4. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Length of the natural gas
transmission network
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Material Lenght (km)
Polyethylene 1810
Steel 81
Cast iron 20
Total 1911
Dimension, mm Lenght (km)
DN 1000 1
DN 900 122
DN 800 1
DN 700 262
DN 500 326
DN 400 229
DN 300 104
DN 250 21
DN 200 98
DN 150 59
DN 100 37
DN 80 4
DN 50 1
PEH 315 25
PEH 200 20
PEH 90-180 9
Total 1318
Length of the natural gas
distribution network
5. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Natural gas consumption in Finland (1974 – 2012)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000millionm3
Local distribution
Energy and power
companies
Manufacturing
8. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Number of natural gas consumers in Finland
(on January 1, 2013))
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Number
Consumption
(million m3
/a)
Average
consumption
(m3
/a/consumer)
Households, cooking 27 270 1 30
Vehicles 1 330 6 4 800
One-family houses,
heating
4 344 13 2 900
Apartment houses 808 23 28 600
Commercial and public
buildings
1 176 40 34 000
Greenhouses 32 4 133 000
Small-scale industry 628 149 237 000
Heavy industry 35 1 560 45 000 000
District heating plants 80 419 5 000 000
Power plants 25 1 265 51 000 000
Total 35 730 3 500 97 000
9. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Natural gas consumption in manufacturing in
Finland (1993 – 2012)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500mill.m3
Other manufacturing
Chemical industry
Forest industry
10. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Natural gas consumption in power and heat
production in Finland (1988 – 2012)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000mill.m3
Production of electricity
Production of district
heat
Production of CHP
11. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Natural gas consumption in different sectors
in Finland
Source: Finnish Gas Association
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
mill.m3
Manufactoring
Energy companies
Local distribution
12. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Local distribution of natural gas in Finland
(1993 – 2012)
-
50
100
150
200
250
mill.m3
Households, cooking
Apartment houses
Commercial and public
services
District heating
Greenhouses
Manufacturing
Transport
13. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: Finnish Gas Association
Local distribution of natural gas in Finland
(2012)
2.6 %
59.8 %
1.7 %
5.3 %
16.0 %
9.2 %
5.4 %
Transport
Manufacturing
Greenhouses
District heating
Commercial and public services
Apartment houses
Households, cooking
14. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Characteristics in local distribution of gas in
Finland
Source: Finnish Gas Association
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
Bubscribers, one-family houses
(pieces)
Other subscribers (pieces)
Sales of gas (GWh)
Lenght of the distribution network
(km)
Gas vehicles (pieces)
15. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Biogas productiuon and utilization in Finland
(1994 – 2011)
-
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Millionm3
Combustion of surplus
biogas
Biogas utilized
16. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Biogas from landfil gas recovery plants in
Finland (1994 – 2011)
-
20
40
60
80
100
120
Millionm3
Combustion of surplus
biogas
Biogas utilized
17. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Biogas from reactor plants in Finland
(1994 – 2011)
-
10
20
30
40
50
millionm3
Combustion of surplus
biogas
Biogas utilized
18. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Biogas production by the types of biogas
plants in Finland (2011)
Landfills
Municipal wastewater
Other reactor plants
Industrial wastewater
Farms
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
million m3
19. KAASUYHDISTYS.FI
Source: University of Eastern Finland
Energy produced from biogas in Finland
(1994 – 2011)
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
GWh
Heat
Electricity
