The international forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co. has ordered a recovery boiler for its Grande Prairie pulp mill in Alberta, Canada. The recovery boiler rated at 2170 tons dry solids/day and steam parameters of 510 ºC and 103 bar, will be designed for maximum power generation. The boiler will be completed in early 2007. The Grande Prairie mill is one of Weyerhaeuser's eleven pulp mills and it is annually producing 340,000 tons of air dried paper grade pulps, specialty pulps and bleached sulphate market pulp.
Kvaerner Power is to deliver a large power boiler using circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology to a customer in the Southeastern part of the USA. The boiler's thermal capacity is about 300 megawatt (MW) and the main fuels are petroleum coke and bark. The boiler will be ready for start-up in the beginning of 2007.
Swedish Billerud AB has ordered three power boiler conversions to their pulp and paper mills in Gruvön, Karlsborg and Skärblacka. Kvaerner Power will convert the existing grate boilers to modern bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) technology to burn biomass. Start-up of the boilers will be at the end of 2005. Billerud is investing around EUR 115 million in its energy field and will increase its internal generation of electricity and cut the oil consumption by two thirds as biofuels are used instead of oil. The investment will also have positive environmental effects, such as reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
Smurfit Munksjö Aspa Bruk AB in Sweden has ordered an evaporation plant upgrade to its Aspa Bruk mill. Kvaerner Power will supply three new effects and a new stripper to the existing plant. The capacity of the evaporation plant will be increased to 250 tons of water per hour. Start-up will be in autumn 2005.
Rottneros AB in Sweden has ordered a concentrator rebuild to its evaporation plant in Vallviks Bruk mill using Kvaerner Power's concentrator technology. Start-up will be in the autumn of 2005.
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Kvaerner Power is NO 1 in recovery boilers
Kvaerner Power is the global leader for delivering recovery systems to chemical pulp mills and it takes pride in being the designer and supplier of the world's largest recovery boilers. The capacities of Kvaerner Power's RECOXTM boilers can be up to 5000 tons of dry solids/day and the boilers are designed to provide the highest possible efficiency and availability, combined with reduced emissions and low fouling and corrosion characteristics.
Kvaerner Power is the global leader for delivering recovery systems to chemical pulp mills and it takes pride in being the designer and supplier of the world's largest recovery boilers. The capacities of Kvaerner Power's RECOXTM boilers can be up to 5000 tons of dry solids/day and the boilers are designed to provide the highest possible efficiency and availability, combined with reduced emissions and low fouling and corrosion characteristics.
Kvaerner Power's CFB technology for high calorific value fuels
Kvaerner Power is one of the leading suppliers of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers for coal, biomass and recycled fuel with steam capacity ranging from 50 to 600 MWth. Kvaerner Power's CYMIC® boilers using CFB technology combine high-efficiency combustion of high calorific value fuels with low emissions even when burning various fuels at the same time.
Kvaerner Power is one of the leading suppliers of circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers for coal, biomass and recycled fuel with steam capacity ranging from 50 to 600 MWth. Kvaerner Power's CYMIC® boilers using CFB technology combine high-efficiency combustion of high calorific value fuels with low emissions even when burning various fuels at the same time.
Kvaerner Power's BFB technology for demanding biofuels
Kvaerner Power is a forerunner and an expert in bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) boilers for power generation from biomass and recycled fuel with steam capacity ranging from 20 to 300 MWth. Kvaerner Power's HYBEX® boilers using BFB technology, are especially suitable for burning low heat value, high moisture fuels.
Kvaerner Power is a forerunner and an expert in bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) boilers for power generation from biomass and recycled fuel with steam capacity ranging from 20 to 300 MWth. Kvaerner Power's HYBEX® boilers using BFB technology, are especially suitable for burning low heat value, high moisture fuels.
Kvaerner Power EVAPSTM evaporation
Kvaerner Power is a leading supplier of evaporator and condensate treatment plants for the pulp and paper industry. The evaporation innovations, the TUBEL® and REVAP® are ideal solutions for high dry solids applications.
Kvaerner Power is a leading supplier of evaporator and condensate treatment plants for the pulp and paper industry. The evaporation innovations, the TUBEL® and REVAP® are ideal solutions for high dry solids applications.
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AKER KVÆRNER ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Kvaerner"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Kvaerner span a number of industries, including Oil & Gas production, Refining & Chemicals, Mining & Metals, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Power Generation and Pulp & Paper. Aker Kvaerner has aggregated annual revenues of approximately USD 4.5 billion and employs around 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries. The Aker Kvaerner group consists of a number of separate legal entities. Aker Kvaerner is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities. The parent company in the group is Aker Kværner ASA.
Kvaerner Power is the leading chemical recovery equipment supplier in the world with its 300 recovery boilers and 300 evaporation unit deliveries. Kvaerner Power is also a pioneer in large scale fluidized bed combustion for pulp and paper industry and power producers. Approximately 200 power boilers in operation testify to the expertise in fluidized bed technology with demanding fuels. Kvaerner Power has designed and manufactured the world's largest recovery units and biomass-fired fluidized bed boilers. Kvaerner Power with main operations in Finland, Sweden, USA and Brazil has annual revenues of approximately EUR 350 million and it employs 1400 people worldwide.
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