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Pelkosenniemi September 29, 2022, 5–7 p.m., council hall In the survey on Lapland's wind power, we want to hear the opinions of the people of Lapland about areas suitable for wind power construction in Lapland (excluding the home regions of the Sámi). The idea of the workshop is that the citizens of the municipality can ask questions directly to the wind power operators. The workshops are especially intended for the municipality's residents, cottagers, and representatives of organizations and communities operating in the area. Send advance questions and come, check the schedule here!

According to the news of the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation (YLE), the defense forces have given the green light to approx. 60 wind farms and 1,200 wind turbines in the Lapland region. According to the Association of Lapland, Lapland has a huge potential for wind power, although the challenge is the lack of large electricity networks. Among the regions of Lapland, the best suited for wind power is Western and South-Western Lapland. Read more in the article here, this would bring a lot of additional income to the municipality!

New wind turbines are about to be completed in central Finland in the near future. Windmills will next generate electricity at Saarijärvi's Soidimäki and Kinnula's Hautakanga. The wind farm in Kinnula is due to be completed at the end of the year, and in Saarijärvi the towers will be completed this week. Read here more about current wind power news on the website of Suomen Yleisradio!

The Wind Power Association published a press release on August 30, 2022, according to which the pallets of wind turbines dismantled in Pori could be recycled and utilized more efficiently thanks to the domestic KiMuRa project. Although it has been possible to successfully recycle materials from wind turbines in the past, the platforms have been challenging until now because they are built from plastic composite. The recycling business model for plastic composite materials was created and piloted during 2021. Read more about the progressive KiMuRa project in the announcement here!

The project of 160 wind turbines planned for the sea area at the height of Oulu is progressing towards an environmental impact assessment. The wind power company OX2 Finland has submitted the evaluation program to the authorities and on 8.9. A public event will be organized in Raahe about the project's plans. The height of the power plants in the sea area would be 370 meters and the unit power would be 25 MW. Read more about the Halla project here in the news of Suomen Yleisradio (YLE)!

The green transition makes electricity affordable, but electricity transmission requires large investments. When the production and consumption of electricity fluctuates suddenly, the production power must increase more than the consumption, so that there is enough power even during peak consumption. Integrating energy systems even more tightly together will require approx. 40 million investments over the next decades. Read here in Insinöör magazine what investments are needed in the sector and how the promotion of wind power affects the price of electricity...

LUT University operating in Lappeenranta and Lahti and 14 other international universities are proposing a new kind of energy system based on solar and wind power, energy storage, sector integration and direct and indirect electrification. Hundreds of scientific studies prove that a 100% renewable energy system could be achieved by 2050 worldwide, at least according to LUT University. Read here in Länsi-Uusimaa magazine more about the revolutionary energy system!

In the Kalajoki and Kannus area, another 60-70 employees are working on commissioning the power plants, all 69 power plants in the area are now up and running. Heavy special transports have also arrived quickly and went better than expected. The wind turbines will be able to produce electricity with a power of 404 megawatts after the commissioning phase, during the rest of the year. When completed, the park will be Finland's largest onshore wind farm. Read more about Mutkalamme from Suomen Yleisradio (YLE) news here...

In an article by Suomen Yleisradio (YLE), Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Antti Kurvinen says that the expansion permits for offshore wind farms leased by Metsähallitus are an important milestone in increasing domestic renewable energy. Metsähallitus was given permission to lease more water areas in Tahkoluoto in Pori and Korsnäs in Ostrobothnia. The Körsnäs offshore wind power project is a major renewable energy project in Finland and the first offshore wind farm designed for Finnish territorial waters. Read more about the project!

Finland's wind power capacity has increased during this year by 24% compared to the end of last year. Finland's goal is to be carbon neutral in 2035 and the EU's by 2050, so an even faster pace of construction is needed to build wind power and achieve the goals. The pursuit of energy self-sufficiency also brings new permanent jobs and financial benefits to the regions. Read more in the MTV Uutisten article!