Figures on Finnish District Heating - 2011

Energy year 2011 DISTRICT HEATING

23.01.2012

You also can download from here a resume of the electricity consumption in Finland (same period) for free

FINNISH ENERGY INDUSTRIES
Press release 
For publication 19.01.2012 10 am

Energy year 2011 DISTRICT HEATING:
Use of renewable energy sources in district heat production exceeded 20 per cent for the first time

Finnish Energy Industries’ figures show that district heat sales fell last year by more than ten per cent on the year before. Consumption was down due to the milder weather than in the previous year. Adjusted for temperature, district heat consumption grew by more than four per cent. District heat sales over the year totalled 30.1 billion kilowatt hours (TWh), with a monetary value of EUR 1.93 billion.

Residential properties accounted for 55 per cent of district heat sales. At the end of the year, there were almost 1.3 million residential properties with district heating, with almost 2.7 million people living in buildings with district heating.

Most public buildings are connected to district heating networks. Almost half of the heating energy requirement for all our buildings comes from district heating. In the largest cities, more than 90 per cent of the heating energy requirement of the buildings is covered by district heating. 

Volume of combined heat and power generation increased

Last year, the volume of district heat produced was 33.4 TWh. This is 13 per cent less than the year before, due to warmer weather conditions. Of the district heating, 74 per cent was produced in cogeneration with electricity, the share growing by 3 percentage points from the year before. Separate production of heat only covered 26 per cent of the production.

The volume of CHP electricity was 14.9 TWh. In combined heat and power generation, a third of the fuel quantity is saved compared to when they are produced separately. The emissions are reduced proportionally.

Carbon emissions down

Carbon dioxide emissions from district heat generation were 6.6 million tonnes, decreasing on the previous year by over 18 per cent. Most of the fall was due to lower production volumes than in the previous year, but also a result of increased use of renewable fuels. The average emission was 197 g per each kilowatt hour generated. The specific emission fell by almost six per cent.

Natural gas still most important fuel, use of wood up

Natural gas was used to generate 34 per cent of district heat and CHP electricity. Its share was down by just over one percentage point from the year before. The share of coal was 23 per cent. Its use fell by seven per cent, but the share rose by 1.5 percentage points. The share of peat increased by 1.5 per cent to 18 per cent. The use of wood, wood residue and other domestic renewable energy sources, such as biogas and secondary heat from industry, increased, and their share rose to 22 per cent. A good three per cent of district heating was produced from oil.

Mean price of district heat rose

The mean price of district heat inclusive of tax, including the energy fee and power charge, was 6.39 cents per kilowatt hour. The mean price rose by almost 17 per cent on the previous year. The price increase was particularly due to the rises in energy taxes at the start of 2011.  Fuel prices exclusive of tax also rose during the year.

Taxes make up almost 30 per cent of the price of district heat. Generally, the principal factor influencing the price level is the size of the district heating system. In large conurbations, district heating is cogenerated economically with electricity. Other factors contributing to the price level of district heating include the fuels used, age of the plant, structure of the conurbation, efficiency of investments, and the owner’s requirements with regard to returns.

Reliability of district heat supply excellent

A district heat customer is likely to have his heating supply disrupted for 1.7 hours a year on average. The reliability of district heat supply is 99.98 per cent. The outages are caused by system breakdowns and repairing them. The work of connecting new clients to the network and moving pipelines in conjunction with roadworks may also cause supply interruptions. Most of the interruptions are planned, i.e. the clients are notified in advance. 

Reliability of supply is excellent in Finland, even during spells of hardest frosts. Heating outages caused by faults in technical equipment usually affect a very limited number of customers, and they are brief. The high security of supply is the result of systematic quality control, upkeep and preventive maintenance.

The district heating production capacity is about 22,000 megawatts (MW). The maximum output requirement of clients connected to the district heating networks is about 18,100 MW.

Open Energy Year 2011 - DISTRIC HEATING ppt slides

Additional information:
Mirja Tiitinen, Adviser, Tel. 050 434 6994
Jari Kostama, Director, Tel. 050 301 1870

You also can download from here a resume of the electricity consumption in Finland (same period) for free

HORECA Malmo 1-2.2.2012

The most important fair in Sweden for the HORECA channel is coming soon. 

EVENT PROFILE 

HORECA Malmo will provides the opportunity to meet all buyers from Food and Beverage industry, decision-makers, opinion-makers, catering managers, bartenders, product developers and important industry bodies under one roof.

VISITOR'S PROFILE

Professional related to- Restaurants, Institutional kitchens, Hotels, Catering, Cafes, Fast food, Lunch restaurants, Bakeries and tea rooms, The public sector Groceries and commodities, Service companies are the target visitors.

