The 'Women in Tech' breakfast event held by Fingrid on September 19, 2019, focused on the importance of addressing climate change and energy disruption through the decarbonization of energy systems. Key discussions included the increasing reliance on renewable energy sources, especially wind power, and the need for innovative solutions like digitalization and consumer participation to enhance grid flexibility and efficiency. The event highlighted the challenges Finland faces in transitioning to a clean energy system while achieving significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

1. Women in Tech Breakfast Da
Energy disruption and climate change
Fingrid
#womenintechFI
19.09.2019

2. Energy Disruption
and Climate Change
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4. Energy transition
and energy
production
Women in Tech
19th of September, 2019
Maarit Uusitalo,
Manager, Strategic Grid Planning
Fingrid Oyj

5. • Climate change and global warming is
one of the greatest challenges today
• Paris climate agreement states the goal
to hold the increase of global
temperatures well below 2 °C above pre-
industrial levels and to pursue efforts to
limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C.
• Both EU and Finland have set
themselves targets for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions progressively
up to 2050
• Decarbonising the energy system is part
of the solution
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Energy system fighting climate change

6. Electricity produced by coal diminishing in Finland
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Source Energy year 2018 –Electricity, Energiateollisuus
• Coal and other fossil-
fuelled plants are phased
down

7. The wind generation capacity in the Nordics will
at least double by 2030
Data: 2015-2018 actual built capacity and 2030 scenarios: WindEurope. Under construction 2019-2021: NVE, Svensk Vindenergi, Suomen Tuulivoimayhdistys, Energinet.dk
2015-2018
+1400 MW/year
Under construction
2019-2021:
+2900 MW/year
Basic scenario 2020-2030
+1300 MW/year
High growth scenario 2020-2030
+2300 MW/year
Gigawattia
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8. The variation in the weather dependent generation
is the new feature of the power system
Olkiluoto3(1600MW)
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9. Electricity production in Finland 2000-2017
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Source Tilastokeskus
Renewables
Wind power
Fossile fuels
Other
Hydro
Nuclear
Peat

10. Wind power projects:
North-south transmission
flows will increase
Women in Tech Breakfast at Fingrid Oyj
Surplus and imports in
the northern Finland
Deficit in the
southern Finland
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11. • New solutions are needed
• Grid Capacity
• Flexibility
• Market solutions
• Consumer participation
• Storage solutions
• Sector Coupling
• New Possibilities
• Innovative digitalization solutions
• Active consumer participation
• Technology development
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Energy transition bring new challenges and
possibilities

12. Energy disruption and
electricity markets
Women in Tech
19th of September, 2019
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, Executive Vice President, Markets
@AstaS_P

13. Limiting global climate warming to 1,5 degrees
requires strong measures to cut CO2 emissions
• Clean power system by 2040
• Reducing the emissions from
industry, transport and heating
through electrification increases
electricity consumption
 requires significant increase in
the production of carbon-neutral
electricity during the next 20-30
years
Picture: European Commission https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/long_term_strategy_brochure_en.pdf
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14. • Appr. 150 TWh of the current total energy
consumption in Finland come from the fossil
fuels
• If the fossil fuels were replaced by
electrification the current electricity
consumption (ca. 87 TWh) could roughly
double as the energy efficiency will at the
same time improve.
• Alternatives to electrification: bioenergy,
geothermal energy, small-scale nuclear power,
carbon capture and storage
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Finland’s challenges

15. Electricity is part of the
solution!
Cleaning the generation of
electricity + electrification +
energy efficiency
Modern transmission and
distribution networks provide the
platform
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16. WE NEED FLEXIBILITY -
FROM SECONDS TO
SEASONS

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18. Finland’s new Government
Programme paves the way
towards a clean, reliable and
cost-effective energy
system
Self-sufficiency, flexibility, sector coupling
• Onshore and offshore wind
• Nuclear power
• Electricity storage
• Smart grids
• Electricity taxation & sector coupling

19. Will there be enough flexibility?
Nuclear power: a lot of CO2 free electricity,
no regulating power
Domestic hydro power a unique energy
storage. Capacity ~2500 MW, electricity
storage ~5500 GWh
Interconnectors: imports potential of more
than 5000 MW
EVs and electric heating: Huge real-time capacity
potential (many thousands MW), but limited
energy storage capacity (some dozens of GWh)
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20. Large and integrated European markets provide
flexibility
Day-ahead market Intraday market Balancing markets
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2014 2018 2022

21. Demand side offers opportunities for
flexibility
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22. Demand response
15-minute markets
European and
regional balancing
markets
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Market design to be updated

23. Fingrid Oyj
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Fax. 030 395 5196
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