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Estonia's entry into the European Union is influencing its emphasis on renewable energy.  The investment climate for renewables appears favorable in Estonia with high public awareness, and a positive legal and regulatory framework. 

 

There is now a goal to increase the use of renewable energy by 67 percent by the year 2010.   The Electricity Market Act, enacted 1 July 2003, obligates the state owned distribution company to purchase electricity from renewable sources at a price of 5.1 Eurocents/kWh, or 1.8 times the current electricity price.  Tax reliefs are also offered to many renewable sources, and generation from biomass and waste fuels avoid the imposed CO2 charges. 

 

The most promising renewable energy resources in Estonia are wind and biomass. 

 

 

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Latest Developments


TitleSummarypubDate
Eesti Energia Considering Several Wind Farms
Eesti Energia AS will build a wind farm in northeastern Estonia for about 60 million euros as the largest Baltic utility seeks to diversify power sources.
18-Jun-10
Estonian Wind Power "Cluster" Announces 2010-2013 Priorities
The planned activities of the cluster during 2010-2013 include:
1. becoming linked to the supply chains of international wind power companies;
2. launch of the manufacture of package solutions for compact wind generators;
3. commercialisation of the planning of wind farms;
4. launch of the manufacture of wind generator parts in Estonia;
5. working out solutions for the conflict between wind farms and radars.
06-Apr-10
Offshore Wind Considered for Estonia
Canada based Greta Energy is looking into plans to build a 1,000 megawatt offshore wind farm. The company is also planning a 500 megawatt offshore wind farm in Purtse and a 300 megawatt wind farm on Hiiumaa Island.
15-Feb-10
Woody biomass Resources Estimated for Estonia
Ukrainian Biofuels Portal wood-pellets.com has a story on estimiated woody biomass in Estonia.
15-Feb-10
Forestry Biomass Energy Jobs Created in EstoniaAccording to Estonia's State Forest Management Center (RMK), approximately 300 to 500 working places have been created in Estonia, in forestry industry as a result of wider implementation of renewable energy sources, BBN/LETA reports. Among other, wood chips in the Väo and Narva power plants were widely used.
04-Feb-10
"Underground" Pumped Hydro Planned for Estonia
OÜ Energiasalv, a company owned by wind energy and mining entrepreneurs, launched preparations for establishing a pump-hydro power plant with the capacity of 500 MW several hundred metres underground in the rural municipality of Jõelähtme near Tallinn, Eesti Päevaleht/LETA writes.
12-Jan-10
Iberdrola Renovables Opens Office in Romania
Iberdrola Renovables has 700 MW of wind projects well along in their planning stages. Adrian Goicea, a Romanian national, has been appointed Country Manager. With this move, IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has bolstered its presence in Eastern Europe, adding to its existing operations in Poland, Hungary, Estonia and Bulgaria.

30-Sep-09
Wind Parks Considered in Estonia
Wind park developers have turned their eyes to Ida-Virumaa since settlement is low and there are no wilderness preserves, Põhjarannik reports.
23-Sep-09
EBRD Plans Renewable Investments in EstoniaThe Bank will promote the diversification of energy supply, energy efficiency, and renewable energy projects.
18-Sep-09
Estonian Renewable Energy Production Increasing
In 2008 Estonian enterprises produced 1.5 times more wind power and by a third more hydro power compared to 2007. Since 2005, electricity production from renewable sources has gradually increased, Estonian Statistics announced.
10-Sep-09
Oxford Renewable Energy Fund Plans Estonian, Romanian Investments
International company Oxford Sustainable Group has established an investment fund called Oxford Renewable Energy Fund 9, which develops renewable energy projects in different countries.
06-Jul-09
New Study Explores Wind Potential for Central and Eastern Europe
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3583e3/central_and_easter) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Central and Eastern European Wind Power Markets" to their offering.
The following study covers the development and dynamics of the wind energy industry in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Political will and administrative procedures are dramatically changing as the need for energy security, and the ambitious European Union renewable energy targets drive the wind energy market in the CEE region. Nevertheless, sluggish policy developments, effects of the global financial crisis, in addition to supply bottlenecks and grid connection problems slow down the momentum, thereby exposing the markets largest shortfalls, and highest potential. Wind energy boasts of increased attention in the region also due to looming power crises forecasted in many largest CEE countries, such as Turkey and Poland.
25-Jun-09
Baltic Interconnection Plan For Renewables
Eight Baltic Sea states have launched an action plan to connect Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to EU energy networks, a strategy that should boost opportunities for renewable energy development.
 
25-Jun-09
Report From Moscow Energy Trade FairEven though the effects of the global financial and economic crisis have affected the Russian construction industry significantly, interest in innovative building and energy technology was unabated at SHK MOSCOW 2009, 13th International Industrial and Technology Trade Fair for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Refrigeration, Building Automation, Sanitation and Renewable Energies. A total of 11,300 trade visitors from the CIS and neighboring countries attended Russia’s leading event for this industry and 200 exhibitors from 19 countries showcased their products on 107,600 square feet of exhibit space.
21-May-09
Greta Energy Active in Wind and Hydro
pril 16, 2009. Greta Energy held public hearings in Eisk city of Krasnodar region, Russia.
Public hearings were held on the 16th of April 2009 in the city of Eisk, Russia to discuss the construction of the Eisk wind farm stations and conduct a round table on "Realization of main directions of state policy on the use of renewable sources of energy for the period of up to 2020 in the case of the Krasnodar region". Among the participants were the representatives from the administration and legislative bodies on the regional and municipal levels, Russian Academy of Science and research organizations, energy companies, including leading foreign companies working in the wind industry. As a result, the decision about the viability of the construction of the wind farms in the Eisk region was reached.
16-Apr-09

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 Projects
Project TitleTechnologyCapacity MWStatusSponsor
Intercon Energy Biodiesel: Plans DroppedBiodiesel
Intercon Energy gives up plan to build a biofuel plant in Estonia Markku Tarkiainen- owner and CEO of Intercon Energy- has announced that his company has shelved plans to build a biofuel plant in Lääne-Viru county in Estonia. Tarkiainen said that Estonian farmers are not growing enough crops suitable for producing bioful such as rape seed and that there are no guarantees that raw materials can be secured for long term.
 
Narva, Estonia Wind FarmWind9
planned 2012 completion, 17 Enercon turbines
Eesti Energia
Aseri, Estonia Wind ParkWind24
planned
Aseriaru Tuulepark AS and WinWinD
Eesti Energia Tallinn WTE PlantWaste to Energy
planned
Eesti Energia
Livonian Bay Wind ParkWind450
planned
Eesti Energia
Eesti Energia Aulepa Wind ParkWind39
operational
Tartu, Estonia Biofueled Heat and Power PlantBiofuels77
planned
Hiiumaa IslandWind0.15
Operating
VirtsuWind9.8
Operating
RuhnuWind0.09
Planned
SaaremaaWind1
Planned
TambaWind6
Planned
KuressaareBiomass2
Construction
Kosaveski RebuildHydroelectric0.3
Construction
Torva RebuildHydroelectric0.08
Construction

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 Policy/Regulatory
Policy NameTechnologySponsor
Biomas and Wind;#Co-Fired Biomass;#Direct-Fired Biomass;#Wind;#President of the Republic of Estonia
Legislative DatabaseAll RenewablesGerman Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Electricity Market ActAll RenewablesEstonian parliament
Electricity ActAll RenewablesAS Fortum Tartu
Assigned Amount UnitsAll RenewablesEstonian Government


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