Calculation of the primary energy factor for Finnish district heating and electricity

Abstract

The study is focused on the application of primary energy factor to the Finnish electricity and Finnish district heating in order to compare efficiency of the district heating to the efficiency of electricity nowadays and make a forecast about their efficiencies in the future. Another aim is to compare primary energy factor with main climate and energy indicators used by Eurostat. On the basis of this work, it could be asserted about a significant influence of the primary energy factor on the energy performance. Primary energy factor is an instrument to track and control efficiency of heat and electricity generation that can be used to control energy sustainability.