Neste to increase use of wind power at Porvoo refinery

The state-run petroleum company Neste has signed a new wind power agreement with a wind power company Ilmatar with the view to increase the use of renewable electricity at its Porvoo refinery, said Neste in a press release.

In addition to the new wind power agreement, Neste entered into an agreement with Ilmatar in 2020 and committed to increasing the use of renewable energy in production with its wind power agreement with Fortum in late 2019.

As a result of these agreements, approximately 40% of the electricity used at the Porvoo refinery will be renewable wind power in 2025.

The first wind power deliveries from the Fortum Kalax wind farm to Neste Porvoo site began in January 2021.

In addition to the wind power agreements, Neste will increase the share of renewable electricity with so-called Guarantees of Origin, based on existing renewable electricity generation capacity.

Guarantees of Origin will help increase the share of renewable electricity to 100% of Neste's electricity needs by 2023.

"Investments into renewable electricity support our target of reaching carbon neutrality in our production by 2035. Wind power is one of the approximately 80 measures we have identified to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our operations. Our aim is to increase the use of renewable electricity at the Porvoo refinery to 100% by the end of 2023," said Marko Pekkola, Executive Vice President, Oil Products at Neste.

The newly-signed long-term wind power agreement with Ilmatar corresponds to approximately 200 GWh/a, representing some 17% of the electricity consumption at Neste's refinery in Porvoo. Ilmatar's wind power deliveries are expected to begin in early 2025.