Wednesday, 26 November 2014 06:55
Valmet and Nokianvirran Energia sign a letter of intent regarding a boiler plant delivery to Nokia
Valmet and Nokianvirran Energia Oy have signed a letter of intent for a delivery of a biomass-fired boiler plant to a new steam heating station in Nokia, Finland. The new heating station will supply process steam to SCA Hygiene Products'…
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014 06:13
Hilmer Anderson sawmill selects Saxlund for waste wood biomass combustion solution
28 million SEK bioenergy contract for industrial process heat BioEnergy and materials handling firm Saxlund International, part of the Opcon energy and environmental group, has won a major contract to provide fuel handling and biomass combustion technology to Hilmer Anderson,…
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Monday, 13 October 2014 05:39
Hitachi Zosen Inova chooses Metso's automation technology for the eighth time
Hitachi Zosen Inova chooses Metso's automation technology for the eighth time, now for the new Greatmoor energy-from-waste facility in Buckinghamshire, UK Automation plays a key role in making waste management sustainable Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) has chosen Metso's automation technology…
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Tuesday, 30 September 2014 10:01
Valmet delivered biomass boiler handed over to RWE Innogy in the UK
Valmet handed over a new biomass boiler and flue gas treatment for RWE Innogy UK's Markinch combined heat and power plant (CHP) in July 2014 following a commissioning period and test-runs. The plant is located in Fife Scotland, and is…
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Friday, 15 August 2014 04:45
St1 Biofuels: From Sawdust to Transport Fuel - Cellunolix® Ethanol Plant to Be Built in Finland
North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) has made an investment decision concerning the construction of a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani. The raw material for the plant will be sawdust from local sources. The plant…
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Thursday, 26 June 2014 06:34
CNIM chooses Metso’s automation technology again for greenfield biomass
Metso has been awarded four repeat orders from the CNIM group to supply automation to greenfield plants in France and the UK, thus reaching a record number of 12 orders received from CNIM for similar projects since 2011. These orders…
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Thursday, 15 May 2014 06:19
Södra and Statkraft initiate biofuel collaboration
Statkraft and Södra have signed a letter of intent to create a company with the aim of establishing production of biofuel based on forest raw material in the future. The agreement means that Statkraft will acquire the company Södra Cell…
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Wednesday, 07 May 2014 11:15
Opcon: Saxlund wins major UK contract worth around 35 m SEK
Energy and environmental technology group Opcon has won a major bioenergy contract for Saxlund’s fuel handling and biomass combustion technology in the UK. Order value amounts to close to 35 m SEK with commissioning in 2015. The project which is…
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Tuesday, 29 April 2014 05:00
Valmet to supply a large-scale boiler plant to Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy in Finland
Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy (TSE) has chosen Valmet as the boiler supplier for their upcoming power plant in Naantali, Finland. The new power plant is scheduled to start up in the autumn of 2017. Valmet's delivery will include a fluidized…
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Friday, 14 March 2014 12:48
Valmet - supplied gasification plant inaugurated at Göteborg Energi's GoBiGas in Sweden
The Valmet-supplied gasification plant at GoBiGas (Gothenburg Biomass Gasification Project) was inaugurated on March 12, 2014 in Gothenburg. The plant was commissioned in late 2013 and will produce gas by gasifying forest residues and wood pellets. The produced gas is…
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Wednesday, 12 March 2014 07:38
Fortum, UPM and Valmet are jointly developing technology to produce advanced biomass based fuels
Fortum, UPM and Valmet have joined forces to develop a new, winning technology to produce advanced high value lignocellulosic fuels, such as transportation fuels or higher value bio liquids. The idea is to develop catalytic pyrolysis technology for upgrading bio-oil…
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Wednesday, 05 March 2014 07:44
UPM and Metropolia proudly present: The Biofore Concept Car drives sustainable change through innovative use of biomaterials
The Biofore Concept Car showcases the use of UPM’s innovative biomaterials in the automotive industry. The majority of parts traditionally made from plastics are replaced with high quality, safe and durable biomaterials, UPM Formi and UPM Grada, which can significantly…
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Wednesday, 05 March 2014 07:06
Best-in-Class Software Solution for Managing Bioenergy Supply Chains Arrives in the United States
Verdanté BioEnergy Services (VBS), the leading provider of technology solutions for the biomass energy sector, announced their appointment as the exclusive U.S. distributor of MHG Systems’ Biomass Manager software.MHG Systems was looking for a partner who had a clear vision…
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Friday, 28 February 2014 07:41
Fleet tests of UPM’s wood-based diesel show great results at VTT
The first fleet tests of UPM’s renewable diesel proved that UPM BioVerno works in cars just as well as any regular diesel. The fleet tests were conducted by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. They were started in…
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014 09:43
Waste-based biofuels sector needs smarter EU 2030 package to realize its high potential
UPM participated together with a coalition of technology innovators and green NGOs to a project which results were published today. Europe has a significant untapped potential for converting wastes from farming, forestry, industry and households to advanced low-carbon biofuels, but…
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