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COMMUNICATION
take climate objectives into account in
all city purchases.
”Turku is striving for its objectives Timo Honkanen Jussi Vira
together with others. We have taken
actively part in Paris and Bonn climate energy production towards carbon unique two-way heating network is
conferences. We operate in the Union neutrality. Turku Energia is a company being built there, making it possible
of Baltic Cities, in ICLEI and in the owned by the city of Turku. to transmit surplus heat from the
Climate Leadership Coalition that customer towards the network and
promotes the readiness of businesses ”The new power plant is of course store heat in the area.
to react to climate change. important. However, we have also
increased wind and hydropower. Our ”We also capture heat from waste
Turku is also taking part in the Civitas customers can also buy solar panels from water and use it for district heating and
Eccentric project that promotes smart us or rent shares of a solar power station.” cooling.”
and carbon neutral mobility.
In Turku, the district Skanssi functions The energy system is being decentralised
”For instance, a renovated route for as a testing area for new energy. A in new ways. In the future, households
winter cycling has been opened and will be more actively involved.
e-buses operate the central bus line.
Digitality offers many new means to
turn transport smarter.
SMART ENERGY
According to the CEO of Turku Energia
Timo Honkanen, the company has
already for a long time developed its
”Demand response, energy efficiency
and different smart digital solutions
will gain a more central role.”
Turku Energia is already offering
smartboxes for households to manage
their energy consumption, such as
by warming up the water heater
automatically when the price of
electricity is at its lowest.
”If we think solely about energy, Turku
has the chance to become carbon
neutral already in the next few years”,
Honkanen states. l
Contact details:
Mr Timo Honkanen, CEO
Turku Energia Oy
timo.honkanen@turkuenergia.fi
+358 50 557 3133
Mr Jussi Vira, Director
City Strategy / Smart and Wise Turku
jussi.vira@turku.fi
+358 50 486 7895
www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
