world news - 29.11.2006
New biofuel power plant started up at UPM Rauma mill site
The Euro 75 million investment was a common project of UPM, Pohjolan Voima and Rauman Energia. The
power plant's energy production capacity is 76 MW electricity, 140 MW
process steam and 50 MW district heat. The power plant utilizes bark
and forest residues — branches, tops and stumps — as main fuels and
peat, biosludge and small amounts of recovered fuel as supplementary
fuels.The
new biofuel power plant of Pohjolan Voima has been inaugurated at UPM
Rauma mill site. The power plant generates electricity and steam to UPM
Rauma mill and electricity and district heating for Rauman Energia Oy.
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- — Malaysia: Prices of timber products rise across the board
- — Western Forest Products to take extended mill downtime over Christmas due to weather-related log shortages
