Finland Renewable Energy Sources

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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. The 2014 share in finland breaks down as renewable energy providing 52 of the heating. Electricity is produced in finland in a versatile way with various different energy sources and production methods. The use of renewable energy sources in the production of electricity and district heat has progressed rapidly in finland.

Renewable energy in finland grew to 38 7 of total final energy consumption by year end 2014 it was just 29 2 in 2005 achieving joint second position with latvia in terms of renewable energy consumption by share amongst the eu 28 countries behind its neighbour sweden in first position on a 52 6 share. The share of renewable energy in per cent in finland was 28 in 2012 and 25 in 2000. 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. They are not completely problem free but they produce much less pollution and fewer greenhouse gases and by definition will not run out.

Here are our main sources of renewable energy. 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. Renewable energy resources offer cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels. It s the right time and finland is the right country and renewable is the right way of producing any new energy.

The most important energy sources for electricity generation are nuclear power hydropower coal natural gas and wood fuels. The share of wind power is still fairly small but it has clearly grown in the past few years. The growth was due to the increased use of both fossil fuels and peat and renewable energy sources. According to our estimates this share will rise to 55 per cent in a well functioning market.

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. Energy companies have no renewable energy obligations in finland. In five years the use of renewable energy sources in the production of district heat has doubled to 36 per cent.