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Geothermal could heat all of Finland’s buildings

Geothermal could heat all of Finland’s buildings Finland Geothermal Map (source: GTK.fi)
Alexander Richter 4 Mar 2016

The Geological Survey of Finland publishes map showing the geothermal potential for the country, highlighting the tremendous potential for heating.

Releasing a map showing the potential for geothermal energy in the various parts of Finland in the North of Europe, the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) states that geothermal energy could heat all of Finland’s buildings.

Utilising national energy resources, such as geothermal is crucial in limiting climate change. “Geothermal energy could completely replace the use of fossil fuels for buildings,” says Asmo Huusko, the head of the GTK’s geothermal energy department.

Finland_geothermalmap_smallHe says the map was released to help the public and decision-makers realise how many opportunities there are. The map can be found here, but is only available in Finnish.

“There’s a kind of hype going on about wind and solar energy. Sweden is more than a decade ahead of us when it comes to the use of geothermal heat, to the tune of a terawatt already,” says Huusko.

According to the findings of the Geological Survey, the south of Finland is best positioned to take advantage of geothermal energy for heating. In the article the several projects in Finland are named. Earlier this year we also reported on a groundbreaking deep well geothermal project being developed in Finland.

GTK is now working on measurements to see how much energy will be available per meter of well depth in the various parts of Finland and will add the data to the online map as it becomes availabe.

Source: YLE