Environment

Environment

Safeguarding biodiversity

Fingrid trains its contractors to identify harmful invasive alien species, limit the spread of such species, and combat them correctly.

Environment

Biodegradable ester oil for transformers?

A high-voltage transformer in the main grid may contain as much as 100 tonnes of mineral oil, which is used as an electrical insulator and cooling medium. The environmental risks associated with transformer oils are very unlikely to be realised, but it is still necessary to make contingencies for them.

Environment

Has the day come for industrial-scale solar power?

Experts believe that technological advances and a strong electricity grid will pave the way for new solar power projects in Finland. At present, Finland’s largest solar power plants are fairly small by international comparison, mainly consisting of projects constructed to meet the needs of specific properties or companies.

Environment

Research data on the use of concrete from demolition

Significant quantities of demolition concrete arise on Fingrid’s worksites. In order to understand the environmental impacts of this, Suvi Ollikainen was commissioned to write her Master’s Thesis on the topic. The results of the research will be made available to all of Fingrid’s stakeholders.

Environment

Life beneath transmission lines

Fingrid is constantly on the lookout for new ways to take advantage of transmission line rights-of-way. Organic collection areas and insect hotels are among the latest experiments.

Environment

Environmentally friendly technology in the Virkkala substation

The substation in the Virkkala area of Lohja is pioneering Fingrid’s substation renewal efforts – it is the first substation to operate without sulphur hexafluoride (SF6 dielectric gas) in its switchgear. The project is groundbreaking on an international scale, as it is Siemens Energy Europe’s largest delivery of SF6-free technology to date.

Environment

Fingrid Current: ”Great Electrification” takes on climate change

Fingrid Current assembled a top team of experts to discuss the hottest industry themes in April 2021. The main topic: the power system of the future. Gathering a record audience online, the event addressed electricity consumption, production and infrastructure, with Fingrid CEO Jukka Ruusunen as the host.

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