ANDRITZ Energy & Environment to supply South Korea’s first circulating fluidized bed boiler fired exclusively with biomass

ANDRITZ Energy & Environment to supply South Korea’s first circulating fluidized bed boiler fired exclusively with biomass

ANDRITZ Energy & Environment, which became part of international technology Group ANDRITZ in December 2010, has received the order from POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. to supply a circulating fluidized bed boiler for the Donghae biomass power plant in South Korea. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2013.

The order includes engineering and delivery of key components, including fuel feed, bed ash, and burner systems, for an 88 MWth circulating fluidized bed boiler plant. The Donghae power plant will supply 30 MW to the national grid, and represents a milestone for the plant operator, East West Power Co., Ltd., in fulfilling South Korea’s environmental and energy policy goals: The ANDRITZ plant will be the first circulating fluidized bed boiler fired exclusively with biomass in South Korea.

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For further information, please contact:
Oliver Pokorny
Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Phone: +43 (316) 6902 1332
oliver.pokorny@andritz.com

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