Changing Landscape of the Biomass Power Sector is very serious subject so that Finland as a forestry country is going to be an importer of the Biomass energy. This is part of the speech of Jukka Leskela in European Biomass to Power conference in Helsinki / Finland.
Finland faces having to import biomass because, despite being Europe’s most densely forested country, it will be unable to meet an expected 70% rise in demand for the fuel after it phases out coal.
Finland’s largest energy lobby group Energia (Finnish Energy) also projects large increases in the use of biomass in coming years. Energia’s estimates show biomass will account for nearly 60 percent of the fuel mix in Finland’s combined heat and power (CHP) plants in 2030, up from less than 30 percent currently.
“It’s slightly awkward that Finland would run an energy policy that we will make us a net importer of biomass. We are a forest country,” said its head Jukka Leskela.” [from article by Lefteris Karagiannopoulos, Reuters“]
We are pleased to announce that Jukka will be joining European Biomass to Power 2019 on 6th & 7th November in Helsinki, Finland as a speaker.
His presentation in the afternoon of Conference Day 2 entitled “Policy and public acceptance view on sustainability of biomass” will focus on:
- Carbon neutrality targets, sinks and use of biomass in climate policy
- Understanding the difference between use of fossil and biospheric fuels
- Biomass as a part of circular economy
- Role of forest biomass in energy transformation – case heating and electricity in Finland
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Jukka Leskelä Managing Director Finnish Energy |
