Solar Economy

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Perspective Electricity’s share of total energy consumption is growing globally. How can we meet the increasing demand in a sustainable manner? Fortum’s maria Paatero-kaarnakari, Senior Vice President, Fortum Asia, responds. Sustainable growth from Solar economy Helena Aatinen Tomi Parkkonen T here are still 1.3 billion people in the world without electricity, most of them in africa and asia. Those of us who do have electricity are constantly using more and more of it. ”It’s important to make electricity accessible to everyone. The people who today go without electricity must have the opportunity to improve their quality of life. The way we see it, we can solve many challenges by transitioning towards Solar economy,” says Maria Paatero-Kaarnakari. In essence, there is an inexhaustible supply of solar-based energy and it can be utilised around the world. 12 Fortum forAgendA The transition to Solar economy is, in fact, a matter of time: How much time is needed to develop solutions for both small- and large-scale needs? ClimaTE ChaNGE aNd rESourCE SCarCiTy dirECT ENErGy ProduCErS Carbon dioxide emissions must be reduced for climate reasons; this is a significant challenge also for the energy industry. Zero emissions, however, is not the only driver of development: the use of exhaustible resources must be made substantially more efficient. ”Combined heat and power (CHP) production is an integral part of

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