Valmet commissioned to build 150MW biomass-fired power plant for Copenhagen

September 7, 2016 |

In Finland, Valmet and HOFOR Energiproduktion A/S have signed a contract regarding delivery of a biomass-fired boiler plant and related biofuel storage and conveyor systems to HOFOR’s Amagerværket heat and power plant in Copenhagen. The new power plant will supply electricity and heat for the needs of the city of Copenhagen.

The order is included in Valmet’s third quarter 2016 orders received. The value of the order is over EUR150 million.

Valmet’s delivery includes a 500 MWf CYMIC boiler that uses circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology, the district heat capacity of which will be 415 MJ/s. The power plant’s net electricity production capacity will be approximately 150 MW. The boiler will use a total of 1.2 million tons of sustainable wood chips per year. The new boiler plant will replace an old 600 MW coal-fired plant, the operation of which will end after the start-up of the new plant.

Additionally Valmet’s delivery includes biofuel storage and conveyor systems, the capacity of which will be 105,000 cubic meters. The conveying system will feed the boiler with 900 cubic meters of wood chips in an hour, which corresponds to one 18 meters long trucks with biofuel every six minutes, 24 hours per day.

Category: Fuels

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