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🌿 Kaidi Kaaret, Environment and Sustainability Specialist at Utilitas, participated in a panel discussion at Impact Day, the Baltics' largest sustainability festival. 🌿   🔸 In the debate on "How to Achieve Environmental Targets (ESG): Solutions and Cooperation," Kaidi emphasized that the energy sector has a responsibility to lead the green transformation by shifting production toward renewable and sustainable sources. By doing so, it empowers consumers to reduce their own carbon footprint, creating a ripple effect that supports a more sustainable future for all.   🔸 She highlighted that collaboration is essential for a sustainable future and that climate neutrality cannot be achieved without the involvement of business partners. By encouraging partners toward a more sustainable path, we can create shared values and work together toward common goals.   🔸 Kaidi provided an example of Utilitas's collaboration with biomass suppliers to ensure that the wood used meets sustainability criteria. Additionally, Utilitas is working on revising its purchasing policy more broadly to better reward sustainability and create advantages for companies committed to reducing their impacts within their value chains. #actforimpact

❇ On October 17, the cornerstone was laid for an upcoming Telšiai wind farm in Lithuania, which will consist of 20 modern wind turbines. The construction of the wind farm is being managed by Utilitas Wind, which will hand over the completed project to Latvenergo AS. ❇ Among the attendees at the cornerstone-laying ceremony were Kaspars Melnis, the Minister of Climate and Energy of Latvia, and Daiva Garbaliauskaitė, the Vice Minister of Energy of Lithuania. Together with the CEOs of Latvenergo, Čakste Mārtiņš, and Utilitas, Priit Koit, they placed a “Letter to Future Generations” in a time capsule, symbolizing the Baltic states’ commitment to a shared journey towards energy independence and a sustainable green energy system. 🍀 🔸 The 20 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6.2 MW, are being supplied, installed, and maintained by Vestas, the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer. Merko statyba has already begun constructing the substation, access roads, cabling, turbine foundations, and assembly area. The wind farm will be for completion in 2026. 📸 Photos: Justinas Auškelis

The CEO of our district energy companies, Robert Kitt, wrote that the Estonian economy is in better shape than we tend to admit. However, the lack of investments has already affected the country's budget and growth potential. 🤔 But how can Estonia become more competitive? Could the solution lie within the hands of local authorities? Read more in Äripäev (article in Estonian available to all) 👇

We are delighted to now belong to Eesti Tööandjate Keskliit / Estonian Employers' Confederation.🤝 Priit Koit, the CEO of Utilitas, explained on the Employers' Confederation's website why we joined, our expectations and what we bring to the confederation (link in comments 👇).

Kiur Kalme, District Cooling Project Manager at Utilitas and Aivar Ljaš, Key Account Manager at Utilitas, talked about district cooling at the launch event of the Tartu mnt 44 development. 🏢 The apartment building being built by Avalon Property Development in the heart of the Estonian capital is a kind of pioneer, as it will be connected to Utilitas district cooling, which will ensure a good indoor climate in every apartment even on hot summer days. ☀💨 Marko Noormets, Board Member at Avalon Property Development, spoke about the development in more detail in the podcast "Kinnisvarajutud” (in Estonian, link in the comments)

🍃 Yesterday, the City of Tallinn organized a debate "Climate Neutral City: Dream or Reality?" as part of Car Free Day. The CEO of our district energy companies, Robert Kitt, was one of the participants in the discussion. 🍃 During the discussion, Kitt highlighted a pressing concern: if Estonia stands out in the EU for being less green or even "brown," our companies risk being left behind. "We’ve shifted from a price-competitive environment to footprint-competitive environment in the manufacturing export market, and thereby where we are losing our advantages," he explained. Watch or listen the discussion in Estonian from Roheportaal.delfi.ee (available for subscribers) 👇

🌟 This week, as every year, we had our first introduction lecture of the semester for bachelor’s students on District Heating and Industry Efficiency, followed by a visit to the Utilitas Lab in TTÜ Mektory Innovation and Business Centre The students gained hands-on insights into the technologies shaping the future of energy systems. We’re excited to see their growth and hope they’ll contribute to our research in the future! 🌍💡 Anna Volkova Janita Andrijevskaja Eduardo Latõšov #DistrictHeating #IndustryEfficiency #EnergyTransition #FutureResearchers #UtilitasLab

A construction site like any other? 🤔 No, something much bigger. This is the upcoming Telšiai wind farm in Lithuania, which construction is being managed by Utilitas Wind. 🏗 The wind park will consist of 20 modern wind turbines with a capacity of 6,2 MW each, which will be supplied, installed, and maintained by the leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas. After completion the wind farm will be operated by Latvenergo AS♻ 

Liisa Puskar, Financial Analyst at Utilitas, and Berit Koks, Lawyer at Utilitas, participated in #DHCSummerSchool24, held from August 25th to 31st, 2024, in Linz, Austria. The program featured insightful lectures, eye-opening site visits, and dynamic networking opportunities. A highlight of this year’s summer school was the REWARDHeat Hackathon - a competition designed to inspire creative solutions to pressing challenges in the district heating and cooling sector.    Liisa was part of the winning team with their project titled “Linzer TORTE” (Transitioning to Optimised Renewable Thermal Energy), which aims to fully decarbonize Linz's district heating and cooling systems by 2040. Read more about their project via the link in the comments. 👇 Both Liisa and Berit found that the program was highly enriching for a young professional, offering plenty of opportunities for reflection on industry-related issues through group work. Furthermore, there was also a strong emphasis on future technologies for district heating and cooling, sector coupling, and achieving carbon neutrality.

Utilitase võrgu planeerimisosakond otsib enda ridadesse soojusvõrgu inseneri, kelle väga head teadmised hüdraulika arvutustest ja analüütiline mõtlemine aitavad kaasa kaugenergia arendamisele. Saad teha põnevat tööd Eesti juhtivas ja arenevas energiaettevõttes ning koos meiega panustada puhtamasse ja keskkonnasõbralikku tulevikku. 🍃 Kandideeri 👉 : https://lnkd.in/d3i7uHqJ