HELSINKI, FINLAND--(Marketwire - Sep 8, 2011) -
Metso Corporation's press release on September 8, 2011 at 13:00 local time
Metso will supply Kotka Energy Ltd a biomass-fired heating plant for the
production of district heat in the township of Kotka in Finland. The turn-
key
heating plant will be delivered by the Metso-Wärtsilä joint
venture MW Power.
The value of the order is not disclosed.
Once completed, the plant will produce hot water for district heating
network in
Kotka. The plant will serve network as peak-load and reserve heating plant
during the winter season. It replaces old oil and natural gas fired thermal
energy generation and improves overall heat supply security. Bioheat
heating
plants are based on a patented BioGrate combustion technology, which is
well-
suited for moist wood-based fuels, such as the use of wood chips. Fuel
moisture
percentage can be as high as 67 %. Combustion process has a very high
efficiency
and the level of nitric oxide and carbon dioxide emissions is extremely
low.
Plant's thermal output is 18 MW and will be fuelled by locally sourced
wood-
based biomass such as wood chips and bark. The received order is a complete
turn-key solution, including process equipment, buildings and
installations.
"New local heating plant improves the heat supply in Karhula area, in Kotka
and
enables larger use of renewable fuels in district heat generation. In
addition,
dependence on ever more expensive oil and natural gas in district heat
generation is reduced. As CO2 emissions go down, we also save in emission
permit
costs", says Sami Markkanen from Kotka Energy Ltd. "MW Power's solution
turned
out to be the most economically advantageous. Several issues contributed to
selection of plant supplier. We looked at not only actual plant investment
costs
but also other things, such as benefits of the technical solution, plant
efficiency, operational usability, estimated operating costs as well as
previous
references of the supplier and the expertise of people", Sami Markkanen
continues.
The heating plant is scheduled to begin its operation in late 2012. The
order is
included in Energy and Environmental Technology's third quarter 2011 orders
received.
MW Power is currently constructing nine heat or power plants in Europe.
Similar
plants as Kotka are on final installation phase in Suonenjoki and Virrat in
Finland. MW Power has delivered similar types of heating plants in northern
Europe and Russia since 1994.
Technical information
MW Power's latest version of the patented BioGrate combustion will be in
use in
Kotka. Continuous customer-driven product development on BioGrate solution
enables wider range of fuels. The basic idea of product development has
been the
best possible energy efficiency, low costs during commercial operation,
easy
maintenance, and ensuring the possibility to combust the most economically
viable fuels.
Kotka Energy Ltd is 100 % owned by the city of Kotka. Today Kotka Energy
focuses
on energy as well as district heating services. Company's main products are
district heat, industrial steam and electricity as well as the waste-to-
energy
utilization.
MW Power, Metso-Wärtsilä joint venture, provides medium- and
small-scale power
and heating plant solutions for sustainable energy generation, focusing on
flexible utilization of local renewables, as well as innovative
technologies and
service capabilities. www.mwpower.fi
Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for
mining,
construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and
paper
industries. We have about 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries.
www.metso.com
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