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Karlstads Energi Orders Andritz Biomass Boiler Island

Karlstads Energi AB, Sweden, has ordered from Andritz, Graz, Austria, a new biomass-fueled boiler for its Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant at Hedenverket in Sweden. Startup is scheduled for the end of 2014. The scope of delivery includes the complete boiler island (fuel bin to flue gas fan outlet), based on Andritz's Bubbling Fluidized Bed (BFB) design that combines high efficiency with excellent environmental performance.

The boiler will burn wood-based fuels (logging waste, sawmill chips, and bark) that are widely available in the region to generate steam at the rate of 127 t/hr, equal to 88 MW of thermal power.

According to Karlstads Energi, construction of the new CHP facility will allow the municipality to phase out all energy production using fossil fuels and increase production of electricity from renewable resources. "The completion of this plant will enable us to secure a long-term electricity and district heating supply with sustainable and renewable fuels, using highly efficient and environmentally friendly technology," said Mats Preger, CEO of Karlstads Energi.