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Metso Signs For Swedish Biomass
[background=rgb(0, 128, 1) !important]23/09/2013[/background] Finnish company Metso is to supply a biomass-fired combined heat and power plant for Oskarshamn Energi in Sweden. The plant in the municipality of Oskarshamn will have a thermal output of 17.2MW for district heating, a process steam output of 4MW to local industry and an electrical output of 3.8MW. The project, which will use local forest residues such as bark and wood chips as fuel, is scheduled to go live in winter 2015 and the value of the contract has not been disclosed. “There is great interest in district heating and our customer base since 2007 has grown far beyond our expectations,” said Oskarshamn Energi managing director Jöns Wahlström. “This has meant that production has increased by 50% and that is one of the reasons that we now invest in a new power plant. When the new plant is commissioned almost 99% of district heating at Oskarshamn will be produced with renewable biofuels.” Metso will install patented BioGrate combustion technology and be responsible for training and commissioning. The plant automation will be based on Metso’s DNA technology and the company will also supply a flue gas condenser and ventilation system. “Metso has been working with Oskarshamn Energi for several years to find an optimal solution for their increasing demand to supply district heating,” said Metso sales director for power Mikael Barkar. Oskarshamn Energi is owned equally by Oskarshamn Municipality and Eon Sweden AB. Image: the plant will use wood chip and bark as fuel (Metso) Continue reading
São Paulo Eyes Biomass Boom
[background=rgb(0, 128, 1) !important]29/07/2013[/background] The Brazilian state of São Paulo is predicting a major increase in biomass-powered electricity this decade and beyond. The state government’s latest energy strategy identifies sugar cane fired generation plant as a major growth area to help hit a new 69% renewable energy target by 2020. Combustion of cane residues is set to rocket from 2565MW in 2010 to 8.6GW by the end of the decade. This will leap further to 17.2GW by 2035. Other biomass fuels are also set to rise in the 2010 to 2035 time period. Forestry by-products will grow from 591MW to 1431MW, energy from waste will increase from zero to 391MW, and biogas will aim to expand from 62MW to 157MW. Wind energy will play its part with 457MW to be installed over the next 22 years from a standing start in 2010. Governor Geraldo Alckmin (pictured) said the expansion will cement São Paulo’s position as the Brazilian state with the highest percentage of renewable energy. Image: São Paulo government / Edson Lopes Jr Continue reading
Viaspace Inks 25yr Biomass PPA
[background=rgb(0, 128, 1) !important]03/07/2013[/background] Viaspace has clinched a 25-year power purchase agreement with Tibbar Energy for the output of its planned Giant King Grass biomass project in the Virgin Islands. The deal was approved by the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Governing Board and will see Tibbar sell the utility 7MW of base load power from the anaerobic digestion facility on St Croix. Tibbar chief executive Tania Tomyn said: “We look forward to supplying renewable energy at a lower cost to the people and businesses of St Croix.” Tibbar will grow Giant King Grass, a non-invasive, USDA-approved agricultural energy crop on 1500 acres then feed it into the facility to create biogas, which is fed into generators. The project will be built and generating power by June 2015, as required by the PPA with WAPA, Tomyn added. Tibbar Energy is working with Layne Heavy Civil, one of North America’s largest waste water treatment engineering, construction and procurement contractors. Viaspace chief executive Dr Carl Kukkonen said: “Our congratulations go to Tibbar. You hear a lot about solar and wind energy and they have a significant role to play. But solar and wind are intermittent energy and can only play a marginal role because there is no way to store electricity on a large scale. Tibbar’s project is base load power and integral to the islands grid.” Image: the plant will create biogas using Giant King Grass (Viaspace) Continue reading
