Finland's Gasum targets 7 TWh of RNG annually by 2027

• Finnish state-owned power firm Gasum Oy wants to pay more focus to renewable natural gas and also electricity as part of its new five-year method and has set itself the goal of giving 7 TWh of biogas each year to the Nordic area by 2027.

To achieve its goals, Gasum will make financial investments to increase its very own biogas production as well as resource extra renewable gas from trusted partners, it stated in a declaration recently.

The Finnish firm delivered 1.7 TWh of RNG to its consumers in 2022. The laid out target covers the present consolidated annual biogas production of Finland, Sweden and also Norway which amounts to 4 TWh. Denmark, which is the biggest biogas producer in the Nordics, makes 8 TWh annual.

Gasum presently operates 17 plants in Finland and also Sweden, producing biogas from various waste streams such as sewage sludge, manure and biowaste.

The firm prepares to construct 5 new huge RNG plants in Sweden with a targeted output of 120 GWh each. The construction of the first one, which is located in Götene, has actually already begun with completion expected at some time this or following year.

Gasum's chief executive officer Mika Wiljanen highlighted the crucial duty that biogas can play in quickening the decarbonisation of land and sea transportation and commercial processes. "The switch to biogas can happen almost at the snap of your fingers, because biogas is completely compatible with natural gas wherever it is presently utilized," he stated.

The Finnish firm's development approach is not restricted to the 5 Swedish projects. "We do have a few other strategies up our sleeves also," Wiljanen kept in mind.

The state-owned power firm, which utilizes only renewable power in its own procedures, additionally targets at enhancing its capacities in the renewable electrical power market, to supply its consumers a complete power and discharges management service. In 2015, it saw an 18% boost to 7.3 TWh in the trading of Guarantees of Origin for renewable electrical power generated by wind, hydro, solar or bioenergy.