Geothermal heating is first of kind for Finland

摘要

At the end of last year, energy companies Fortum and St1 announced a collaboration with the goal to build Finland's first industrial-scale geothermal pilot heat plant. St1 will begin planning the pilot production plant, which is estimated to be completed in 2016. A construction site for St1 's geothermal production plant is being sought out in the area where Fortum's Otaniemi or Kivenlahti heat plants are located, and Fortum will buy the heat energy produced by the plant for Espoo's district heating network.