- Wind power in Finland
Wind power in Finland was 110 MW with 107 turbines in September 2007. [ [http://www.vtt.fi/services/cluster7/topic7_9/Tuulivoiman_tuotanto-_ja_vikatilastot.jsp?lang=en Wind Energy Statistics in Finland] VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland] 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 %. [Valtaosa suomalaisista kannattaa tuulivoiman lisäämistä, Helsingin Sanomat, 3.10.2007 A4] In the
Pori area of Finland 97 % of people supported wind power according to Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy in 2000. [ [http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=234212&lan=fi Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, Porin Tahkoluodon ympäristövaikutusten selostus] Pöyry December 2006]Finland does not use
Feed-in Tariff s, fixed premiums, Green Certificate systems or tendering procedures. From the European countries,Finland ,Malta andSlovenia are the only ones (2006) that use only tax incentives to promote wind energy and other renewable electricity. [ [http://www.gwec.net/fileadmin/documents/Publications/gwec-2006_final_01.pdf Global Wind 2006 Report Global Wind Energy Council GWEG] page 16] In 2007 this includes only Finland and Malta. [ [http://www.feed-in-cooperation.org/images/files/best_practice_paper_final.pdf Evaluation of different feed-intariff design options - Best practice paper for the International Feed-in Cooperation] Fraunhofer Institute, Germany (2006) page 14.]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). [ [http://www.tilastokeskus.fi/til/ehkh/2007/01/ehkh_2007_01_2007-06-21_tau_002.xls Supplies and Total Consumption of Electricity, GWh] Finnish Energy Industries, Adato Energia Oy] Germany is predicted to have 30 000 MW wind power in (2010). [ [http://www.igmetall.de/homepages/magdeburg/file_uploads/ausgabe01_2005.pdf ReportWindkraft, IG Metall] April 2005]
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Renewable energy development
*Renewable energy in Finland
*Renewable energy in Germany
*Renewable energy in the European Union
*Energy policy of the European Union
*List of renewable energy topics by country
*List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
*Renewable energy commercialization
*Kyoto Protocol
*Post-Kyoto Protocol negotiations on greenhouse gas emissions External links
* [http://www.tuulivoimayhdistys.fi/index_en.htm The Finnish Wind Power Association]
* [http://www.vtt.fi/liitetiedostot/cluster7_energia/Tuulivoimaloiden%20hankelista%20loka%202007.pdf Wind projects 2007] VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandReferences
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