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>nuclear energy The solution needs to provide district heating for Helsinki. Most citizens and politicians don't want a nuclear plant inside the city. Also the
by swebs 7y ago
>nuclear energy
The solution needs to provide district heating for Helsinki. Most citizens and politicians don't want a nuclear plant inside the city. Also the green party loves to screw everyone over by getting in the way of nuclear every step of the way.
>renewable energy
That's difficult in this area. There is very little sunlight in the winter when heating is needed the most, so sunlight is out of the question. The geography is pretty flat, so hydro doesn't provide much. Unlike Iceland, there are no geothermal vents nearby. Wind is probably the best bet, though it's not a particularly windy area.
- londons_explore 7y agoMoving heat 50 miles in a big steam pipe is very much doable with low losses. 50 miles away should be enough to satisfy the vast majority of NIMYists and allow it to be put in a much lower population density area.
- ville 7y agoThere is a nuclear power plant in Loviisa, some 50 miles east from Helsinki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loviisa_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loviisa_Nuclear_Power_Plant), so this option is within possibilities and has been evaluated. However the two existing units in Loviisa will reach the end of their 50-year lifetime by 2030, so using them would depend on getting a lifetime extension (uncertain) or building a new reactor (very slow, as shown by the delays with the Olkiluoto unit 3 mentioned in another comment above).