Increasing amounts of renewable energy mean ‘baseload is still needed’, new construction possible in Lovisa and Olkiluoto
According to Esa Väkilainen, professor of energy technology at Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland needs to build new nuclear power plants before existing ones are permanently shut down, and the share of nuclear power in electricity generation needs to be increased. He said the goal should be to increase the rate from the current 35% to 50%. .
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