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Bioenergy and CHP = Combined Heat and Power generation. We're looking into co-generation, wind and solar technologies in this group. Windpower is also discussed in this group.

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Metson Heat & Power ja Wartsilan Biopower yhteen

Started by Helge V. Keitel Sep. 26, 2008.

Bioenergy

Started by Helge V. Keitel Aug. 7, 2008.

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Finland's wind power industry aimed year 2008 to find specialist niches in the booming global market.

The sector includes about twenty companies with an annual turnover of 500 million euros, according to information two years ago.

Today, some reports say that the windmill components suppliers are making about one billion euros annually and employing four thousand people.

Can anyone confirm this numbers?

Most of these companies are specialist components suppliers. Networking and co-operation appears vital.

The major turbine producer Winwind is particularly 3 MW windmills. The industry is planning even bigger ones.

The demand for larger than usual turbines is increasing. Finnish components markers are especially designing products that can withstand cold and icy conditions and the physical challenges faced by the offshore wind parks springing up around the world's coasts.

Energiprojekt LTD - Powerplants, CHP, heat, steam,

Energiprojekt LTD - Powerplants, CHP, heat, steam,: "We Manufacture and Sell Bio-Mass Power Plants for Production of Electricity, Steam and Hot Water."

Got this link through a Google ad. Need to read more about Energiprojekt Ab in a short while. Learning more from their website.

Energiprojekt i Sverige AB is a Turn-Key Producer of Steam Power Plants.

Our company is based in Sweden and has sales agents in a number of countries.

During our 25 years in business, we have built and delivered power plants based Steam Power.

Our focus is to build hot water Power Plants, CHP Plants and Steam Power Plants for Process Industries, Saw Mills, District Heating Systems or Rural Electrification Systems etc.

The electric output is in the range of up to 3MW. Multiple units can be installed next to each others if the need of power is more than 3 MW.

Our CHP Plants are typically up to 3 MW of electric power and up to 10 MW of heat power.

Helge: What's your technology for electricity generation?

Together with our main partner Peder Halvorsen Industrier AS we offer the most flexible power-generating solution on the market today.

Outotec ostaa Laroxin - Tekniikka&Talous

Helge: Juttelin aiheesta tänä aamuna. Ratkaisu kuulosta molempien kannalta järkevältä.

Outotec ostaa Laroxin - Tekniikka&Talous: "Mineraaleihin ja metalleihin liittyvän tekniikan toimittaja Outotec hankkii määräysvallan teollisuussuodattimia valmistavasta Laroxista. Outotec tekee myös pakollisen julkisen ostotarjouksen kaikista lopuista Laroxin osakkeista.

Outotec on sopinut joidenkin Laroxin pääomistajien kanssa osakekaupoista, joilla nämä myyvät Outotecille kaikki omistamansa Laroxin A- ja B-sarjan osakkeet.

Osakkeiden kauppahinta maksetaan Outotecin uusilla osakkeilla.

'Tavoittelemamme teknologiavalikoiman täydentäminen tuli mahdolliseksi tällä osakevaihdon kautta tapahtuvalla järjestelyllä. Laroxin tuotteet ja palvelut liittyvät saumattomasti Outotecin tarjoamiin teknologioihin. Transaktio tukee myös kannattavan kasvun tavoitettamme', Outotecin toimitusjohtaja Tapani Järvinen sanoo tiedotteessa.

'Yhdistämällä myynti- ja palveluverkostomme sekä tuotevalikoimamme voimme tarjota entistä kattavampia ratkaisuja ja palveluja mineraalirikastamoille ja metallurgisille laitoksille sekä tuottaa aikaisempaa enemmän lisäarvoa yhteiselle asiakaskunnallemme', Järvinen jatkaa.

Outotec arvioi, että yhtiöiden maailmanlaajuisten myynti- ja palveluverkostojen sekä hallinnon yhdistämisestä ja suuremman yksikkökoon tuomista volyymieduista syntyy vuositasolla vähintään 7 miljoonan euron synergiaedut.

Helge: Säästöt saavutetaan suhteellisen helposti.

'Uskon, että tämä järjestely antaa Laroxin henkilöstölle monipuolisempia mahdollisuuksia kehittää uraansa ja kaikille osakkeenomistajille annetaan mahdollisuus sijoittaa jatkossakin alan vahvaan toimijaan. Myös asiakkaat hyötyvät lisääntyneistä resursseista, joiden ansiosta Laroxin on mahdollista pitkäjänteisesti kehittää ja kasvattaa suodatinliiketoimintaa', Laroxin hallituksen puheenjohtaja Timo Vartiainen sanoo."

Russia!

In 2007, Russia strongly encouraged its companies to buy assets around the world. The idea suited Vladimir Putin's philosophy of restoring Russia's international position.

