Renewa's steam boiler plant for Vapo inaugurated in Nurmo

Locally produced process steam and heat for Atria’s meat product plant

The steam boiler plant constructed next to Atria's Nurmo meat production plant has been inaugurated. Renewa, a company specialising in local heat and power plants using renewable fuels, delivered a 13 MW solid-fuel boiler plant to Vapo. The plant will be used to generate process steam for Atria’s production process and for facility heating.

Renewa's delivery consists of a complete bubbling fluidised bed boiler plant including related buildings, a fuel feed bin, and flue gas scrubbers. The new plant will enable switching from oil to the efficient use of local energy to produce process steam and heat at Atria’s Nurmo plant. Locally milled peat will be used as the main fuel in the boiler, but the flexible technology in bubbling fluidised bed combustion will also allow wood-based fuels to be used.

“Keeping it local is a definite trend in energy production, both in Finland and in Europe. The aim is to hold investment costs at a reasonable level, to reduce the environmental impacts of fuel logistics, and to minimise dependence on imported fuels. The Finnish government is also willing to support sustainable domestic solutions that simultaneously promote employment and economic growth," says Tuomas Timonen, Managing Director of Renewa Oy.

The design, manufacture and commissioning of Nurmo’s steam boiler plant provided jobs in Renewa and its subcontractors for dozens of Finnish experts from different fields.

Nurmo’s steam boiler plant has been used for production since summer 2009. Closeness to Renewa’s Lapua office ensures rapid and efficient maintenance services when necessary.

For further information please contact:
Tuomas Timonen, Managing Director, Renewa Oy
Tel. +358 50 3860 448, email: tuomas.timonen(at)renewa.fi