Origin of district heat

The production of district heat by Helsingin Energia was divided into the following energy sources:

2011

Natural gas 51 %
Coal 42 %
Oil 4 %
Heat pump 3 %

Procurement of district heat in 2011 amounted to 6,871 GWh.

93 % of the district heat in Helsinki was produced by CHP.

The CO2 specific emission of the district heat energy used in construction was 98 g/kWh.

Origin 2011

 

2010

Natural gas 51 %
Coal 40 %
Oil 7 %
Heat pump 2 %

Procurement of district heat in 2010 amounted to 7,850 GWh.

85% of the district heat in Helsinki was produced by CHP.

The CO2 specific emission of the district heat energy used in construction was 113 g/kWh.

Origin 2010