
On April 12, 2013, sustainable district heat generation took a major step forward when the pellet-fired heating plant supplied by Metso – the largest of its kind and unique in many respects – was inaugurated in Tampere, Finland, within walking distance from where it was engineered. Read more
Metso-supplied world’s largest biomass gasification plant was inaugurated at Vaskiluodon Voima Oy, in Vaasa, Finland, on March 11th. This is the first time in the world that biomass gasification is being adopted on such a large scale for replacement of fossil fuels. Nearly half of the coal at the power plant can be replaced with gasified biomass. Read more
Energy from Waste 2013 provided two highly essential and valuable days for all those involved in the UK waste to energy sector. As one of the leading speakers David Palmer-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, SITA UK noted: One world of resource, but the appetite for three. Pressure on resources is mounting and volatility and resource depletion is a fact of life. Something’s got to give. Read more