Kimmo Tiilikainen

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Kimmo Tiilikainen
Member of Finish Parliament
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Bioenergy in Finland

• Finland is one of the leading bioenergy countries
  in Europe
• Share of bioenergy 20 of total energy
  consumption
• Share of bioenergy 85 of renewable energy
  sources
• Share of bioenergy 11 of electricity production

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Share of bioenergy in some OECD countries, 2001
Source IEA Statistics 2003
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Renewable energy sources in Finland, 2002
TJ Firewood 49 400 (logs and
chips) Bark 54 972 Sawdust 16 200 Forest
chips, ind. 9 090 Ind. wood residues 5
760 Construction and 2 484 demolition
wood Pellets and briquettes 468 Other
72 Black liquor 145 592
17,4
31,3
51,3
Renewable energy sources 328 093 TJ 23 of total
primary energy
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Targets of Revised Action Plan for Renewable
Energy 2003-2006
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Measures to promote bioenergy and other renewable
energy sources

• Research, development and commercialisation of
  new technology
• Economic incentives
• Taxation
• Investment subsidies
• EU Emissions trading
• Legislation, regulations, guidelines
• Information, training, motivation

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Energy Strategies and Action plans in Finland

• The Finnish Energy Strategy 1992
• Action Plan for Energy Efficiency 1992
• Action Plan for Energy Efficiency 1995
• The Finnish Energy Strategy 1997
• Action Plan for Renewable Energy Sources 1999
• Action Plan for Energy Efficiency 2000
• National Climate Strategy 2001
• Action Plan for Energy Efficiency 2002
• Action Plan for Renewable Energy 2002
• Revised National Climate Strategy 2005

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Renewable energy targets for 2010

• Energy source
  2001 (PJ) 2010 
• Small scale wood (not forest chips) 45,8
  1,2-times
• Forest chips 9,4
  4-times
• Small scale hydro power
  4,1 2- times
• Heat pumps
  2,7 2,5- times
• REF (RES-part)
  1,0 10- times
• Bio gas
  0,75 6-
  times
• Wind power
  0,25 16- times
• Solar energy
  0,02 16- times
• Agribiomass, liquid biofuels
  0 (5 PJ) 
• RENEWABLE ENERGY TOTAL 317 (7,6Mtoe)
  1,3-times

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Potential in forests

• side products of forest industries
• harvesting for energy use
• competition between energy and material use (chip
  board, fibre board)

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Potential in agriculture

• Set-aside areas
• food or energy, depends on markets
• which form of energy is most effective
• Finnish target 10 in energy production
• mostly in CHP
• amount of biofuels

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Biomass Action Plan

• part of Lisbon Strategy
• variety between member states
• RD
• Economic incentives
• Emissions trading
• Local level and individuals must be motivated