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Windmills as seen from the top of one in Finland
Wind farm in Finland, Ii municipality

Wind power in Finland was 110 MW with 107 turbines in September 2007.[1] Wind power is the most popular energy resource among Finnish public: 90 % of Finns would want further investments in wind energy in September 2007. In April 2005 the value was 88 %.[2] In the Pori area of Finland 97 % of people supported wind power according to Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy in 2000.[3]

Finland does not use Feed-in Tariffs, fixed premiums, Green Certificate systems or tendering procedures. From the European countries, Finland, Malta and Slovenia are the only ones (2006) that use only tax incentives to promote wind energy and other renewable electricity.[4] In 2007 this includes only Finland and Malta.[5]

Kimmo Tiilikainen (1966) (Centre Party) is the new environmental minister of Finland during 1.10.2007-31.3.2008, while the permanent minister (Paula Lehtomäki, Centre Party) is away. In his preliminary minister comments in September 2006 Kimmo Tiilikainen recommended Feed-in-Tariff for wind power within one year with the objective of 3000 MW wind power in 2020. This would be 3,3 % of electricity. Finland consumed 90 000 TWh of electricity in (2006).[6] Germany is predicted to have 30 000 MW wind power in (2010).[7]

See also

Wind power in Finland[8]
Year MW GWh
2007 110 190
2006 86 153
2005 82 170
2004 82 120
2003 52 92
2002 43 63
2001 39 70
2000 38 77
1999 38 49
1998 17 24
1997 12 17
1996 7 11
1995 6 11
1994 5 5
1993 5 4
1992 1 2
1991 1 1
1990 0 0

References

  1. ^ Wind Energy Statistics in Finland VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
  2. ^ Valtaosa suomalaisista kannattaa tuulivoiman lisäämistä, Helsingin Sanomat, 3.10.2007 A4
  3. ^ Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, Porin Tahkoluodon ympäristövaikutusten selostus Pöyry December 2006
  4. ^ Global Wind 2006 Report Global Wind Energy Council GWEG page 16
  5. ^ Evaluation of different feed-intariff design options - Best practice paper for the International Feed-in Cooperation Fraunhofer Institute, Germany (2006) page 14.
  6. ^ Supplies and Total Consumption of Electricity, GWh Finnish Energy Industries, Adato Energia Oy
  7. ^ ReportWindkraft, IG Metall April 2005
  8. ^ Tuulivoiman tuotantotilastot, Annual report 2005 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo 2005, Hannele Holttinen
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