Kvaerner Power is to supply a HYBEX® power boiler to Tembec Saint Gaudens S.A.'s pulp mill located in Southern France. The boiler will use bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) technology and has a thermal capacity of 40 MW. The boiler will burn bark and sludge and it will be ready for commissioning in February 2005. With Kvaerner Power's fluidized bed technology Tembec Saint Gaudens is looking for an environmentally sound solution to enable them to burn the pulp mill's sludge and municipal sludge, instead of sending it for landfilling. The boiler plant is designed to fulfill the requirements of the EU waste incineration directive for co-firing.
TM.E. S.p.A. - Termomeccanica Ecologia has ordered two 32 MWth ACZTM (Advanced Combustion Zone) power boilers featuring bubbling fluidized bed technology for their large waste handling plant in Calabria in Southern Italy. The new boilers will use refuse derived fuel (RDF) and the start-up is planned for autumn 2006. These boilers are part of Termomeccanica's project where Kvaerner Power has already supplied two energy-from-waste boilers which are presently in the installation phase.
Swedish Göteborg Energi AB has ordered a rebuild of their existing coal fired, hot water boiler. The boiler in Gothenburg city's Sävenäs power plant will be converted to bubbling fluidized bed technology to burn biofuels and to produce district heating with a thermal capacity of 100 MW. Start-up will be at the end of 2004.
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Geir Arne Drangeid, Senior Vice President Group Communications, Aker Kværner ASA Tel: +47 67 51 30 36
Terttu Tuominen, Communications Manager, Kvaerner Power, Tampere, Finland: Tel : +358 (0)20 141 2440 or +358 (0)40 501 1415
Geir Arne Drangeid, Senior Vice President Group Communications, Aker Kværner ASA Tel: +47 67 51 30 36
Terttu Tuominen, Communications Manager, Kvaerner Power, Tampere, Finland: Tel : +358 (0)20 141 2440 or +358 (0)40 501 1415
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Aker Kværner ASA
is through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Kvaerner") a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Kvaerner spans a number of industries, including Oil & Gas production, Refining & Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Mining & Metals, Power, Pulping and Shipbuilding. Aker Kvaerner has aggregated annual revenues of approximately USD 6 billion and employs around 29,000 employees in more than 30 countries
Kvaerner Power
is a pioneer in large scale fluidized bed combustion for pulp and paper industry and power producers. Approximately 200 boilers in operation testify to the expertise in fluidized bed technology with demanding fuels. Kvaerner Power is also the leading chemical recovery equipment supplier in the world with its 300 recovery boilers and 300 evaporation unit deliveries. With the trend towards bigger pulp mills, recovery boiler capacities have increased in the past forty years. Kvaerner Power has designed and manufactured the world's largest recovery units.
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