly in finland. Here are our main sources of renewable energy. The most important energy sources for electricity generation are nuclear power hydropower coal natural gas and wood fuels.

Here are some of our most frequently asked questions. Energy companies have no renewable energy obligations in finland. They are not completely problem free but they produce much less pollution and fewer greenhouse gases and by definition will not run out. The share of renewable energy 5 years average 2006 2010 was 24 7 and 10 years average 2001 2010 was 26 0.

According to our estimates this share will rise to 55 per cent in a well functioning market. Renewable energy resources offer cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels. As per the european union s 2009 renewables directive later added in the eea agreement norway has established a national goal for renewable energy 67 5 of gross final consumption of energy supplied by renewable sources by 2020. With more than half 54 6 of energy from renewable sources in its gross final consumption of energy sweden had by far the highest share among the eu member states in 2018 ahead of finland 41 2 latvia 40 3 denmark 36 1 and austria 33 4.

The share of wind power is still fairly small but it has clearly grown in the past few years. According to statistics finland s preliminary data total consumption of energy in 2018 amounted to 1 38 terajoule tj which corresponded to a growth of two cent compared with the previous year. Electricity is produced in finland in a versatile way with various different energy sources and production methods.