Quantitative Heat Oy
Kospro managing procurement in Quantitative Heat Oy's groundbreaking geothermal center projects
Quantitative Heat Oy is a pioneering energy company at the forefront of the energy transition, known especially for its geothermal plants that have made headlines in the Helsinki metropolitan area. QHeat's geothermal centers are not only environmentally friendly but also efficient to construct due to their modularity and high degree of prefabrication. Kospro has been involved in the Espoo and Vantaa projects, managing the procurement.
We interviewed QHeat's CEO, Miska Eriksson, to learn more about QHeat's operations and collaboration with Kospro.
Quantitative Heat – efficient geothermal centers with a high degree of prefabrication
Eriksson will soon move to Destia for new challenges, but he was involved in founding QHeat Oy about two and a half years ago. He is therefore the right person to shed more light on QHeat's activities. At the time of its founding, there was no direct market for geothermal energy plants and district heating networks, but QHeat created a market space for the energy production technology it developed.
- QHeat is more than just an implementer of geothermal plants, Eriksson clarifies.
- We are a strongly development-oriented company, and our main development direction is area networks and heating plants enabled by our unique technology of medium-depth geothermal wells.
QHeat's strengths include the modularity of geothermal plants and the high degree of prefabrication, meaning that the heating center is assembled at the factory. Delivering a complete unit to the site significantly speeds up on-site work.
Geothermal Energy – A Climate-Friendly and Efficient Energy Solution
Geothermal energy can replace energy sources that accelerate climate change, such as fossil fuels. Its climate-friendliness is based on the fact that nothing is burned to produce energy in a geothermal plant. Heat pumps do consume electricity, but electricity consumption is also decreasing with advancements. Electricity production has already largely shifted towards climate-friendly methods. Wind power currently determines the price of electricity.
In January, Finland's first working geothermal plant was completed in Koskelo, Espoo, built by QHeat. A 1.3 km deep geothermal well is efficient enough to heat approximately four apartment buildings.
In the Varisto industrial area of Vantaa, QHeat is currently constructing a geothermal plant that extends to a depth of two kilometers, scheduled to be completed by Christmas. The energy produced by the plant is estimated to heat about six apartment buildings.
This also explains the environmental friendliness of geothermal plants compared to ground-source heat (i.e., heat wells less than a kilometer deep): heat wells don't need to be drilled everywhere, as one well can provide energy for a large area. In the energy production transition, QHeat is at the forefront of developing even deeper and thus more efficient geothermal wells.
Kospro Managing Implemention and Developing Procurement
Kospro was already involved in the Koskelo project, and now the collaboration continues in Varisto. Kospro was managing the project procurement, including the procurement of the geothermal plant, heat container, and heat pump center, as well as all other procurement, supplier listings, and technical operations. The heat well itself is just one component in the factory-assembled heat center.
Eriksson and Kospro's CEO Juha Koskinen have a long working history together, so Eriksson knew that Kospro had solid and reliable expertise.
"The collaboration with Kospro is smooth and flexible. They are involved in the procurement process, where the key role is the identify and create ´strategies for different kind of procurement packages," Eriksson says.
"I can definitely recommend Kospro's services. They would be particularly benefited by operators who want to develop their procurement as a whole."