Press releases

Balancing power is vital to the balance of the electrical power system, and PVO-Vesivoima has implemented new process control and optimisation software to enhance its generation along the Iijoki river. The system was supplied by Hon…

Katja Permanto, M.Sc (Tech.), has been appointed Environmental and Safety Manager of Pohjolan Voima Oyj as of 1 September 2021. Ms Permanto has previously worked as Pohjolan Voima’s Environmental Specialist since 2014 and, additiona…

Significant emissions reductions and energy savings were achieved at Pohjolan Voima’s thermal power plants by systematically decreasing the minimum output so that less energy is wasted. The change was spurred by reduced customer d…

The Jumisko hydropower plant in Kemijärvi has been restarted after its overhaul. The control options and energy efficiency of the power plant will improve as a result of the overhaul.

Together with the technology company ANDRITZ, the Pohjolan Voima energy company has commissioned the Metris BOA measurement and analysis system, which is unique in Finland. It is used to extend the service life of power plant boiler…

The last remaining boiler building at the PVO-Lämpövoima’s Kristiinankaupunki power plant was demolished today 12 August 2021 with an explosion. The demolition work will be completed by the end of 2021.

Porin Prosessivoima’s power plant in Kaanaa will stop burning peat and coal within the next two years. For the people living in Pori, this means more environmentally friendly district heat. Peat will be replaced by local wood fuel…

The Finnish energy group Pohjolan Voima Oyj has started the planning of a battery solution that would advance the storage of energy. The 35 MW battery solution is intended to secure the operation of the electrical power system and i…

The Pohjolan Voima energy company is further expanding the use of bio-based fuels. This spring, sunflower seed shell pellets and bio-based lignin separated from wood will be tested at the Rauman Biovoima power plant. Pohjolan Voimaâ…

96% of Pohjolan Voima’s electricity production is already CO2 neutral, and the responsibility goals set for 2020 were even exceeded.
Pohjolan Voima has now set ambitious objectives: it wants electricity production to be 99% carb…