€50M biofuel boiler to be made by Aker Kvaerner

Norway industrial giant Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract to supply a large biofuel-fired boiler plant to Övik Energi AB, for a new power plant being built near Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The contract value is approximately €50 million.

Övik Energi AB is a community-owned, limited company, which produces district heating locally, as well as electricity for the national net. Övik Energi AB is expanding its power plant to increase capacity. The new power boiler will also lead to a significant increase in the use of biofuels, the company says.

"This contract illustrates how the effective use of alternative fuels in energy production is growing. This choice of biofuels supports the EU's ambitions to cut carbon dioxide emissions, and increase energy production based on renewable fuels rather than fossil fuels," said Lennart Ohlsson, president of Kvaerner Power.

Kvaerner Power, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, will supply the power boiler, which utilizes bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) combustion technology, and will burn biofuels. The boiler will have a steam capacity of 130 megawatts and steam data of 540ºC and 139 bar. The delivery includes engineering, procurement and construction of the power boiler, the boiler building, and the electricity & instrumentation systems. The new boiler plant will be ready in late 2008.

Kvaerner Power is leader in fluidized bed combustion for power producers. Kvaerner Power has designed and manufactured some of the world's largest recovery units and biomass-fired fluidized bed boilers. It's part of the Aker Group, a leading multi-industry powerhouse with more than 50 000 employees and NOK 80 billion revenues.