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PJ400300Other BiofuelsRecovered Fuels(bio-fraction)Heat PumpsWood Fuels inIndustry & EnergyProduction200Black Liquor &Other ConcentratedLiquors100Small-scaleCumbustion ofWoodHydro Power0|1970Fuels Used in District Heating & CHP 1970-2007Renewables have additional capacity for development in Finland. AnIEA summary of recent studies outlines development potential in threeareas:242|1974|1978|1982|1986|1990|1994|1998|2002|2006➢ Hydro. According to a report prepared by Finnish Energy Industries forMEE, there is a total additional potential of 9.7 TWh annually. However,most of that potential is located in places that are either protected fromdevelopment, uneconomic to develop, or both. The total economic potentialin unprotected areas is about 1 TWh annually.➢ Biomass. Additional techno-economic potential has been estimated atupwards of to 30 TWh annually of fuel energy in 2020 on the basis ofanalysis by Pöyry Energy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, andthe Ministry of Employment and the Economy. The additional biomasswould be used mainly as wood chips in CHP plants, equivalent to 15 TWhannually. Possibilities to increase the use of biomass are closely connectedto the forestry and forest industry sector, meaning that changes in forestindustry production have large influences on biomass potential.➢ Wind power. The theoretical potential in Finland is large (though lessthan in Denmark or Norway) even though factors such as high globaldemand that has increased costs and freezing seas complicate both offshoreand wind projects in general. Nevertheless, according to PöyryEnergy for MEE, the tenable potential for wind in Finland ranges up to6 TWh annually through 2020. (Energy Policies of IEA Countries, Finland2007 Review 66)Recently, Helsingin Energia, the municipally owned power companythat supplies Helsinki with electricity and district services, announced itsgoal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This is a substantial challenge asSourceMinistry ofthe EnvironmentandStatisticsFinland