Valmet selected for Louisiana Green Fuels carbon-negative power project
Company's technology to support development of Louisiana Green Fuels as a commercial-scale carbon-negative power facility
Valmet, a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the energy, pulp and paper industries, was selected by Strategic Biofuels to provide biomass power generation and flue gas cleaning technologies for its Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) project in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. The project is designed to integrate carbon-negative power generated from renewable forestry residuals with carbon capture and permanent geologic sequestration to produce deeply carbon-negative electric power.
Under its planned scope of work, Valmet will provide a boiler island featuring a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler and advanced flue gas cleaning systems. The company's unmatched large-scale proven biomass technologies are designed to support fuel flexibility, operational reliability and environmental performance while helping customers achieve ambitious sustainability objectives.
"Strategic Biofuels has cultivated strong partners for each area of this project to help ensure smooth and successful execution. By combining renewable power generation with carbon capture and sequestration, the project creates meaningful benefits for both the environment and the local community. Valmet’s expertise in biomass-fired boiler technology and flue gas cleaning supports the project's goals for operational reliability, environmental performance, and long-term efficiency. We look forward to contributing to the project's continued development," says Lauri Pehu-Lehtonen, Vice President, Energy and Circularity, Valmet.
The LGF project is designed for more than 300 megawatts of gross generating capacity. At full buildout, the project is expected to annually consume more than 3.5 million tons of sustainably sourced forestry residuals, approximately 400 truckloads of biomass per day. The project's post-combustion carbon capture and sequestration system is designed to capture and permanently store carbon dioxide in a fully permitted geologic reservoir.
"As we continue advancing Louisiana Green Fuels, partnering with experienced industry leaders is an important part of our strategy," said Dr. Paul Schubert, Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Biofuels. "Valmet's proven biomass power technology and global experience make the company a valuable partner, and we're confident its expertise will help support the successful development of the project."
About Strategic Biofuels
Strategic Biofuels is a project development company advancing carbon-negative renewable energy solutions. The company’s flagship project, Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF), in northeast Louisiana will be delivered in phases, beginning with a 300MW clean energy biomass-fired power plant featuring on-site carbon capture and sequestration. Learn more about Strategic Biofuels and the LGF project here: www.strategicbiofuels.com
