Turning waste to

energy efficiently
High efficiency and fuel-flexible
solutions from Valmet

Photo by Mälarenergi
 Waste as fuel

Valmet offers sustainable solutions for optimum energy production from waste-derived
fuels for eco-efficient energy production.

Valmet’s technology offers high fuel
flexibility and an electrical efficiency
that can be as high as in biomass-fired
power plants. This gives the plant
operator more options when choosing
fuel and also generates more elec-
tricity. Both of these benefits greatly
improve plant profitability. Efficient
combustion results in extremely good
environmental performance.

Fuels from various sources

Source Pre-treatment Fuel

Recycled wood SRF

Solid recovered fuel

Crushing
MSW and RDF
Municipal solid waste removing Refuse derived fuel
impurities

Industrial waste and REF

commercial waste Recycled fuel

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Valmet’s waste to energy solutions

HYBEX boiler plants

Customized boiler plants:
• 50.000 – 125.000 t/a of waste
• BFB 20 – 50 MWth

CYMIC boiler plants

Customized boiler plants:
• up to 400.000 t/a of waste
• CFB up to 200 MWth
Photo by Lahti Energia

Gasification plants
Customized gasification
plants:
• up to 400.000 t/a of waste
• gasification up to 300 MWth

BioPower Recyc
Modularized small scale
power plants:
• up to 100.000 t/a of waste
• based on HYBEX or CYMIC
technologies

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 HYBEX for small-scale waste plant

The main advantage of the HYBEX boiler is the possibility to use fuels with high moisture
content and a low thermal value. This boiler that utilizes bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) com-
bustion technology provides high combustion efficiency, high reliability, excellent control-
lability and low emissions. HYBEX boilers are available in the size range of 20 to 50 MWth
for waste combustion.

Excellent combustion HYBEX can be designed for biomass

results, minimal
unplanned shutdowns and
maintenance
With HYBEX, you can count on high
combustion efficiency of over 99%,
resulting in boiler efficiency typically
around 90% even with high moisture
fuels.
and waste or waste alone. HYBEX for
waste provides excellent availability
with various fuels ranging from
biomass to recycled fuels. Efficient
combustion and sophisticated flue
gas cleaning systems ensure high
overall performance and very low
emission rates. The high reliability
of the HYBEX boilers is based on
low maintenance needs and easily
replaceable components.

Termomeccanica Ecologia
Calabria, Italy
• Steam 2×30 MWth
2×10 kg/s
42 bar
405 °C
• Fuels RDF (refuse drived fuel)
• Start-up 2004
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 Focus on the ecocycle
- HYBEX boiler

Borås Energi och Miljö, Sweden

• Two HYBEX boilers with advanced combustion zone (ACZ) design
• Thermal efficiency: 2×20MW
• Steam data: 49 bar, 405 °C, 2×27 tons/h
• Fuel consumption: Approx. 7 tons/h per boiler
• Fuels: Source-sorted combustible household waste,
industrial waste, recovered wood chips and biofuels

Flue gas recirculation

Cyclone separator

Sand
Existing turbine
and generator
Stack
Dumping hall municipal BFB
waste boiler District heat

From Magnetic
fuel 1400 m3 1400 m3 separator Bag filters
preparation 2×75 m3 Fe

Stoker
Activated carbon
Screw feeder
Air
system Flue-gas fan
Slaked lime
Recycled sand
Bottom-ash Fly ash silo
container
Cyclone / turning-shaft ash silo

From fuel to energy.

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 Stora Enso Langerbrugge nv
Gent, Belgium
• Steam 125 MWth
45 kg/s
60 bar
475 °C
• Fuels RDF, untreated
and treated wood,
coal, gas
• Start-up 2010

The CYMIC boiler at the Stora Enso Langerbrugge paper mill burns waste as main
fuel. Despite the challenging fuel the boiler has shown extremely good reliability
figures: 99+% of requested time.

CYMIC for larger-scale waste plants

The circulating fluidized bed boiler CYMIC combines high-efficiency combustion of a waste
fuel alone or in mixture with other fuels with low emissions. The CYMIC boiler offers a
considerably higher power generation capacity compared to conventional waste combustion
methods. CYMIC design also allows to select a larger plant size in a range of 100 - 200 MWth.

Higher efficiency with 520 °C steam temperature with a

larger capacity mitigated risk of high temperature
corrosion. The CYMIC boiler can
CYMIC’s advanced boiler com-
also be designed to co-fire other fuels
ponents makes it possible to select
together with waste.
quite high steam parameters even
with waste fuel. Special design of the
finishing superheater allows to select
steam temperature as high as 490 to

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World’s largest single line waste
firing plant - Mälarenergi

Photo by Mälarenergi

Mälarenergi AB Västerås, Sweden

• Steam 155 MWth, 56 kg/s, 74 bar, 470 °C
• Fuels RDF, demolition wood, peat,
clean biomass 400.000 t/a waste
• Start-up 2014

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 Energy production from waste
efficiently and environmentally
- Lahti Energia

Photo by Lahti Energia

Lahti Energia Oy, Lahti, Finland

• Capacity fuel 2 × 80 MW hot gas cleaning
• Fuels RDF, REF, recycled wood
• Start-up 2012

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Gasification for the highest power
generation efficiency
Gasification technology enables to convert recycled materials and waste into a usable
form of energy effectively. The CFB gasification process works by partially combusting the
waste at high temperatures using a controlled amount of air. The resulting product gas is
a versatile energy carrier, which offers a wide range of benefits.

