The contract will be executed jointly by Foster Wheeler’s subsidiaries in Finland and Poland. Construction completion and start of operation of the new steam generator is scheduled for fourth quarter of 2012.
Foster Wheeler will design and supply the steam generator and auxiliary equipment, including biomass yard, and will carry out the civil works, erection and commissioning of the boiler island.
Tomas Harju-Jeanty, president and CEO of Foster Wheeler Energia Oy, said: “This boiler demonstrates the capability of Foster Wheeler’s state-of-the-art ‘Advanced Bio CFB’ concept that allows the co-firing of high alkaline agro biomasses with wood-based biomass in utility-size power production.”
Jaroslaw Mlonka, president and CEO of Foster Wheeler Energia Polska, said: “Our CFB product technology provides solutions for effective CO2 reduction in power generation through large scale 100% biomass utilization which is an important part of Poland’s energy future.”
