Energy production in Estonia

1. ENERGY PRODUCTION,
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN
ESTONIA
Kalmer Kukk, Ken-Krister Uuspalu, Rauno Richard Arak

2. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
• Thermal energy ( 90% of ALL produced electricity)
• Oil shale
• Biomass
• Hydropower energy
• Rivers
• Solar panels
• Võrumaa „fields“
• Wind energy (wind turbines)
• Coastline

3. BALTIC ELECTRIC POWER PLANT

6. WIND TURBINE CAPACITIES IN 2006

7. PAKRI WIND PARK

8. LOCATIONS OF HYDROPOWER PLANTS

9. LINNAMÄE HYDROPOWER PLANT

10. METHODS TO LESSEN FOSSIL FUEL USAGE
• Electric (hybrid) cars
• Taxation
• Extended bus routes

11. HEATING SYSTEMS
• Boilers
• Heat pumps
• Electric space heaters
• District heating

12. REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• Insulated buildings
• Electric devices consume less electricity
• Effective vehicles

13. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY USAGE
• 25% of all energy to become renewable energy by 2020
• 10% of transport sector to be fueled by renewable energy

14. REFERENCES
• Interview with Energy Consumption specialist
• https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&l
anguage=en&pcode=ten00087
• https://smarterhouse.org/heating-systems/types-heating-systems
• https://energiatalgud.ee/index.php/K%C3%BCtused
• https://www.energia.ee/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=3cbe8bd1-
611e-45a5-b6ed-4f69f69cbee1&groupId=10187
• http://www.tuuleenergia.ee/2013/08/alternatiivenergia-voidukaik/
• http://www.taastuvenergeetika.ee/en/
• http://www.taastuvenergeetika.ee/wp-
content/uploads/2018/06/Taastuvenergia-aastaraamat-2017.pdf

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