Name and Location
Biomass dust combustion plant project, Finland.

Client
Seinäjoen Energia Oy.

Project Description
The project entails the supply of a biomass dust combustion plant for Finnish utility company Seinäjoen Energia Oy.
The plant will be operated as backup for a peak-load district heating plant and increase capacity to 120 MWth.
Heavy fuel oil combustion will be replaced with biomass-based fuels, including wood pellets, wood briquette, bark and forest residue pellets, dried forest residues, agrofuel pellets, peat pellets and coal as a reserve fuel.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The installation work will begin this year and the plant will be handed over to Seinäjoen Energia Oy for commercial operation in December.

Latest Developments
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded the contract to supply a biomass dust combustion plant for Seinäjoen Energia Oy. The company’s work scope includes the supply of a new 90 MWt biomass pellet dust boiler with auxiliary equipment, modification of the existing oil fired boiler to 30 MWt wood pellet firing, storage silos and handling equipment for biomass fuels, flue gas cleaning systems, stack, modifications to the boiler house, electrification, instrumentation and automation installed and commissioned.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Amec Foster Wheeler (biomass dust combustion plant).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Seinäjoen Energia Oy, tel +358 20 7601400 or email asiakaspalvelu@sen.fi.
Amec Foster Wheeler media relations manager – Americas Lauren Gallagher, tel +1 602 757 3211 or email lauren.gallagher@amecfw.com.