Finland-headed forest industry and energy technology provider Valmet Oyj has confirmed that it has been selected to supply a biomass plant to Göteborg Energi AB in Gothenburg, Sweden.
As recently disclosed municipal energy company Göteborg Energi is investing SEK 2.53 billion (≈ EUR 217.88 million) in a new plant to produce energy and district heat from renewable and recovered sources by 2025.
The new plant is a milestone for us and the last step in our conversion of district heating. With the new facility, we will get rid of natural gas and can offer our customers 100 percent renewable and recovered energy in our district heating. We look forward to cooperating with Valmet in this key project, said Per-Anders Gustafsson, CEO of Göteborg Energi.
Flexi-fuel BFB boiler plant
Valmet’s delivery the value of which has not been disclosed, will include a 140 MWth Valmet BFB Boiler plant utilizing bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) technology as well as a flue gas cleaning system and a flue gas condensing system.
The primary fuels will include forest residues and recycled woodchips. The start-up of the plant is scheduled for 2025.
Additionally, Valmet will deliver a boiler building and piping to connect the new boiler to the existing steam turbine.
Operations and maintenance (O&M) services including Valmet Industrial Internet solutions will maximize reliability and optimize performance, thereby ensuring safe and more sustainable production throughout the plant lifecycle for Göteborg Energi.
We are very proud to continue our long and close cooperation with Göteborg Energi. The plant itself will certainly be a state-of-the-art showcase of how sustainable resources can be turned into energy with the highest efficiency. It is great to work together with Göteborg Energi and take its operations forward, said Antti Laaksonlaita, Director of Energy Plant Solutions, Valmet.
