A biomass power plant has been added to an existing geothermal plant in Italy, creating what may be the world’s first hybrid power system featuring the two technologies. Developer Enel Green Power has announced that construction has been completed on the 5 MW biomass plant, which will be used to heat geothermal steam at the company’s existing 5 MW[…]
Valmet will supply pulp mill and board machine quality management solutions for Stora Enso’s Varkaus mill in Finland. The orders are an addition to the extensive rebuild of the Varkaus mill’s PM 3 fine paper machine supplied by Valmet to produce lightweight containerboard grades announced on May 13, 2014. The value of the order is not disclosed. Typically, the[…]
Holzindustrie Schweighofer has started the operation at its newest sawmill in Reci, Covasna County, Romania, after receiving all the permits required to function. With an area of around 70 hectares and a cutting capacity of 800,000 cubic meters of round wood per year, sourced from sustainably managed forests, the new factory will represent a Euro 150[…]
BRUKS was awarded a contract for the supply of the new conveyor system for transport of wood pellets and coal for the CHP plant unit 1, at Avedöre power station in Copenhagen, Denmark. During 2015 – 2016, the fuel handling system for unit 1 will be rebuilt to be able to handle also wood pellets,[…]
Tigercat has announced that Nate McMurtrey has joined the Tigercat product support team Based in Elmira, Oregon, Nate McMurtrey will focus on providing after-sales technical support to Tigercat’s expanding customer base in the Pacific Northwest. Nate has been working on product support for heavy-duty equipment for over a decade with numerous qualifications in engine diagnostics troubleshooting[…]