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Welcome to listen to the webinar on wind farm dismantling costs on August 29. from 15:30 to 16:30. In the webinar, the stages at the end of the wind turbine's life cycle are presented, as well as explanations of the dismantling costs. Go here to the website of the Finnish Wind Energy Association and sign up for the webinar!

The Talouselämä article tells about the effect of the materials of the wind turbine towers in terms of recycling costs. A steel tower wins over a hybrid tower in terms of costs, because you have to pay for recycling concrete, unlike the money you get from steel. The lifespan of wind turbines varies from 20 to 35 years, and their owner is responsible for dismantling the tower and restoring the area. Read more in the article, which is the most common type of tower here in Finland!

The Suomen Tuulivoimayhdistys (STY) considers it good that, according to the Petteri Orpo government's program, Finland is committed to the previously defined climate goals. The government program outlines that the operating conditions of wind power will be developed and the increase in electricity production will be taken care of. These are good goals, because a long-term energy policy is extremely important. Read more about the outline of the government program in the Finnish Wind Energy Association's press release.

Åland's northern sea areas are being studied more closely than ever in order to find out where wind turbines could be built. In Åland's marine regional planning, the area is limited to the territorial water boundary of the province. OX2 and Ilmatar have both done floor mapping and environmental studies in the area, for the actual analysis of environmental impacts. Based on the analysis of the seabed, plans can be drawn up in the future for power plant establishment solutions and locations. Read more about the mapping of Åland's sea areas in the news of Suomen Yleisradio here!

According to statistics prepared by the Finnish Wind Power Association in June, the second largest amount of wind power capacity is being built in Finland this year. At the end of June, there are a total of 1,468 wind turbines producing clean energy in Finland. This spring, new wind power was also ready for production in the Eastern Lapland region in Salla and Kemijärvi. Around 180 more power plants are expected to be completed during the rest of the year. The good pace of wind power construction started at just the right moment, when domestic energy has...

Tuulikolmio is planning a project of a maximum of five wind turbines in the Savola area of Lapinlahti, which is located about four kilometers southwest of the Varpaisjärvi agglomeration. Pohjois-Savo ely-keskus has made a decision on the wind power project, and states in its decision that there is no need to apply the EIA procedure, because the effects of the project can be assessed with sufficient accuracy in connection with the ongoing partial general planning. Read more about the ely center's decision here in Yle's news.

The annual energy production of the wind farm is said to be more than 400 gigawatt hours, which corresponds to the annual electricity consumption of approximately 80,000 households, assuming that one household uses 5,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. The finished park consists of 22 wind turbines, and it is estimated to be completed by the end of 2024. Read more about Yle's news here.

After Midsummer, we will be going on a summer break at Tuuliolong regarding newsletters. The development of the projects does not stop and in many projects, for example, mapping and field work are carried out. If you need a quick answer to your inquiry, please send a message to info@tuulikolmio.fi. Project contact persons try to answer emails as quickly as possible after returning from vacation.  

Last year, Finland built the second most onshore wind power in Europe and the sixth most in the world. Finland is one of the most interesting market areas in the world, and municipalities benefit from the construction of wind power in a different way than, for example, in Sweden. Clean and affordable wind electricity attracts billions of industrial investments. Read more about World Wind Day here!

In Finland, the planned wind power capacity has increased by 84% during half a year. Most of the projects are planned for the sea, and there is strong growth in onshore wind projects. If implemented, these investments could cover all of Finland's energy consumption. Wind power can meet industrial demand quickly and cheaply. Read more about the growth of wind power projects in the bulletin of the Finnish Wind Power Association here!