Waste gasification with hot flue gas cleaning enables to select boiler steam parameters freely without any risk of corrosion.

Partial or complete re- can be either combusted or gasified. In addition to flexibility through a
placement of fossil fuels Gasified, cooled and filtered product wide fuel and heating value range,
with renewable fuels gas produced from waste fuel is clean- gasification offers high reliability and
Gasification process provides much er than fossil fuels. availability.
better electrical efficiency compared Co-gasification
with the direct combustion of waste A waste gasifier can be connected
materials. Also materials that would to an existing boiler. Depending on
otherwise be disposed of, such as un- steam values, electricity efficiency in
clean plastic, paper, cardboard, wood co-gasification may be over 40% high-
and other problematic waste fuels, er than in direct combustion. Waste gasifier can
be connected to
Existing boiler existing boiler
• High electricity
efficiency, depending
on steam values even
Waste gasifier Hot gas cleaning > 40%
• Gasified, cooled and
filtered product gas
from waste fuel is
cleaner fuel than fossil
fuels

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 BioPower Recyc - complete
CHP power plant for waste

Waste to energy plant delivery

models
Power plants and heat-
only plants - all as
complete deliveries
The Valmet BioPower Recyc product
range offers complete CHP and
heat-only solutions for plants
utilizing up to 100.000 t/a of waste
fuel. In all of them, the heart of the
process is either HYBEX or CYMIC
technology. The plants are highly
automated, fully working units
including buildings. Valmet also
provides remote control and service
agreements.
Complete deliveries from
fuel to stack
Large combustion and gasification
plants utilizing more than
100.000 t/a of waste fuel are typically
delivered as complete fuel-to-stack
deliveries including fuel handling,
a gasification or combustion plant
and flue gas cleaning system, and
automation.
Tailored delivery packages
Valmet also tailors smaller delivery
packages for waste to energy plants,
e.g. boiler units, boiler plant retrofits,
flue gas cleaning systems or automa-
tion system updates.

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BioPower Recyc - a complete modular
waste to energy power plant
Complete modular waste to energy solutions based on recovered fuels provide an environ-
mentally sound power generation solution for waste management companies, industries,
municipalities and independent power producers.
The BioPower Recyc product range is well suited for combustion of diverse waste based fuels
and heat generation for all kinds of industrial steam and municipal heating consumers.

Heat-only Flue gas CHP

plants cleaning power plants

Power Electric power

Fuel
Boiler generation
receiving, BOP Steam
plant &
handling turbine Steam to industry
heat
and Heat-only plant
recovery
storage BOP District heating

Valmet Automation

BOP = Balance of plant – auxiliary systems

Standardized modular solutions

provide several benefits
• Fast and low-cost project development
• Clear scope and options
• Fast project implementation
• Proven technology with low emissions
• Minimized interface and delay risks
• Pre-designed factory-tested modules
• Attractive price
• Multi-unit deliveries capability
• Over 30 BioPower power plants

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Unique offering covers process
technology, automation and services
Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation solutions
and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries.
Solid experience of technology com-
bined with process know-how and
automation form a base for innova-
tive product and service development
aimed at improving the efficiency and
competitiveness of our clients.
Valmet’s automation solutions are
designed to maximize the profitabil-
ity of our customers’ businesses by
improving their production perfor-
mance and their cost, material and
energy efficiency. Our extensive range
of sustainable automation solutions
and services is supported by a world-
wide network of automation experts.
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• Distributed Control Systems
(DCS) – Valmet DNA
• Performance solutions
• Quality Control Systems
(QCS)
• Profilers
• Analyzers and
measurements
• Industrial internet solutions
• Automation services
• Process simulators
• Safety systems and
solutions
Process technology
Services Automation
• Over 100 service
centers
• 80 sales offices
• 34 production units
• 15 technology centers
In order to support our customers
in the best possible way, we combine
our long experience with the latest
findings in energy solutions. With a
global team of engineers and experts,
Valmet offers a full range of custom-
ized support services to meet your
local challenges. Our own workshops
and local staff ensure fast and safe
service implementation.
• Performance services
• Competence development
• Boiler and plant upgrades
• Maintenance services
• Components and parts
• Support products
 • Solid waste experience from 1979 with
fluidized bed combustion
• Reference plants from~20 000 ton waste/y
to~650 000 waste/y

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• Over 300 boiler operating years and
2 000 000 operating hours

Valmet’s waste to energy project

references

HYBEX boiler plants CYMIC boiler plants Gasification plants

Customized boiler plants: Customized boiler plants: Customized gasification plants:

50.000–125.000 t/a of waste Up to 400.000 t/a of waste Up to 400.000 t/a of waste

BFB 20–50 MWth CFB up to 200 MWth CFB up to 300 MWth

Steam cycle: 400–420 °C/ Steam cycle: 470–520 °C/ Steam cycle: No limitation
40–60 bar 60–80 bar Lahti Energia 540 °C/120 bar

References 20 BFB plants References 8 CFB plants Reference: Lahti Energia

(2012)

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around the world work close
to our customers and are
committed to moving our
customers’ performance
forward – every day.

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