Biofuels and biomaterials articles

Insights 16.09.2024 Article

Pulping and biorefinery piloting from lab tests to industrial-scale production

Pulping and biorefinery companies can benefit from utilizing Valmet’s piloting capabilities, ranging from comprehensive laboratory-scale to industrial-scale trials, to test new raw materials or pulping and biomass pretreatment processes, for example.

Pulp Pulp drying Mechanical pulping Chemical pulping Biofuels and biomaterials

Insights 27.08.2024 Article

Positive results for Valmet BioTrac Technology in Italian project

Valmet has worked in close cooperation together with Hera Group and Ayrion to develop an innovative prototype based on the Valmet BioTrac pretreatment technology. It is part of the Life Steam project* with the ambition to effectively pretreat green waste before sending it to anaerobic digestion. After months of intense work, the project is coming to an end and is showing good results.

Biofuels and biomaterials

Insights 26.06.2024 Article

New BFB Boiler delivers significant savings

Having commissioned Boiler 5, a Valmet BFB Boiler that runs on sludge and paper rejects, WEIG saves fuel and waste disposal costs, as well as generating more energy. A long-term service agreement with Valmet also ensures optimal operation.

Energy Biofuels and biomaterials BFB Boiler Air emission control Services Maintenance Customer industries

Insights 12.06.2024 Customer story

Optimizing with Valmet DNAe

Hera S.p.A uses the new Valmet DNAe automation system with Valmet’s pretreatment BioTrac biotechnology to run their testing facility for processing green waste and boosting the circular economy.

Automation Biofuels and biomaterials Process industries New value streams Productivity Raw material efficiency Automation Beyond Circularity Process performance Process technology

Insights 20.12.2023 Article

Not only for pulp and paper: Innovative new products based on wood and straw resources

Intense research is going on in many countries to use biomass more effectively, with terms such as bioeconomy and biorefinery becoming more well known every day. One example is to use the chemical building blocks contained in wood- or agro-residuals as the basic raw chemicals for the plastic industry, replacing oil-based chemicals.

Biofuels and biomaterials

Insights 15.11.2023 Article

Beyond Circularity: Turning biomaterials and waste into valuable products

The target of the 'Biorefining / value adding to waste' stream is to develop technologies for turning biomaterials and waste into valuable products and replacing fossil-based raw materials. It's one of the streams in Beyond Circularity, Valmet's ambitious R&D program and ecosystem.

Beyond Circularity Sustainability / CO2 reduction Innovation Biofuels and biomaterials Pulp

Insights 10.05.2023 Article

Inauguration of Meliora Bio´s biorefinery, in Kalundborg, Denmark

Meliora Bio AsP of Denmark has now successfully restarted the former Inbicon plant in Kalundborg that had been idle since 2014. The completely modernized facility is now making advanced, second-generation bioethanol, innovative food ingredients and lignin products.

Biofuels and biomaterials

Insights 23.01.2023 Article

Collaborating for the future of biomass conversion

ORLEN Południe S.A., Poland’s leading biofuels and biocomponents manufacturer, is investing in the production of second-generation bioethanol in Poland. Valmet is delivering a comprehensive biomass pretreatment, energy and automation solution for the project

Biofuels and biomaterials

Insights 12.12.2022 Article

Unlock the secret to success with UX design

UX design is recognized as being important but is often misunderstood. We take a closer look at what it entails and how it can benefit the process industry.

Automation Automation system User Interface Board and paper Pulp Tissue Energy Biofuels and biomaterials Chemical Construction

Insights 09.12.2022 Article

How are trends shaping the future of process control?

With increased demands for efficiency, sustainability and a skilled workforce, how will the industrial processes be operated going forward? We explore the trends and industry 4.0 evolution that will shape the future of process control for the years to come.

Automation Board and paper Energy Tissue Pulp Water and wastewater Refining Process industries Power-to-X Pharmaceutical

Insights 24.05.2022 Article

A cooperation between Valmet, Hera Group and Ayrion for the EU-financed Life Steam project

A cooperation has been initiated between Valmet, Hera Group and Ayrion for the Life Steam project, which is an EU-financed project within the Life programme. This is a joint effort and Valmet will in the beginning of 2023 deliver a pretreatment BioTrac demonstration plant, with a capacity of 23 tons a day of dry material to the Hera plant near Bologna, Italy.

Biofuels and biomaterials

Insights 21.12.2021 Article

A huge leap into a carbon-neutral future at Oulun Energia

Oulun Energia intends to achieve carbon neutrality in its energy production by 2035, simultaneously boosting the circular economy. Its new Laanila biopower plant in Oulu, Finland, features maximum fuel flexibility and high utilization of various side streams.

Energy CFB Boiler Air emission control Automation system Biofuels and biomaterials Availability / Reliability Emission reduction Energy efficiency Production capacity Performance