Metso, Fortum ink pact for bio-oil plant in Finland

In Finland, Metso and Fortum Power and Heat have signed a contract for delivery of a demonstration bio-oil production plant and a related automation system to the Fortum power plant in Joensuu.    The bio-oil will be sourced from forest residue and other biomasses, and produced via pyrolysis to replace the use of heavy fuel oil.  In the future, it may be used as raw material in either the chemical industry or biodiesel production.  The planned annual production will be 50,000 tons, which will be equivalent to 210 GWh of energy.