Outotec to supply electrical power plant to Turkey

Finnish company Outotec has secured a contract to deliver a new 35MW gross electrical biomass power plant to be built in Turkey.

Under the terms of the order, which is about €55m, Outotec is responsible for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the plant.

Civil works are not part of the contract.

Based on the company’s proprietary fluidised bed technology, biomass storage system, fluidised bed boiler, turbine and the flue gas treatment system form the main process components in the delivery.

Outotec Metals, Energy & Water business head Kalle Härkki said: “This is a great achievement for Outotec and one of the first projects of the Turkish initiative for promoting green energy out of biomass.

“In 2016, we delivered and commissioned one of Turkey’s first 30MW power plants based on alternative fuel and are now happy to provide our fluidised bed technology for another green energy project.”

Designed by Outotec, the new plant will be located close to the biomass sources in the agricultural area, where the disposal from large farms is becoming an environmental concern.

The plant is set to generate green electricity to the national grid and produce clean fertiliser as a byproduct.

It has been designed to operate below the strict European emission limits and is expected to be fully operational in 2020.

Outotec also provides solutions for industrial water treatment, the utilisation of alternative energy sources and the chemical industry.