Cooperation ensures coordinated and effective shutdowns and quick responses to performance issues
Close collaboration between Gren Tartu in Estonia and Valmet
Summary
| Location | Gren Tartu, Tartu, Estonia |
| Customer challenge | Effective support and maintenance planning is needed to prevent performance inhibiting issues and unplanned shutdowns of BFB boiler. |
| Solution | Close cooperation with Valmet ensures 24/7 support and quick response to performance issues. The agreement also includes annual safety inspections of main equipment, on-site process follow-up and evaluation, and maintenance planning services, including:
● On-site preventive maintenance assistance ● Outage planning together with customer ● Spare part inventory follow-up |
| Results | Ensuring continuous performance optimization and effective maintenance shutdowns of BFB boiler by having a longterm maintenance agreement spanning over 10 years (renewed every third year). Together with quick and reliable support, any unplanned stops are minimized. |
Technical summary - Valmet BFB
| Start-up date | 2009 |
| Stream | 76 MWth, 115 bar, 525 °C |
| Fuels | Peat, wood chips, wood waste |