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Insights 30.10.2024 Article

Enabling the energy transition with flow control solutions

As the power generation industry embraces the energy transition, Valmet is leveraging its extensive expertise with industrial gases to provide innovative flow control solutions. With a deep understanding of emerging technologies like green hydrogen production and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), Valmet’s Flow Control business line is well-positioned to support the shift towards sustainable power generation practices.

Flow control Sustainability / CO2 reduction Digitalization Energy efficiency Automation Power-to-X Energy Process performance Quality

Insights 16.09.2024 Article

New innovations and testing for more secure investments at Valmet’s energy pilot facility - the one and only of its size

As one of the few actors in the energy industry, Valmet can offer a complete fluidized bed boiler pilot facility with flue gas scrubber for its customers’ pilot trials. Pilot testing supports customers’ own innovation and development work and helps them to secure investments.

Energy BFB Boiler CFB Boiler Air emission control

Insights 13.08.2024 Article

Energie AG Umwelt Service in Austria optimizes its district heating network with Valmet DNA Advanced Process Control

The successful project makes the city of Wels more sustainable and efficient while securing its heat and energy supply.

Process optimization District heating optimization Boiler optimization Steam turbine automation Automation for energy Waste-to-energy Automation Energy

Insights 26.06.2024 Article

New BFB Boiler delivers significant savings

Having commissioned Boiler 5, a Valmet BFB Boiler that runs on sludge and paper rejects, WEIG saves fuel and waste disposal costs, as well as generating more energy. A long-term service agreement with Valmet also ensures optimal operation.

Energy Biofuels and biomaterials BFB Boiler Air emission control Services Maintenance Customer industries

Insights 26.06.2024 Article

Through hard times to success

Vilnius CHP (Combined Heat and Power) chose Valmet to complete the construction of the biomass unit. Valmet’s offer suited the plant’s needs best when considering the challenging task of restarting the stalled construction and ensuring smooth plant commissioning.

Rebuilds and conversions Energy Customer industries Automation for energy Energy

Insights 24.04.2024 Article

Leading the way toward carbon neutrality

Since the start-up of the Naistenlahti 3 plant, Tampereen Energia has more than halved CO2 emissions from its total energy production. The new plant is also unique since it pilots partial bed combustion, which is now available for the CFB boilers to boost flexibility in their production structure.

Energy Air emission control Industrial Internet for Energy CFB Boiler Power plants Customer industries Automation for energy Combined heat and power Automation system Asset performance management

Insights 03.04.2024 Article

Valmet DNAe User Interface boosts centralized plant control and monitoring

Nevel provides energy utilities as a service to its industrial and real estate customers. Digitalization, Valmet DNA Automation System and Valmet DNAe User Interface play an important role in doing it successfully.

Centralized control room Scada User Interface Automation system Automation for energy Combined heat and power Automation Energy

Insights 12.02.2024 Article

How Valmet’s Tube Thickness Prediction Application improves boiler performance and maintenance

The development of a tube thickness measurement program began as a thought to create more structure and finished as an interactive application in Valmet Customer Portal, with many benefits for both the customer and Valmet. Prolonged lifespan of boiler tubes, control over maintenance costs and prevention of unplanned shutdowns are only some of the gains.

Power boiler BFB Boiler CFB Boiler Valmet Industrial Internet Services Industrial Internet Customer benefits Maintenance efficiency Performance Energy

Insights 14.12.2023 Article

Important milestones reached in the Tahara project

Valmet’s delivery of a Valmet CFB Boiler and a flue gas cleaning to the city of Tahara in Japan is progressing well. This is our sixth boiler delivery to Japan with our local partner, JFE Engineering Co, an experienced Japanese engineering, procurement, and construction company with over 100 power plant references.

Air emission control CFB Boiler Energy

Insights 13.12.2023 Article

Sky-high efficiency at Helen with Valmet’s heat recovery and pump technology

At Helen’s Vuosaari bioenergy heating plant, Valmet’s solution combines flue gas condensation and combustion air humidification with heat pump technology, driving the overall plant efficiency beyond 120 percent and the stack temperature to 11°C.

Energy

Insights 08.12.2023 Customer story

New era of efficiency and environmental performance

ARAUCO’s historic MAPA project faced several challenges but was ultimately a success. The energy efficient technologies, a high-power recovery boiler and a biomass boiler enable ARAUCO’s carbon neutrality and the delivery of renewable energy to the national electrical grid.

Energy Pulp Chemical pulping Chemical recovery Recovery boilers Mill wide NCG handling Pulp drying Airborne Dryer

Insights 18.09.2023 Article

Celebrating the groundbreaking ceremony for Vantaa Energy's high-temperature incineration plant

Vantaa Energy is one of Finland’s largest city energy companies, producing heat, electricity and energy efficiency services. The company’s newest waste-to-energy plant is now under construction, and its groundbreaking ceremony was celebrated in Vantaa, Finland, on September 13, 2023.

Air emission control Heat production Waste to Energy Energy