In the south-eastern part of Poland GDF SUEZ is going to replace of a coal-fired boiler at the Polaniec S.A. power plant by a new biomass fluidized bed boiler with a capacity of 480 megawatt.
The planned 180 MWe biomass power station is going to be the largest biomass power plant of the world.
Just for your records: the guys there are planning to destroy biomass in the amount of approximately 300 MW. As for any biomass power plant only 40% of the biomass chipped into the boiler will transform to electric energy.
60% of the biomass fired in the boiler will be for the nuts. This calculates to approximately 2 million cubes (m³) of waste wood to be destroyed without any use - even more, this 2 million cubes of wood will cause a tremendous amount of CO2 emissions caused by the transport of the biomass to Polaniec.
Crazy.
Taken from the Website of GDF SUEZ Energy Poland (May 21st, 2012) [1]
GDF SUEZ Energy Poland is heavily investing in sustainable energy production with a target of 280 MW by the end of 2012. This investment includes:
For key account customers in Poland, we deliver the GDF SUEZ Global Energy offer, which includes:
Taken from the InternationalForestIndustries: [2]
BRUKS Klöckner GmbH delivers together with Polimex Mostostal Warszawa, a complete chipping line to GDF Suez Energia Polska S.A. Polaniec power plant in the South East of Poland.
GDF Suez is just erecting together with company Foster Wheeler a CFB boiler for a capacity of 190 MWe which is fired with biomass only.
BRUKS Klöckner’s scope of supply includes a drum chipper and the corresponding handling equipment.
Delivery shall be completed in September 2012 and start up is scheduled by the end of January 2013.
http://www.bruks.com/en/Other/News–Activities/News/Complete-Chipping-Line/ [3]
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Links
[1] http://www.gdfsuez-globalenergy.com/en/presence-in-europe/poland/
[2] http://www.internationalforestindustries.com/2012/05/21/bruks-klockner-polaniec-%E2%80%93-the-world%E2%80%99s-largest-power-plant-fired-with-biomass-only/
[3] http://www.bruks.com/en/Other/News--Activities/News/Complete-Chipping-Line/
[4] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/topicsthemen/forest-energy
[5] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/countries-laender/poland
[6] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/countries-laender/polen
[7] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/forest-products-marketsholzproduktm%C3%A4rkte/holzprodukte/biomasse
[8] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/forest-products-marketsholzproduktm%C3%A4rkte/holzprodukte/energie-aus-holzbiomasse
[9] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/forest-products-marketsholzproduktm%C3%A4rkte/holzprodukte/bioenergie
[10] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/forest-products-marketsholzproduktm%C3%A4rkte/timber-products/forest-energy
[11] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/forest-products-marketsholzproduktm%C3%A4rkte/timber-products/biomass
[12] https://www.forestindustries.eu/category/forest-products-marketsholzproduktm%C3%A4rkte/timber-products/bioenergy