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Bioenergy no 2 - March 2015

Business GuidenessG BIOMASS BOILERS AND CHP PLANTS 90 kW – 15 MW Padova / Italy - www.uniconfort.com Södra and Statkraft launch advanced biofuel JV 26 Bioenergy International No 78, 2-2015 26 Bioenergy Internat ional No 78, 2-2015 ENABLING EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE WITH CYCLONES The new Agglomerator Cyclone (Hurricane MK) is the most efficient cyclone in the world and consistently reduces particulate emissions under 30mg/Nm3. Biomass Combustion and Biomass Drying www.acsystems.pt p e l l e t p l a n t s & c o m p o n e n t s » chipping dryer, air grader screening cleaning energy systems pelletizing www.dieffenbacher.com Canadian plans to impose new national base-level industrial emissions standards Swedish forest owners and forest industry group Södra and Norwegian power generator Statkraft have signed an agreement to start a jointly-owned company for the future production of biofuel at the shuttered Tofte pulp mill in Norway. Called Silva Green Fuel AS, the JV company will be 49 percent owned by Södra and 51 percent owned by Statkraft. The new company’s first task is to find a cost-effective technology for profitable production of second generation biofuels based on forestry raw materials. A future commitment depends on whether the authorities facilitate the increased use of biofuels through tax changes and other attractive incentives. – Statkraft views forest-based biofuel as a potential new growth area in renewable energy. I think that the collaboration with Södra constitutes a solid basis for developing a commercially-viable and profitable project, said Christian Rynning Tønnesen, CEO of Statkraft. – Södra is monitoring closely the technology developments and the business opportunities presented by the utilisation of forest raw materials for industrial production of climate neutral fuels. We have also enjoyed good collaboration with Statkraft in the past and look forward to combining the two companies’ expertise and experience in this project, added Södra’s CEO Lars Idermark. Statkraft has taken over all the shares in Södra Cell Tofte AS, which owns the former pulp mill site at Tofte. The site is favourably situated for a future venture into the area of biofuel: The location already has an established infrastructure to handle large volumes of wood and it is located centrally in eastern Norway, with an excellent deep-water harbour. BI78/4816/AS


Bioenergy no 2 - March 2015
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