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FINLAND ENERGY
PPrroodduuctciotnioofnrenoewf arbeleneenewrgay 2b0l1e6 (e12n7eTWrghy) 2016 (127 TWh)
423 16
5
Hydro power
17 Small scal e wood use
39 Liquid wood fuels
Wood fuels in industry and energy production
41 Heat pumps
Recovered fuel and other bioenergy
Biofuels for transportation
Wind power
That is approximately fifth of the total CONSUMPTION OF TRANSPORT consumption of energy. In 2016, 85
target of the programme. In 2016, BIOFUELS PLUMMETED TWh of electricity was consumed in
approximately 15 TWh of energy was Where is renewable energy used? Finland and approximately 30 TWh
produced from timber chip, which is Most of the energy produced from or 35% of this was produced from
equal to the level of 2015. It seems, wood is used for heat generation renewable energy sources. The share
therefore, that this target will not be and only just over 10% is used for of electricity produced from domestic
achieved. The reason for this is not, electricity production. Even though renewable energy sources was even
however, the availability of timber chip, the share of renewable energy is larger in Finland because in 2016
but the fact that the profitability of only a little over 10%, it equals to Finland imported 19 TWh of electricity.
electricity production has declined as a approximately 10 TWh. Hydropower It is noteworthy that even though it
result of falling electricity prices. and wind power, on the other cannot be guaranteed that imported
hand, are only used for producing electricity comes from a certain source,
INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE electricity. Transport used less than a significant portion of it was wind and
FOREST INDUSTRY INCREASE THE 2% of renewable energy, which is water power from Sweden. Compared
PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE 65% less than in 2015. However, to 2015, the share of renewable
ENERGY domestic production of biofuels has energy sources in Finnish electricity
On the other hand, we have already not decreased. So far biofuels have production remained at approximately
exceeded the target of the second been mostly manufactured from 45%.
cornerstone of our renewable vegetable oils and various wastes
energy programme – liquid wood and residues. UPM-Kymmene has The amount of electricity produced
fuels generated as a by-product of renewed the process of manufacturing from hydropower was almost 16 TWh,
pulp mills. The target was to achieve biofuels when it started to manufacture which is over half of all electricity
consumption of 38 TWh by 2020. renewable diesel from crude tall produced from renewable energy.
In 2016, the consumption of liquid oil classified as processing residue. The share of wood fuels in electricity
wood fuel was 41 TWh, which is In addition, Fortum has started to production was approximately 11 TWh
approximately 1% more than a year manufacture pyrolysis oil from timber and the share of wind power was over
earlier. This was due to the increase chip to replace heavy fuel oil. 3 TWh. Compared to 2015, the amount
in the utilisation rate of the capacity of electricity produced from water
of pulp mills, which resulted from the Over half of renewable electricity and wind power decreased slightly,
increased demand of market pulp. If produced from hydropower whereas the amount of electricity
the recent large investment decisions produced from wood remained on
will be realised, the use of liquid wood The share of renewable energy the same level. Industrial CHP facilities
fuels and the production of renewable sources in electricity production used the most wood fuel to produce
energy will increase significantly. is roughly the same as in the total electricity. l
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