18.8.2023 News Power plant news Press releases Kaj Råtts has been appointed Managing Director of Kymin Voima Oy The Board of Kymin Voima Oy has appointed Kaj Råtts, Manager, Production Asset Management of Pohjolan Voima Oyj, Managing Director of Kymin Voima Oy as of 1 November 2023. The current Managing Director of Kymin Voima will retire at…
7.8.2023 News Power plant news Press releases Porin Prosessivoima builds flue gas heat recovery plant – reductions in fuel demand and emissions Operating in the Kaanaa industrial area in Pori, Porin Prosessivoima Oy will start the construction of a heat recovery plant in connection with its biofuel plant in the autumn of 2023. The plant will generate district heat from the…
30.6.2023 News Power plant news Press releases Open day at Jumisko hydropower plant – hydropower remains important To celebrate its 80th anniversary, Pohjolan Voima had an open day at the Jumisko hydropower plant in Kemijärvi on Thursday, 29 June 2023. Modern hydropower reconciles electricity production with the needs of nature and people.
9.6.2023 News Power plant news Natural Resources Institute Finland investigates the functionality of downstream migration route for salmon fry at Haapakoski rapids on the Iijoki river In June, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) investigates the functionality of a downstream migration route for salmon fry near the Haapakoski hydropower plant on the Iijoki river. The monitoring area also covers the area ups…
5.6.2023 News Power plant news Press releases Extensive annual maintenance operations at Rauman Biovoima ensure the power plant’s reliable operation The Rauman Biovoima biopower plant is currently undergoing extensive annual maintenance operations to ensure reliable production over the coming winter. Planned maintenance operations also promote the efficient use of resources, as…
1.6.2023 News Power plant news Press releases The renovated earth dam of the Melo hydropower plant opened to light traffic The dam bridge of the Melo hydropower plant in Nokia is once again open for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The renovation work that closed the earth dam for a long time have ended, and the finishing work for the area after the clos…
31.5.2023 News Power plant news Press releases Installation work for the Kalasydän fishway has commenced in Raasakka, on the Iijoki river Installation work for the Kalasydän fishway has started at the Pohjolan Voima power plant in Raasakka, located on the Iijoki river. The new fishway is planned for deployment in June, after the spring floods. The new solution is par…
17.4.2023 News Power plant news Regular electricity production started at Olkiluoto 3 EPR Regular electricity production at Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) has started on Sunday 16 April 2023. Test production has been completed and OL3 nuclear power plant unit is ready. The fact that OL3 is now ready is a significant event for Finland…
6.3.2023 News Power plant news Press releases PVO-Vesivoima plans an ultracapacitor for the Kierikki power plant on the Iijoki river to improve hydropower balancing capacity PVO-Vesivoima is planning the commissioning of a 3 MW ultracapacitor at its Kierikki power plant on the Iijoki river. An ultracapacitor is a short-term energy reserve that improves the performance of a hydropower plant and meets the…
19.1.2023 News Power plant news Video: The first bored pile wall constructd in an earth dam in Finland at the Melo hydropower plant The first bored pile wall used to seal an earth dam in Finland was constructed at the Melo hydropower plant on the Kokemäenjoki river in Nokia. The project involved the deepest bored pile wall structure in Finland, as well as the l…