@henrihorn #Hanasaari looks much nicer now that the coal power plant has been shut down and the pile of coal has disappeared.
#Hanasaari One of the two coal-fired CHP plants in Helsinki was shut down today. There was a political decision to phase-out coal, but this unit was shut because it was not economical.
Output:
electricity 236 MW
heat 420 MW
https://www.helen.fi/en/news/2023/farewell-to-the-hanasaari-power-plant
Farewell to the Hanasaari power plant

We are approaching an end of a significant era as the Hanasaari power plant that served the residents of Helsinki for nearly 50 years is being decommissioned. The boilers and steam turbines will shut down on 1 April and, at the same time, Helen’s energy production will take a huge leap in a greener direction.

#Helsinki #Finland #Climate #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #Cities #ClimateAction #Activism

Tomorrow Helsinki will shut down #Hanasaari #coal plant, and today environmental and climate organisations and people celebrated the event.

As one speaker put it: "It shall reduce Helsinki Energy Company Helen's emissions by 40%, Helsinki emissions by 20%, and the whole of Finland emissions by 2%."

The people who made it happen in the front, the power plant and a mound of coal in the background 💚🖤

The #Hanasaari coal fired CHP plant in #Helsinki is scheduled to be closed on April 1st, one week from now. In its place is planned a new residential area. A mirror shows us what it might look like in a decade. Art by Alicja Kwade.
Another shipment of #coal to the #Hanasaari CHP plant in #Helsinki.
Finland is phasing out energy use of coal by 2030. If
the plant weren't in domestic ownership, the #EnergyCharterTreaty could open a case to sue the government for losses.