Valmet’s automation for all kinds of biofuel production
Jun 13, 2016
Availability and safety are unquestionably key issues in any process. In producing highly flammable fuels and biofuels, the importance of these issues grows even more. Today, several leading global producers rely on Valmet’s process automation technology to control their biofuel plants, which produce second-generation biodiesel, bioethanol or bio-oil.
Summary
Location
Finland
Customer challenge
The fact that makes process automation at biofuel plants even more demanding than at pulp & paper mills or power plants, for example, is that the processes include highly inflammable liquids and gases.
Solution
Valmet’s deliveries to Neste’s renewable diesel plants have included Valmet DNA automation systems, DCS integrated safety systems, field equipment maintenance tools and process history data storage, trending and reporting applications with remote access possibilities.
Results
Neste has the largest renewable diesel refineries operating with Valmet DNA. Automation and safety solutions guarantee efficient operations at all these renewable diesel plants.