EXHIBITOR'S PROFILE

Profile for exhibit includes Furniture, interior items and accessories for hotels, restaurants; Textiles for hotels; Equipment for gymnasiums and relaxation rooms; Professional kitchen equipment and implements; Refrigerating equipment; Professional housewares and tableware; Coffee machines, Vending machines; Sanitary equipment for bathrooms, saunas and pools; Cleaning equipment, Air-conditioning and ventilation systems; Light and sound equipment; Telecommunication systems.

General information and summary will be posted on our website (www.cuevasconsulting.fi)

Fordonsverkstad 2012 review

Now you can find a resume of the Fordonsverkstad Fair in Sweden. The fair was a good chance to find the most important players in the Car Shops and Automobile Industry. Please take a look at the review. Next week it can be possible to access an insight study about the automobile sector in Sweden.

Download the document here:

http://www.cuevasconsulting.fi/cuevasconsultingdownloadzone.html

 

You also can check out the upcoming fairs in the region.

Cheers!

Cuevas Consulting

Visit to Fordonsverkstad - suppliers for the automotive industry in Sweden

Next week Cuevas Consulting will be attending the following fair:
Fordonsverkstad - suppliers for the automotive industry in Sweden 


Report will be published in our webpage later on...


Fair is at the Kista Expo Center, Stockholm from January 17 to 18, 2012. 


See you there.


Cuevas Consulting

City of Helsinki receives the concept and development study for a potential Guggenheim museum in Helsinki | World Design Capital Helsinki 2012

A new Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki would make a distinct contribution to Finland’s cultural landscape, according to the concept and development study that representatives of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation delivered officially on Tuesday morning, January 10, to Mayor Jussi Pajunen. The study was commissioned by the City of Helsinki a year ago to explore the possibility of creating a new Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki.

The report by the Guggenheim study team proposes that a museum would be built on a City-owned site along the South Harbor waterfront, where the Kanava Terminal Building currently stands. The total area of the museum would be approximately 12,000 square meters (129,000 square feet), with 3,920 square meters (42,000 square feet) devoted to exhibition galleries.

The estimated construction costs of the building and its design would be approximately €140 million. The mid-range estimated attendance for a museum is 500,000 – 550,000 visits per year, of which approximately 300,000 visits would be by Finnish residents. Helsinki anticipates funding the project through a combination of public, private, and corporate sources.

The study finds that international exhibitions and programs of a new museum likely would not overlap with those of existing Helsinki institutions. Moreover, a new museum would give the city a signature space that symbolizes Helsinki’s aspirations to be a cultural capital. According to the study, a museum would powerfully contribute to the Finnish arts community by acting as an artistic center that convenes and collaborates with Helsinki’s other institutions and that draws greater global attention to Helsinki’s cultural contributions. Moreover, a museum would be likely to increase cultural tourism and so would have the potential to increase overall attendance at other Helsinki arts institutions.
The study recommends that a Guggenheim Helsinki be largely a non-collecting institution. It would incorporate some conventional elements of an art museum while pushing the boundaries of process, presentation, and audience engagement. The museum potentially would present two to three major and three to five smaller exhibitions each year, supplemented by short-term non-traditional programs and an innovative education program.
The study also recommends that a new museum absorb some of the functions currently performed by the Helsinki Art Museum. The collections and public art functions of the Helsinki Art Museum would be continued and further developed under the auspices of a division of the City of Helsinki dedicated to this purpose. The exhibitions and education functions now performed by the Helsinki Art Museum would be developed as part of the mission and operations of the proposed Guggenheim Helsinki.
“Helsinki now has an incredible possibility that we should embrace,” stated Jussi Pajunen, the Mayor of Helsinki.
“The study’s calculations clearly state that investment in the proposed Guggenheim would also be worthwhile economically. The long-term effects will benefit both the City of Helsinki and Finland as a whole,” stated Pajunen.
“By giving artists, designers and architects access to major international networks, and by promoting new types of conversations of the arts, a Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki would offer global exposure and unprecedented opportunities to practitioners in the field of visual culture in Finland as well as in the Baltic and Nordic regions in general," said Tuula Haatainen, Helsinki's Deputy Mayor (Education, Culture and Personnel Affairs.
“One of the rewards of this study will be a closer ongoing relationship between the staff of the Guggenheim and the cultural community of Helsinki”, stated Ari Wiseman, Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
No decisions have been made regarding the proposal that is set forth in the study. The City Board and the City Council of Helsinki will review the recommendations of the study over the next weeks, in a public process that will extend at least into February 2012. The City of Helsinki will then decide whether to move to the next phase of the project. At that time, the Board of the Guggenheim Foundation, in consultation with representatives of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, will also formally decide whether to endorse moving ahead.

Source: City of Helsinki