Energy Industry

The efficient use of energy is one of the keys to the success of Finland. This is especially the case as Finland's own energy resources are limited, the economy is booming, the major industries are energy-intensive, and a significant share of all energy must be imported. Yet, Finland can be justly proud of its efficient and economic use of energy. Finnish industry has always exploited an exceptionally diverse range of energy sources. These include timber and by-products of the forest industry, bio-fuels, peat and hydroelectric power. The country's nuclear reactors are among the most efficient in the world. Wind power made its debut in the 1990s. The imported energy sources include oil, coal and electricity from the neighbouring countries. The import of natural gas will increase, especially if it can be used to replace the heavily polluting coal. The CO2 emissions of natural gas are only some 50-60 per cent of the emissions of coal. Solar power has a more limited range of application in this climate compared with southern European countries.

Pöyry Energy Ltd.
Pöyry Energy is the international consulting and engineering expert within the Pöyry Group serving the energy sector specialising in Management Consulting, Hydropower, Renewable Energy, Power & Heat, Oil & Gas. In addition, Pöyry Energy holds a strong position within engineering and project services for nuclear safety and industrial processes.

Fingrid Oyj
Fingrid Oyj is the national grid operator in Finland. It is responsible for ensuring the technical reliability of the electricity transmission system in Finland and it sells main grid services to all electricity market parties by applying equal terms.

Fortum Group
Fortum is one of the Nordic countries' leading energy companies. The company offers a multitude of products and services along the energy chain: power, heat, oil products and service stations, natural gas as well as energy related engineering, plant operation and maintenance. The company has appr. 1.5 million customers.

Helsinki Energy
Helsinki Energy is the biggest energy company producing and distributing electricity and district heat in Finland. It distributes energy, generated mainly in the company´s own co-generation plants, to over 300,000 clients in Helsinki. The company's combined production of electricity and district heating (CHP) is environmentally friendly. Compared with separate production, less fuel is consumed, and emissions are concentrated in high power station stacks.

Lassila & Tikanoja
Lassila & Tikanoja specializes in environmental management and property and plant maintenance in the Baltic region. Operations cover the whole of Finland, but these days there is increasing activity in Finland's neighbouring areas in Russia, the Baltic countries and Sweden.

Motiva Oy
Motiva has operated as a state-owned limited company from the year 2000. It produces services to promote energy efficiency and use of renewable energy. Motiva is an energy sector expert organisation. Most of the company’s turnover consists of invoicing ministries and the European Community for expert services. Other clients are businesses and local authorities. The company’s offices are situated in central Helsinki.

Pohjolan Voima Group
The Pohjolan Voima Group is a privately owned energy group. Its production companies provide electricity, steam and district heating from diversified sources: hydropower, nuclear power, CHP (combined heat and power production) and thermal power plants.

Posiva
Posiva's line of business includes expert services in the field of nuclear waste management, provided to the two owner companies and other customers. The company is responsible for the characterization of sites for final disposal of spent nuclear fuel and later also for the construction and operation of the final disposal facility. The decommissioning of the final disposal facility of spent nuclear fuel will also be carried out by Posiva.

Teollisuuden Voima Group
TVO was established in 1969 by a number of Finnish industrial enterprises to produce nuclear-based electricity. The company supplies electricity at cost price to its shareholders. TVO's nuclear power plant at Olkiluoto has been operational for more than twenty years and accounts for almost a fifth of all electricity produced in Finland.

Vapo Oy
The Vapo Group consists of the parent company Vapo Oy, comprising Vapo Local Fuels, which produces biofuels, Vapo Pellets, which is the leading producer of pellets in Europe, the Vapo Heat and Power, which produces heat and power, and Vapo Environment, the environmental business. The subsidiary Vapo Timber Oy processes timber and Kekkilä Oyj produces and markets growing media and fertilizers.

WinWinD Oy
WinWinD has developed the one and three megawatt wind turbines based on the low speed Multibrid®-technology. The most significant benefits obtained have been operating reliability and high availability. An advanced planetary gear solution and low speed syncronous generator form the heart of the Multibrid®-concept, which combines the reliability of a modern direct drive and the compactness of the traditional high speed gear system. Low rotational speed together with the proper dimensioning ensures reliability and high availability.

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