Friday, 15 May 2020 07:21
Valmet chosen by EPC Hitachi Zosen Inova AG to deliver automation for greenfield waste-to-energy plant in Moscow, Russia
Valmet will supply automation to a new waste-to-energy facility in Moscow, Russia. The order was placed by Hitachi Zosen Inova AG (HZI), the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the facility. This is the twelfth time that HZI has chosen…
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Thursday, 14 May 2020 05:39
Wärtsilä is delivering a 70MW energy storage system in California to optimise renewable energy system performance and maximise ROI
The technology group Wärtsilä is finalising a 70MW energy storage and energy management system project in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) energy market. The energy storage system will be paired with Wärtsilä GEMS platform to maximise system efficiencies and…
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Thursday, 14 May 2020 05:19
Valmet to convert a lignite-fired boiler plant into biomass combustion at Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA in Poland
Valmet has received an order from Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA (ZE PAK) to convert a lignite-fired boiler into a biomass-fired boiler at its power plant in Konin, Poland. The order is included in Valmet’s orders received of the second quarter…
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Thursday, 14 May 2020 05:14
REA comments on RHI announcement
Frank Gordon, Head of Policy at the REA said: “Overall, these are mixed announcements for the renewable heat industry. On the one hand, they have provided much welcomed clarity on the completion of projects currently underway, the prospect of new…
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Thursday, 14 May 2020 05:11
Launches first waste fuel transport exclusively on rails
Resource management company Geminor has completed the first international transport of RDF by train – without the support of trucks. On Thursday 23rd. April, a two-carriage train loaded with 110 tonnes of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) arrived at Geminor’s HUB in…
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Monday, 11 May 2020 08:20
Valmet to deliver a biomass-fired boiler plant to Tampereen Sähkölaitos in Tampere, Finland
Valmet will deliver a biomass-fired boiler plant to Tampereen Sähkölaitos Oy’s Naistenlahti power plant in Tampere, Finland. The new Naistenlahti 3 boiler will replace the Naistenlahti 2 boiler that has reached the end of its technical lifetime. The order is…
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Monday, 11 May 2020 06:57
VTT to assess bio- and waste-based oils suitable for power plants and ships
In a three-year Business Finland BioFlex project, VTT and partners are exploring how suitable fuel oils made from biomass and waste plastics are for power plants and ship diesel engines. The aim is to determine the most ecologically and economically…
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Monday, 11 May 2020 06:27
Second-phase preparatory work to begin at Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill in Kemi
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has completed the first-phase preparatory work as part of the pre-engineering of the Kemi bioproduct mill in the Kemi mill area on schedule in January. The second phase will begin in early April. The…
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Monday, 16 March 2020 20:42
Valmet to supply a flue gas condensing plant to Helen’s Vuosaari bioenergy heating plant in Helsinki, Finland
Valmet will supply a flue gas condensing plant to Helen Ltd’s Vuosaari C bioenergy heating plant in Helsinki, Finland. The new bioenergy heating plant will feature very high energy efficiency, as the heat from flue gases will be recovered to…
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 20:38
Grit out, Power Up as Landia help Cannington Bio Energy
A decade since it began, Cannington Bio Energy’s hive of activity is impressive – with volumes of waste arriving, waste being treated – and green energy being produced. If only it was as simple as all that. In the demanding…
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Tuesday, 04 February 2020 08:27
ANDRITZ to supply a further high-efficiency PowerFluid circulating fluidized bed boiler with biomass firing in Japan
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from a Joint Venture between Toyo Engineering Corporation and Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd., Japan, to deliver a PowerFluid circulating fluidized bed boiler with a flue gas cleaning system. The boiler will…
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Tuesday, 04 February 2020 08:19
Energy from Waste set to boost UK and global supply chain capabilities
With the global Energy from Waste (EfW market) expected to be worth US$40bn by 2023, EfWs are evolving into its own dynamic energy sector, according to a new report by the Energy Industries Council (EIC). The market is expected to…
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Tuesday, 04 February 2020 08:12
Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel available at Zurich airport during the World Economic Forum 2020
Neste, the world's largest producer of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel refined from waste and residues, will deliver renewable jet fuel (sustainable aviation fuel, SAF) to Zurich Airport during the World Economic Forum 2020 in Davos, Switzerland. This is…
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Tuesday, 04 February 2020 08:00
Chief Technology Officer and Green Chemistry Scientific Advisor Join Circa Group
Tony Duncan, CEO of Circa Group Ltd, who produces bio-based solvent CyreneTM from waste biomass – has announced two additions to the team. Circa’s new Chief Technology Officer is Dr Jason Camp, who started working for Circa on 13 January 2020. Dr Camp’s role…
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Tuesday, 04 February 2020 07:37
Valmet receives the best A rating in CDP's climate program ranking for the second consecutive year
Valmet has been recognized for its actions and strategy to mitigate climate change by receiving the best A rating in CDP's climate program ranking for the second consecutive year. CDP's evaluation is based on the company's 2019 disclosure about its…
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