HELSINKI, FINLAND--(Marketwire - Oct 18, 2012) - Metso Corporation's press release on
October 18, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. local time
Metso will supply Jonkoping Energi's combined heat and power (CHP) plant in
Torsvik, Sweden, with a new biofuel-fired boiler. Jonkoping Energi
is expanding
its CHP plant and the new unit will serve as a mid-load unit to meet the
district heating and electric power needs of Jonkoping municipality. The
value
of the order will not be disclosed.
The expansion and modernization of Jonkoping Energi's plant is a
significant
investment for the municipality of Jonkoping as the existing boilers and
related
systems are in need of replacement and the new systems will enable
replacing use
of refined bio-fuels with use of primary biomass fuels. The new boiler
utilizing
bubbling fluidized bed technology (BFB) will mainly be fueled with wood
chips,
and Metso's solution will offer considerable cost-efficiency benefits for
the
overall district heating and electricity supply of Jonkoping municipality.
"This is an important contract for the continuation of the expansion
project as
well as its largest. We look forward to co-operating with Metso on this
important project," says Hakan Stigmarker, Managing Director of Jonkoping
Energi.
The expanded CHP plant will be commissioned during fall 2014. The order is
included in Metso's Pulp, Paper and Power third quarter 2012 orders
received.
Technical information
The capacity of the new boiler will be 100 MW. The Torsvik plant will
annually
use roughly 550,000 cubic meters of forest fuels. It will produce
approximately
340 GWh of district heat per year, corresponding to the heating needs of
17,000
single-family homes. The production of electricity will amount to 130
GWh/year,
corresponding to the power consumption of roughly 25,000 households.
Jonkoping Energi AB has 240 employees and is owned by the municipality of
Jonkoping. Jonkoping Energi AB supplies electricity, heat, cooling, biogas
and
broadband to 55,000 customers in the Jonkoping area, and has an annual net
sales
of about EUR 120 million.
Metso's pulp, paper and power professionals specialize in processes,
machinery,
equipment, services, paper machine clothing and filter fabrics. Our
offering and
experience cover the entire process life cycle including new production
lines,
rebuilds and services.
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Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the
process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power,
and
oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver
sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results.
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