Finland-headed forest industry and energy technology provider Valmet Oyj has announced that it will deliver a complete turnkey BioPower 5 power plant to produce green electricity and heat for the city of Salzburg, Austria. The order was placed by Salzburg AG, a leading Austrian energy and technology company.
Valmet will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the modularized BioPower 5 power plant. The scope of supply, the value of which has not been disclosed, includes fuel handling, a boiler, a turbine, a flue gas cleaning system, and the Valmet DNA automation system.
The plant will have a maximum electrical output of about 4 MW and maximum heat output of 17 MW with commissioning and start-up expected in August 2023.
We are constructing the Siezenheim II plant in Salzburg to increase the share of CO2-neutral district heat production to 40 percent. With the plant, it will be possible to provide 8 300 additional homes with bio-district heat and 7 000 additional homes with ecologically produced power in Salzburg in the future. We have found Valmet to be an ideal partner for building our power plant, said Siegfried Müllegger, Head of Energy Technologies, Salzburg AG.
Valmet’s modularized BioPower power plant is based on proven combustion technology combined with factory manufactured and tested modules. Manufacturing the modules in the factory enables faster project implementation, shorter site time, and completion with better quality and lower implementation risks.
This is the first modular BioPower plant that Valmet will deliver to Austria, so it is a great opening for us in decarbonizing the local energy sector. High fuel flexibility, innovative technology, and serviceability play key roles in this solution. The use of local renewable biomass fuels ensures reliable and sustainable energy supply and creates jobs locally, said Dr Markus Bolhàr-Nordenkampf, Director, Energy Sales and Service Operations, Central Europe North, EMEA, Valmet.
