How much energy does a solar plant produce in Finland?

Supported by RENEWFM with EUR 9.9 million, the expected output of the plant is 67,6 GWh per year and will contribute to decrease approximately 3650 tons of CO 2 emissions annually in Finland. Poytya Solar: a 40,16 MWp Solar PV production site, located in Pöytyä, in the Southwest of Finland.

Is Finland a good place to start a solar project?

There is good know-how and proficiency in Finland to conduct large scale projects and their project management. Such large, more than 100 MW solar power plants are calling for national grid connection and for example Nordic collaboration to enable selling the electricity produced to the NordPool power market to gain economic feasibility.

What projects are being planned in Western Finland?

One such project that is in planning is the Heinineva peatland in Lapua in Western Finland.43The industrial size power plant is being planned by EPV Energia Oy. The plan is to cover the 170-ha peatland with 300 000- 400 000 solar panels to produce 80-100 MW of power, corresponding to power production of 20 windmills.

Are solar projects growing in size in Finland?

The solar projects are growing in size also in Finland which means new business models and ownership of the project and investments compared to small e.g. residential projects. Such projects in some sense and extent start to resemble wind project developments even if the scale is smaller in general.

Does Finland have a solar energy value network?

At the same time Finland has technologies and capabilities that enable business in the European and global solar energy value networks. There is a need to look at the solar energy market and value network in Finland to determine its strengths and weaknesses.

Can Finnish solar energy companies compete with Asian producers on bulk products?

In general, on the solar energy market, competing with Asian producer on bulk products is not opening significant business opportunities for the Finnish solar energy companies.