Fortum builds more flexible, electricity-based district heat production in Espoo
FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 21.3.2024
Fortum is building new emissions-free, electricity-based district heat production in the Nuijala area of Espoo, Finland. The production plant under construction will have a 50-megawatt electric boiler and an 800-megawatt-hour heat accumulator. The electric boiler/heat storage combination will increase the flexibility of heat production and level out electricity demand by utilising time-variable electricity pricing. The construction work will begin this spring, and production is expected to start for the 2025-2026 heating season.
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