E.ON Sverige invests in Combined Heat and Power 
Foster Wheeler Ltd. has announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by E.ON Värme Sverige AB, Sweden for a waste-fuel-fired circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boiler island to be located at the combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Norrkoping, Sweden.
This waste-to-energy plant using Foster Wheeler’s CFB technology will divert waste headed for landfills and convert it into valuable steam and electricity. Foster Wheeler CFBs have inherently low levels of SOX and NOX emissions, which makes them ideally suited for clients who are seeking an environmentally friendly, economical and highly efficient use of municipal waste compared with traditional incineration or older burn technologies.
Foster Wheeler has received a full notice to proceed on this contract. The terms of the award were not disclosed, and the contract will be included in the company’s bookings for the third quarter of 2008.
Foster Wheeler will supply the 84 thermal megawatt CFB boiler and auxiliary equipment and will carry out the erection and commissioning of the boiler island. The boiler will be designed to burn Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) composed of sorted household and industrial wastes. The power plant will produce electricity for the local grid and will also provide heat and process steam to an adjacent industrial plant. Initial operation of the new boiler is scheduled for the fall of 2010.
“With more than 300 installations worldwide, Foster Wheeler’s CFB technology is an excellent choice for clients and their customers who are thinking progressively about power generation,” said Tomas Harju-Jeanty, chief executive officer, Foster Wheeler Energia Oy. “Whether it’s through the use of carbon-neutral fuels or the conversion of municipal waste into energy – or the use of any one of a host of other feedstocks - the CFB offers perhaps the broadest range of fuel flexibility on the market today.”
“This is the start of E.ON Sverige’s EUR 1.0 billion investment plan in CHP (Combined Heat and Power),” said Karin Jarl-Månsson, chief executive officer of E.ON Värme Sweden AB. “District heating is an important cornerstone in the production of more efficient energy and the reduction of environmental effects.”
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