Waste-to-Energy Plants in Sweden

Dåva-1 Location: Västerbotten Operator: Umeå Energi Configuration: 1 X 12 MW CHP Operation: 2000 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Von Roll, Gotaverken T/G supplier: WH Allen EPC: Oy Konte AB Quick Facts: This WTE plant is licensed to incinerate 175,000 tpy. Photograph courtesy of Umeå Energi AB Posted 4 Nov 2006	Garstad Location: Ostergotland Operator: Tekniska Verken i Linkoping AB Configuration: 1 X 15 MW, 1 X 19 MW CHP Operation: 1994-2005 Fuel: refuse, gas Boiler supplier: Kvaerner, Volund T/G supplier: ABB Stal, ABB, Alstom Quick facts: Unit-1 runs with a 25-MW topping gas turbine. Photograph courtesy of Tekniska Verken i Linkoping AB Posted 13 May 2006	Kumla-2 Location: Sodermanlands Operator: SAKAB AB Configuration: 1 X 7.8 MW CHP Operation: 2003 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Seeghers T/G supplier: BVI Quick Facts: SAKAB is jointly owned by E.ON Sverige (91%) and SITA (9%). The first block has a rotary kiln commissioned in 1983 and was the first facility in Sweden licensed to incinerate and treat hazardous waste, The second block has a grate furnace with a steam turbine and was built to handle such materials as preservative-treated wood and other waste. The site is in Norrtorp 200km west of Stockholm. In 2000-2004, Gotaverken supplied its MercOx and ADIOX scrubbing systems for the plant. Photograph courtesy of SAKAB AB Posted 5 May 2007
Sävenäs Location: Västra Götaland Operator: Renova AB Configuration: 1 X 32 MW CHP Operation: 1994 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Von Roll T/G supplier: ABB Quick Facts: This three-line WTE plant is licensed to incinerate 460,000 tpy. Each line has a furnace for incineration, a steam boiler, an ESP, a condensation flue gas cleaning system. and a fabric filter. About 220 GWh electricity and heat is produced annually. Renova is owned by eleven municipalities in western Sweden – Ale, Göteborg, Härryda, Kungsbacka, Kungälv, Lerum,Öckerö. Partille, Stenungsund and Tjörn. Photograph courtesy of Renova AB Posted 1 Nov 2006	Sjolunda Location: Skåne Operator: Sydvastra Skanes Avfallsaktiebolag Configuration: 1 X 26 MW CHP Operation: 2003 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Martin T/G supplier: Alstom Quick Facts: Sysav is owned by 14 local authorities in the southernmost part of Sweden and treats and recycles about 400,000 tpy of waste from a population of 620,000. Combustible waste is collected and taken to this three-line WTE plant located just north of Malmö. Approximately 40% of the heating requirements of Malmö and Burlöv. Photograph courtesy of ABB Posted 27 Dec 2006	Skövde Location: Vastra Gotaland Operator: Skövde Värme AB Configuration: 1 X 1.8 MW CHP Operation: 2005 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Volund T/G supplier: ?? EPC: ETK Quick facts: This project was built from 2004-2005. Photograph courtesy of ETK Posted 24 Mar 2012
Torsvik Location: Jönköping Operator: Jönköping Energi AB Configuration: 1 X 13 MW CHP Operation: 2006 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Fisia Babcock T/G supplier: B+V, Elin EPC: Dong Energy Quick Facts: This baseload WTE plant is designed to incinerate 160,000 tpy of MSW. The air pollution control equipment was supplied by Alstom and includes a baghouse, NID system with activated carbon injection, a wet scrubber, and a flue gas condenser. Photograph courtesy of Jönköping Energi AB Posted 10 Feb 2007		Uppsala Block-5 Location: Uppland Operator: Vattenfall Värme Uppsala AB Configuration: 75 MWt heating plant Operation: 2005 Fuel: refuse Boiler/incinerator system supplier: Von Roll EPC: Von Roll, Inova, Bjerkings AB, Veidekke Quick facts: Block-5 of the Uppsala power plant was completed in Sep 2005.  It burns municipal waste and supplies steam to the city heating system. The design is by Arkitekt Magasinet AB. Photograph courtesy of Vattenfall Posted 30 Dec 2006

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