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Wierd Folkersma / Photos

Hanasaari Power Plant

The City of Helsinki-owned energy firm Helen has been shutting down operations at the Hanasaari coal-powered, district heating plant on the 1th of April 2023. The powerplant has been in use for 50 years.

Estimates foresee the coal plant's shutdown will cut the city's emissions by up to 20 percent and cut national emissions by two percent.

A historical moment.


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An old picture when the powerplant was still working.
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11 comments

Gillian Everett said:

Topical story, and a truly historical moment, great photos. There are so many mixed feelings on the topic of Energy sources.
19 months ago

Xata said:

Indeed… but no-one tells about new technologies residues… not always so clean as we may think…
19 months ago

Wierd Folkersma replied to Xata:

for sure, a lot of research needs to be done to find the right solutions.

www.hel.fi/en/news/helsinki-shuts-down-coal-fired-power-plant-cutting-emissions
19 months ago

Ulrich John said:

Industrial aesthetics and history ! Thanks also for the text !
19 months ago

Annemarie said:

Most interesting

and wonderful images
19 months ago

Eunice Perkins said:

The population there will no doubt see a reduction in health problems as a result.
19 months ago

Gudrun said:

Excellent photos and a great story!
Helsinki is much further than we are, in our neighbourhood we don't even yet have district heating, it's still mostly gas:-(
19 months ago

Amelia said:

Many countries in Europe are closing down coal-fired power stations to cut down emissions, also some nuclear power plants in the UK have closed. There may be unforeseeable problems in the future, but it's a step in the right direction.
19 months ago

Esther said:

Hooray for the environment.
19 months ago

Keith Burton said:

A very well composed image Wierd............with lovely light and warm colours. Beautifully sharp and detailed too.

I would imagine that shutting down a huge powerplant like this will be a mammoth task, but well worth it in the end.
19 months ago

Esther said:

That is good news.
19 months ago
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