Valmet to deliver a pellet-fired heating plant to Göteborg Energi AB

Valmet has been selected to deliver a 50MW pellet-fired heating plant to Göteborg Energi AB to be built at Mölndal Energi’s Riskulla site in the municipality of Mölndal, Sweden.

The contract was secured in a public procurement process, although the value of the order will not be disclosed.

The plant will be integrated into the existing district heating plant, operated by Mölndal Energi and will be operational in late 2026.

The new boiler plant will meet the need for more renewable district heating in the southern part of Göteborg Energi’s district heating network and optimise district heat production in the Mölndal/Gothenburg region.

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“Through this investment, we will be more resource-efficient and increase the amount of renewable district heating in the region. As a whole, the district heating customers in Mölndal and Gothenburg will get more cost-effective and reliable district heating,” says Per-Anders Gustafsson, CEO, Göteborg Energi.

“We are very pleased to continue our good cooperation with Göteborg Energi in replacing fossil fuels with renewable wood pellets in district heat production. This is the second order that they have placed on Valmet within a short period of time and an addition to our long track record of projects together,” says Aleksi Salmirinne, vice president, Energy business unit, Pulp and Energy business line, Valmet.

Valmet’s delivery to the Riskulla pellet-fired heating plant will include a boiler with a fuel receiving pocket, pellet storage, as well as milling and wood dust dosing to the boiler. Valmet will also supply a flue gas cleaning system consisting of a Bag House Filter and a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system. Spare parts are included in the delivery.

Göteborg Energi AB is fully owned by the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. Besides developing and supplying new solutions within energy production and broadband connections, the company is also working towards greater sustainability in Gothenburg.