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Press releases 16.12.2022

The popularity of wind power is growing – 82% of Finns support increasing wind power

(The text is translated with automatic translator) In Finnish Energy’s annual Energy Attitudes survey, wind power still holds its place as the second most desired form of electricity production in Finland. The survey also strongly highlights Finns’ willingness to increase Finland’s energy self-sufficiency, which brings security in an unstable world situation. A growing number of […]

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Press releases 11.11.2022

The combined capacity of planned onshore wind power has increased by 18 percent – interest in offshore wind power is growing strongly

According to the Finnish Wind Power Association’s (FWPA) half-year review of wind power projects, in addition to onshore wind power, potential offshore wind power areas are also of interest to project operators. There are currently 13 offshore wind power projects planned, with a total output of nearly 13,500 megawatts. More than 3,200 MW more offshore […]

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Press releases 31.8.2022

The first wind turbine blades were successfully recycled in Finland – a new domestic solution was created in a joint project of several actors

(The text is translated with automatic translator) During the spring, three wind turbine generators that had been in use for more than 23 years (which were at the time the first megawatt class turbines in Finland) were dismantled in Pori. Thanks to the KiMuRa project funded by the Ministry of the Environment, they could now […]

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