Biomass

Industrial symbiosis is an industrial ecosystem where the unused or residual resources of one company are used by another. This results in mutual economic, social and environmental benefits. It is a process involving several companies – firms that complement one another provide mutual added value...

If on-site conditions are favourable, it is efficient to integrate renewable energy into production processes. It has strong potential in several subsectors of the food and beverage industry, wherever there is demand for heating, for example in beer, wine, and cheese manufacturing. Renewable heat...

Treating raw materials with respect Family sawmill takes every measure possible to conserve, reuse and recycle materials Responsibility for the environment is important to the company Siparila Oy is a traditionally minded wood-processing family business in Finland, where responsibility forms an...

Sawmill with a sustainable vision Clever growth strategy and partnerships deliver complementary benefits to forward-thinking sawmill and biofuel producer Sawmill and its municipal partner in Pihtipudas save € 1.5-2 million annually on heating costs Sawmill is energy self-sufficient and sells surplus...

All companies are facing the pressure of rising energy costs and a shortage of resources and time. If a company is situated outside a city centre (e.g. in industry zone), buying heat form a so-called heat entrepreneur may well be a good option. Heat entrepreneurship is the production of local...

Hassle-free heat Specialist dairy producer wants to focus on its core business It outsources heat production to a nearby 'entrepreneur' The Nordic countries have been breeding cattle for specific health traits since the 1980s, longer than anybody else in the world. VikingGenetics Finland Oy, based...

An energy trio... Energy autonomy thanks to combined geothermal, biomass and solar power Up to 80 % of heating by biomass-fired combined heat and power plant, ~20 % covered by geothermal Fronius International, based in Pettenbach, Upper Austria, is active in the fields of welding technology...

Biomass heating is a proven technology which most commonly uses virgin wood, certain energy crops, industrial wood residues and certain agricultural residues to produce heat. Biomass is considered a low-carbon technology if the feed material is derived from sustainable sources. Significant carbon...

Biomass as a source of renewable energy is used for a variety of applications including combined heat and power (CHP) or biofuels production. Many companies have already switched from fossil fuels to biomass, but there is more potential for growth. Among conditions to introducing biomass for heat...

Using renewable resources for heat generation is good for your organisation’s balance sheet and for the environment. Tapping into renewable sources to heat your buildings means a lifetime of lower energy costs and typically a fairly fast return on the initial investment. It also means an independent...

Companies can generate energy for their own use and improve their overall energy efficiency by modernising existing equipment. Simple measures like replacing old boilers with new ones can increase their efficiency by up to 15 %. The highest energy savings can be achieved in cases when companies...

Long-term collective effort gets the results A raft of environmental measures form part of Tallinn water utility's EMAS strategy Today, it uses 88 % of biogas produced on-site thanks to waste separation measures introduced Tallinna Vesi is the largest water utility company in Estonia, providing...