He is eager to see his country regaining its close partnership with Africa.

Russia is the world's largest energy exporter, and has plenty of its own metals and minerals.

Still in 2007, rich Russian companies wanted to expand their global reach while they had plenty of money in their pockets. At that time, the price of oil was topping 80 dollars per barrel.

The companies also wanted to use their foreign investments as insurance against eventual future changes in Russia.

The Russians see the changes in Africa and Near East, and are fast expanding from oil into financial services, telecommunications and retail.

Growth expected in Africa
Injection of capital and expertise is needed

Biofuel from forests

In 2007, most of the world's palm oil came from Southeast Asia, and at that time the demand was skyrocketing - thanks to the increasing use of biofuels.

But will this trend continue?

According to Newsweek, global production went from 4,5 million tons in 1980 to 20,9 million tons in 2000, and is expected to rise to 30,4 million tons by 2010.

The Finnish Neste Oil has invested a lot money in the production of biofuels and biodiesel.

Today, with low priceo oil, Neste and others are eagerly waiting for price increases for oil.

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Comment by Helge V. Keitel on December 1, 2009 at 7:45pm: I forgot to send you the Qaiku channel. It's here!

Comment by kknet on November 28, 2009 at 7:14pm: Windpower is becoming a controversial issue just like nuclear power at the coast lines of Finland.

Local people are showing an increasing interest for big mill towers that shouldn't become a part of their back-yards.

Green energy is good, as long as it is located as far as possible from my summer cottage or house garden.

Modern shore-line mills will be very visible while rising to the highs of 150 to 170 meters. The diameters of the towers are 10 meeter at the root.

There are plans about 60 windmills located in the archipelago of Ingå and Raseborg. The towers could be 170 meters high.

These towers would be visible from Porkkala to Hanko or the shoreline of Estonia.

Helsinki Energy didn't want the windmills outside of Helsinki, but they want green energy for the city greens.

What are your opinions?

Comment by kknet on November 8, 2009 at 2:08pm: The idea of ecobank visualized 1994.

Comment by Helge V. Keitel on October 25, 2009 at 4:21pm: How about windpower in your country? Finland does have about 150 MW installed capacity but there are plans to install about 700 more of 3 to 6 MW units before 2020.

Nevertheless, we're never going to be a windpower country. Instead, we talk about having three new nuclear power plants.

Bioenergy is also a burning issue here. What way should we go? Combined heat and power will not solve all our energy needs.

We need a combination of all possible energy sources.

Comment by kknet on October 23, 2009 at 3:57pm: There are new things emerging in the windpower industry. Big investments are planned for U.S. and China. Those countries seem to become the big players in the windmill business.

Energy investments are political issues. Finnish investments depend on government incentives and local political decision-making.

When it comes to windmills, location, location and location is the central issue. First, you need windy conditions. Second, the local political environment shouldn't bee too stormy. Third, proper financing models are required. It looks like windpower would become a field for big energy companies. The same applies to manufacturing of windmills and components.

Comment by Helge V. Keitel on October 23, 2009 at 11:25am: I'm working with an article concerning windpower and wind mill parks. Finland has plans to have about 700 windmills installed along the coast line before 2020. Our windmills and components manufacturers are employing three to four thousand people. The industry makes about one billion (milliard) euros in turnover. Denmark is a wind-mills-superpower. They have a lot of wind mills and the plan is to produce i big part of their electricity with in windpower parks. They do also have a prospering wind mills industry with a turnover that is ten times larger than Finns are achieving.

Comment by Helge V. Keitel on September 28, 2009 at 7:05pm: Here is a link from Sweden.

Erik Sandström writes, "AB PiteEnergi köper in sig mot en option av 20 % av aktierna i Skellefteåbaserade Meva Innovation AB. Bolaget har utvecklat en teknik för att producera Biosyntesgas genom förgasning av biobränsle i en cyklon under hög temperatur. Meva Innovation AB arbetar med utveckling och marknadsföring av VIPP (Vortex Intensive Power Process). Det är en teknisk lösning för att utvinna renad biosyntesgas ur biobränslen."

Comment by kknet on August 17, 2009 at 3:34pm: I try to re-start the discussion about bioeconomy and possibilities related to agriculture.

- biofuel from potato production processes
- how to organize
- logistics
- available technology
- small scale and local

Comment by Helge V. Keitel on February 21, 2009 at 9:38am: Solazyme Unveils Renewable Biodiesel Derived from Algae via Scalable Process First car powered by algal biodiesel to demonstrate real-world driving at Sundance Solazyme, Inc., a synthetic biology.

Comment by kknet on September 20, 2008 at 7:53pm: Take a look at this event.

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