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Kuusankoski bv — 76 MW Biomass

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Kuusankoski bv is a 76 MW biomass power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
76 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2001

Year online

Owner
Kymin Voima Oy

Operator

Location
60.90, 26.63

Coordinates

Insights

#42
largest in %s
#128
largest %s worldwide
#11,371
largest worldwide
2001
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
17
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
76 MW
Commissioned
2001
Status
Operational
Owner
Kymin Voima Oy
Country
Finland
Coordinates
60.900, 26.633

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
99,531 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2.5M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

21,637
cars / year
13,271
homes / year
4.5M
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Kuusankoski bv is a 76 MW biomass power plant in Finland, operated by Kymin Voima Oy since its commissioning. The facility also utilizes gas as a secondary fuel source. Located at coordinates 60.9000, 26.6333, it contributes to Finland’s renewable energy landscape.

Ranked #13 of 36 biomass plants in Finland, Kuusankoski bv represents 3.64% of the country’s total biomass capacity of 2,087 MW. The largest biomass plant in Finland is Toppila 1 ja 2 at 195 MW, making Kuusankoski bv 2.6 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Kotka (72 MW, Biomass), Voikkaa ve 1 (32.9 MW, Hydro), and Mankala (30 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Kymenlaakso region, approximately 120 km northeast of Helsinki.

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