Andritz Energy & Environment (AE&E), Graz, Austria, reports that it has received an order from energy utility Mjölby-Svartadalen Energi (MSE) of Sweden to supply a biomass-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant for the town of Mjölby. Startup is scheduled for the third quarter of 2015.
The scope of supply consists of an EcoFluid bubbling fluidized bed boiler with a capacity of 35 MW, the fuel handling and flue gas cleaning systems, and a steam turbine with all auxiliary systems. The high efficiency of the boiler plant, and the technology to enhance environmental protection, were decisive in the award of this order, Andritz notes.
The new plant will supply renewable, clean energy for district heating in the town of Mjölby (26,000 inhabitants) in southern Sweden. AE&E is part of Andritz's Pulp and paper business area. The company designs and constructs turnkey power plants and supplies components such as steam generators and flue gas cleaning systems.
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