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Adven acquired energy company Kaskisten Energia in Finland

Adven Oy has acquired the entire share capital of Kaskisten Energia Oy from the City of Kaskinen and will continue the production and development of district heating in Kaskinen, Finland. The transaction was completed on Wednesday 26 February 2025. Adven's goal is to develop Kaskinen’s district heating towards more sustainable…

Prysmian’s cable competence center in Pikkala is the company flagship also in the energy transition

Prysmian Group's Cable Competence Centre in Pikkala, Finland develops and manufactures the world's leading high-voltage submarine and onshore cables used in wind farms all over the world. The investment of more than 240 hundred million euros in increasing production capacity will further strengthen the position of the Pikkala plant among…

Adven and Sastamalan Lämpö continue collaboration in district heating production

Adven Oy and Sastamalan Lämpö Oy have extended their agreement for district heating production. The updated partnership agreement ensures environmentally friendly and competitive district heating production in the center of Sastamala, Finland. Sastamalan Lämpö, responsible for district heating distribution in the Vammala area, is 80% owned by the city of…

Exploring the pros and cons of electric boilers

In Finland, the rise in biofuel prices coupled with simultaneous high demand has catalyzed a shift towards electric boilers for process steam production. This transition not only responds to economic pressures but also aligns with an increasing commitment to environmental sustainability. Electricity, particularly when sourced from expanding wind energy investments,…

Non-fossil energy solution to Mirka’s factory in Oravais

The world's leading manufacturer of abrasive products, Mirka, and the energy company Adven implement a completely non-fossil energy solution, where geoenergy field, solar power and electric boiler combine their forces. The heat production of Mirka's factory in Oravais, Finland, will be completely non-fossil. After the project is completed, now estimated…

Implementing RED directives – Adven insights from Estonia

This year, heat producers in Estonia had to, for the first time, demonstrate compliance with the Renewable Energy Directive. The audit results published for the year 2023 show that Adven's renewable fuel for energy solutions fully complies with the established sustainability criteria.  From the beginning of 2023, the Renewable Energy…

New boiler house in Sigulda increases energy efficiency

In February this year, a modernized boiler house was inaugurated in Sigulda, Latvia, by Adven, marking a significant step towards ensuring sustainable energy production in the area. During the modernization project, the old equipment has been replaced,and significantly increasing the efficiency of heat production and ensuring the compliance of Sigulda…

Ilmalanrinne will soon use renewable geoenergy

A parking garage that has been in continuous use, drilling geowells to a depth of up to 600 meters, building an energy center in a former storage space - these are just a few of the phases that describe the geoenergy project that began last summer in Ilmala, Helsinki, Finland.…