Gasum Annual Report 2009

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REsPONsibiLiTY EMISSION REDUcTIONS DUE TO NATURAL GAS UTILISATION IN FINLAND IN 2008 % 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 6.6 Mt 38.6 Mt 48 600 t 16 600 t 116 600 t 3 800 t 27 600 t REDUcED FUEL cONSUMPTION DUE TO NATURAL GAS cONSUMPTION IN FINLAND IN 2008 TWh 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 TWh 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Coal Replaced fuel Used fuel Oil Peat 0 Replaced fuels Natural gas consumption Coal Natural gas Peat Oil Saved energy 57 300 t CO2 SO2 NOx Particles Emissions Emission reduction due to natural gas Source: Pöyry efficiency of their use of energy and adopt procedures and policies for the continuous improvement of energy efficiency. improved energy efficiency was also one of the performance objectives set for Gasum’s employees for 2009. Efforts to increase operational energy efficiency included the preference of videoconferencing instead of travel to meetings and active internal communications about energy-efficiency issues. decisions regarding grants are made by the board of Directors of the finnish foundation for Technology Promotions. Those awarded grants in 2009 were announced at the 60th anniversary event of the foundation on 27 may. The fund gave out five grants, with awardees’ research focused on the energy-efficient use of natural gas and the opportunities to reduce emissions. A total of 22 grant applications were submitted to the fund in the spring 2010 round of applications. service vehicles and 60 NGvs as company cars. These represent around 75% of the company’s fleet. COmmUNiCATiONs AND iNTERACTiON Gasum provides information about its activities proactively and openly to local residents, customers and other stakeholders in the areas around its facilities. information is available from sources such as the Gasum website and the stakeholder magazine. Gasum also provides the media with plenty of material about its projects. in 2009 Gasum held a total of seven statutory hearings and information events related to its construction projects and six other information events, including one on the construction of the natural gas pipeline in Lake vanajavesi. ENviRONmENTAL imPACTs Of CONsTRUCTiON Gasum aims to identify the environmental impacts during construction as well as any permanent ones and minimise any adverse effects. Environmental impacts are taken into consideration in natural gas network construction at every stage of the project from route planning to post-construction work. Particular attention is paid to the protection of Support for research from the Natural Gas Fund Gasum supports research and development in the natural gas sector through its Natural Gas fund. The fund was established in 2004 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the introduction of natural gas in finland and the 10th anniversary of Gasum. The Natural Gas fund is one of the special funds administered by the finnish foundation for Technology Promotion. The purpose of the Natural Gas fund is to promote the use of natural gas, study the impacts of natural gas usage and prepare for an energy economy based on sustainable development. Applications submitted to the fund or otherwise appropriate to its scope of action are processed by the fund’s advisory committee, and the ultimate 28 Development in the sector promoted by CLEEN cooperation Gasum is involved in CLEEN Ltd, the energy and environment sector’s strategic Centre for science, Technology and innovation, which was founded in 2008 and aims to bring finnish top expertise together to increase our competitiveness. Gasum participates in CLEEN activity including the future Combustion Engine Power Plant Research Programme (fCEP). Gasum is cutting its own transport emissions too Gasum has set the objective of replacing its entire fleet of vehicles, both service vehicles and company cars, with natural gas vehicles (NGvs). At year-end 2009, Gasum used 27 natural gas fuelled

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