City of Helsinki
Helen operates Finland's first V2G (vehicle-to-grid) electric car charging station, developed by Helen with partners in the mySMARTLife EU Project. The project develops solutions to cut urban carbon dioxide emissions. Pictured is the first charging. Photo: Sonja Meskanen/Helen
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Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The City of Helsinki’s fully owned energy company Helen Ltd complements Helsinki’s plan to render the city carbon neutral by 2035 with its own plan to shift to climate-neutral energy production: today a producer of district heating, power and district cooling in combined processes largely based on coal and natural gas, Helen seeks to cut carbon dioxide emissions fully by 2050. Helen’s interim goal is to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 40% from 1990 to 2025.
Helen has achieved a world-leader status in its combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) processes, which feature a yield rate of 91.1% and have been recognized with several international awards. The company looks at an accomplishment of similar magnitude in transitioning from fossil fuels and centralized production to climate-neutral energy production.
“We can’t leave any stone unturned,” says Helen’s climate and energy efficiency manager Rauno Tolonen, referring to Helen’s need to apply a wide range of solutions to secure Helsinki’s heat energy supply, which is the company’s main mission.
Today 90% of Helsinki’s heated building stock uses Helen-supplied district heating, 61% of which is produced with coal and 28% with natural gas at Helen’s four combined heat and power plants in Helsinki.
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