# Oil shale - from research to reality 03. Enefit280 plant, view of the plant

- By: Lauri Veerde
- Date: 2021-06-11
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_shale_-_from_research_to_reality_03._Enefit280_plant,_view_of_the_plant.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Oil_shale_-_from_research_to_reality_03._Enefit280_plant%2C_view_of_the_plant.jpg/1920px-Oil_shale_-_from_research_to_reality_03._Enefit280_plant%2C_view_of_the_plant.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This is Enefit280. An Oil Shale plant in Estonia, Auvere. The number in the name “Enefit280” shows that the oil plant is able to process up to 280 tons of raw material in one hour. This is used to produce 38 tons of liquid products, in addition to electricity and semi-coke gas. In production mode, the plant does not consume network electricity, as it produces it itself. 99% of liquid fuels produced in Estonia are exported. According to Statistics Estonia, goods worth 14.3 billion euros were exported from Estonia in 2020. Liquid fuels accounted for about 10% of this. Enefit Power produces more than 450,000 tons of liquid fuel per year and makes a significant contribution to the state's GDP.