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Simpele — 35 MW Biomass

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Simpele is a 35 MW biomass power plant located in Finland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
35 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Metsä Board Oyj

Operator

Location
61.43, 29.37

Coordinates

Insights

#70
largest in %s
#319
largest %s worldwide
#15,937
largest worldwide
2
operated by %s
7
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
35 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Metsä Board Oyj
Country
Finland
Coordinates
61.433, 29.367

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
45,182 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1.1M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

9,822
cars / year
6,024
homes / year
2.1M
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Simpele is a 34.5 MW biomass power plant in Finland, operated by Metsä Board Oyj. The commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #21 of 36 biomass plants in Finland, Simpele accounts for 1.65% 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 this facility 5.6 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km of Simpele. The facility is located in South Karelia, approximately 200 km from Helsinki.

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