Mikko Lipasti
@mikkolipasti.bsky.social
Oh and PS: as Finn, I fully agree also with your last third of the video.
February 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Oh and PS: as Finn, I fully agree also with your last third of the video.
... but for electricity use, I do believe there's a case for nuclear baseload power generation, particularly in these latitudes.
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
... but for electricity use, I do believe there's a case for nuclear baseload power generation, particularly in these latitudes.
My hometown Jyväskylä is one of the first to go live, I believe: a 800 MWh thermal battery is being commissioned this year. It's the size of an apartment building, give or take.
This should be helpful in terms of total energy usage, but...
This should be helpful in terms of total energy usage, but...
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
My hometown Jyväskylä is one of the first to go live, I believe: a 800 MWh thermal battery is being commissioned this year. It's the size of an apartment building, give or take.
This should be helpful in terms of total energy usage, but...
This should be helpful in terms of total energy usage, but...
... in cities with district heating, a thermal battery may be of tremendous value: ability to store electricity from variable sources (wind, mostly) when there's high supply as heat, and then release that stored heat to district heating networks (instead of burning wood).
yle.fi/a/74-20206883
yle.fi/a/74-20206883
Jyväskylä siirtyy kaukolämmössä uuteen aikaan – suuri kaukolämpöakku otetaan käyttöön helmi-maaliskuun taitteessa
Jyväskylä siirtyy tuottamaan kaukolämpöä ilman polttamista. Rauhalahden voimalan yhteyteen on kahden vuoden ajan rakennettu lämpöakkua ja kahta sähkökattilaa.
yle.fi
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
... in cities with district heating, a thermal battery may be of tremendous value: ability to store electricity from variable sources (wind, mostly) when there's high supply as heat, and then release that stored heat to district heating networks (instead of burning wood).
yle.fi/a/74-20206883
yle.fi/a/74-20206883
... I have to reserve some skepticism when it comes to applying this approach to Finland / Scandinavia. Given how wildly anticorrelated solar irradiance[1] and heating demand[2] are, I remain unconvinced that battery storage would be cost or materials effective at this scale.
However, ...
However, ...
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
... I have to reserve some skepticism when it comes to applying this approach to Finland / Scandinavia. Given how wildly anticorrelated solar irradiance[1] and heating demand[2] are, I remain unconvinced that battery storage would be cost or materials effective at this scale.
However, ...
However, ...
Onko tähtäimessä kansallinen vai EU-tason toiminta?
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Onko tähtäimessä kansallinen vai EU-tason toiminta?
I did nashi that coming
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I did nashi that coming
February 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM