Woodfuels

    Biofuels is the largest energy source in Sweden
    Biofuels have come to be the largest source of energy in Sweden. The Swedish use of bioenergy has increased from 40 TWh/year in the 1970s to around 140 TWh today. In 2009, bioenergy surpassed oil as the leading energy source for the Swedish energy consumption. The same year, the total use of bioenergy was more than the use of electricity from hydropower and nuclear power together. 

     

    Forests provide the largest share of biomass for energy use
    Most of the bioenergy supplied to the Swedish energy system originates in the forest, and is referred to as wood fuels. Wood fuels can be categorized into three main groups, depending on precedent use: forest fuels; energy forest, and recycled wood fuel.

     

    Forest fuel is wood fuel which has had no previous use. Tops and branches of trees as well as low quality wood, inadequate for use in saw- or pulp mills, are examples of this. Energy forest is wood planted with energy generation as the only purpose. Recycled wood fuel is wood fuels that have been used in other processes than energy generation, for example recycled construction wood. 

     

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    Svebio (Swedish Bioenergy Association) – facts about bioenergy use in Sweden 

     

    • Metsä Fibre and Doosan Škoda Power have signed a preliminary agreement on the delivery of a turbine generator to the new Kemi bioproduct mill in Finland

      Publicerad: Thursday, 17 December, 2020 - 15:11
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Doosan Škoda Power have signed a preliminary agreement on a turbine generator with an electric power of 270 MW for the planned bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland. The turbine is equipped with two steam bleed connections of different pressure levels and a condensing turbine section. / Metsä Fibre
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    • Inauguration of the world’s first fossil-free biomethanol plant

      Publicerad: Monday, 12 October, 2020 - 08:23
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      On Wednesday, 7 October, Sweden’s Minister for Enterprise Ibrahim Baylan inaugurated Södra’s plant for commercial biomethanol at the pulp mill in Mönsterås. Members of the European Parliament Fredrik Federley, Jytte Guteland and Jessica Polfjärd were present at the inauguration as well as Professor Johan Kuylenstierna of the Swedish Climate Policy Council. / Södra
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    • Metsä Fibre and Econia to cooperate in prevention of grey economy in large-scale Kemi and Rauma projects

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 16 September, 2020 - 08:57
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Metsä Fibre and Econia have made agreements on consulting services related to contractor liability matters and the prevention of the grey economy in the Kemi bioproduct mill project and the Rauma sawmill project in Finland. The agreement took effect immediately and in full in the Rauma sawmill project, while the preliminary agreement concerning the Kemi bioproduct mill project is conditional on the investment decision. / Metsä Fibre
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    • Project engineering for Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill in Kemi to begin in August 2020

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 24 June, 2020 - 10:35
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      The project engineering for Metsä Fibre’s bioproduct mill project in Kemi, Finland will start at the beginning of August 2020. This means the detailed engineering of the mill’s technology, civil construction, MEI installations and commissioning, as well as preparation for the project’s construction phase. The engineering work will be carried out in cooperation with the selected four main implementation partners: Valmet, ABB, AFRY and Fimpec. / Metsä Fibre
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    • Second-phase preparatory work to begin at Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill in Kemi

      Publicerad: Thursday, 2 April, 2020 - 09:09
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has completed the first-phase preparatory work as part of the pre-engineering of the Kemi bioproduct mill in the Kemi mill area on schedule in January. The second phase will begin in early April. The purpose of the preparatory work is to enable the construction of the mill and a smooth start for the related earthworks. The investment decision will be made earliest at the autumn 2020, and the construction of the mill is expected to begin right after that. / Metsä
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    • Ground broken for Sweden’s historic first pyrolysis oil plant for biofuel

      Publicerad: Wednesday, 25 March, 2020 - 09:52
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      On the 23rd of March the first ground was broken for Pyrocell’s plant at Setra’s Kastet sawmill in Gävle. Pyrocell will be manufacturing non-fossil pyrolysis oil as a raw material for producing renewable fuel. “This will make the company an important link in the value chain from the Swedish forest to consumers’ fuel tanks,” says Pyrocell Chairman Pontus Friberg. / Setra
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    • Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill in Äänekoski won Mill of the Future Award at 2020 PPI Awards

      Publicerad: Monday, 16 March, 2020 - 13:17
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      Metsä Fibre’s bioproduct mill in Äänekoski was one of the winners at the 2020 Pulp & Paper Industry (PPI) Awards in Lisbon. Metsä Fibre is part of Metsä Group. The bioproduct mill won the Mill of the Future Award. In this category, the mill was evaluated based on the implementation of modern and innovative solutions that improved efficiency, production and environmental performance, for example. / Metsä Fibre
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    • EIA process concerning the Kemi bioproduct mill concluded

      Publicerad: Tuesday, 10 March, 2020 - 16:29
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      The Lapland ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) issued its reasoned conclusion on the EIA report concerning the Kemi bioproduct mill of Metsä Fibre on 6 March 2020, thereby concluding the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The ELY Centre, serving as the responsible authority, deems the report to be adequate in terms of its quality and to meet the content requirements pursuant to the Environmental Impact Assessment Act. / Metsä Fibre
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    • OrganoClick's biocomposite OrganoComp® nominated to the award "Biocomposite of the Year 2019"

      Publicerad: Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 - 15:36
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      OrganoClick's biocomposite OrganoComp® is one out of six selected biocomposite materials that has been nominated as "Biocomposite of the Year 2019". The winner will be chosen during the Biocomposites conference in Cologne Nov 14-15 2019, hosted by the Nova Institut. / OrganoClick
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    • Slowdown in woodchips impacts the Green Triangle

      Publicerad: Tuesday, 1 October, 2019 - 11:21
      Etiketter: Woodfuels
      A predicted slowdown in the export woodchip market is having an impact on the Green Triangle economy with reports of lay-offs and cuts in operating hours in harvesting and haulage sectors. / Timberbiz
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