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Kavo — 85 MW Biomass

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Kavo is a 85 MW biomass power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity

85 MW

Installed

Commissioned

—

Year online

Owner

Kainuun Voima Oy

Operator

Location

64.23, 27.73

Coordinates

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#36

largest in %s

#98

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#10,919

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Technical Details

Fuel Type: Biomass
Capacity: 85 MW
Commissioned: —
Status: Operational
Owner: Kainuun Voima Oy
Country: Finland
Coordinates: 64.227, 27.729

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂

111,318 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂

2.8M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity

230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

24,200

cars / year

14,842

homes / year

5.1M

trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Kavo is an 85 MW biomass and waste-fired power plant in Finland, operated by Kainuun Voima Oy since its commissioning.

Ranked #9 of 36 biomass plants in Finland, Kavo’s 85 MW represents 4.07% of Finland’s total biomass capacity of 2,087 MW. The largest biomass plant in Finland is Toppila 1 ja 2 at 195 MW, making Kavo 2.3 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km of Kavo. The facility is located in Kainuu region, approximately 450 km north of Helsinki.

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Kavo — 85 MW Biomass

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