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LOGGING & BIOMASS NEWS
ENCE awards SENER contract to build a new biomass plant
Engineering and technology group
SENER has signed a contract with
ENCE Energía y Celulosa to build
a new low-emission biomass
electricity generation plant in its
energy complex in Huelva, Spain.
The contract signed is a turnkey
arrangement whereby SENER
will design, supply, build and
commission the plant, as well as
operate and maintain it during the
first years of operation. The new
facility will consist of an electricity
generation plant using biomass
from the forestry and farming
industries.
With a 40 MW gross nominal
electricity output it will be one
of the largest high-efficiency
low-emission biomass renewable
energy plants in Spain. The plant is
projected to enter into operation in
the 3Q 2019.
Due to the variety of types of
biomass to be used, the plant will
be equipped with an advanced fuel
handing system, both for incoming
biomass and for its preparation and
storage.
The plant will also boast one
of the best gas combustion and
treatment systems, guaranteeing
compliance with the demanding
requirements of the new European
standard, BREF (Best Available
Techniques Reference), which
establishes the best practices for
the industry’s Large Combustion
Plants in Europe.
Sodra hits planting record for third consecutive autumn
In autumn 2017, 6.7 million
seedlings from Södra were planted.
This represents an increase of
600,000 seedlings compared with
autumn planting in 2016, and 1.9
million compared with 2015. In
2017, Södra supplied a total of 36.3
million seedlings.
Södra has set a record during
autumn planting for the third
consecutive year. Not since after
the storm years of 2005 and 2007
have so many seedlings been
planted in the autumn as in 2015,
2016 and 2017. The success factors
include increased digitisation and
greater awareness of the benefits
of autumn planting.
“ We are delighted to have set
a record for the third consecutive
year. Our focus on more digitised
production is starting to yield
results in the form of higher
volumes, and improved seedlings
with more even quality. Forests
are growing better and faster now,
and the high volume of seedlings
that are planted every autumn will
ensure that this trend continues,”
said Johan Jonsson, Head of Södra
Skogsplantor.
The benefits of planting early
in the autumn are that the roots of
the seedlings descend immediately
into the soil, enabling strong
growth in the following year.
Of the seedlings supplied by
Södra in the autumn, 90 percent
are either untreated or protected
with mechanical insecticides and
therefore chemical-free.
“ We see continued high
demand for our mechanically
protected seedlings, which is very
positive for both the environment
and forest growth. We now have
twice the amount of forest as 100
years ago and today’s planting
sites will form the basis for
tomorrow’s bioeconomy, in which
wood can be used to replace many
other fossil fuels,” said Johan
Jonsson.
Hiab invests for a new installation centre in Meppel, Netherlands
Hiab, part of Cargotec, is opening
a new factory installation and
competence centre in Meppel,
the Netherlands, during the first
quarter of 2018.
The new centre will offer
FrameWorksTM subframes,
truck bodies and complete
vehicle solutions for Hiab’s
European customer base. It is the
global competence centre for Hiab
FrameWorks installations as well
as the distribution centre for Hiab
FrameWorks kits.
“In 2016 we introduced to the
market the HIAB FrameWorks, a
modular system that provides the
customer with a pre-manufactured,
ready-to-install subframe that
matches the chosen truck. When
developing the FrameWorks
concept, we wanted to pay special
attention to the overall quality
and safety of installations, reduce
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the installation time and have the
products ready for our customers’
use more quickly. At the beginning,
this new concept was available
for our heavy range loader cranes,
but we have broadened the
offering with solutions for the Hiab
medium and light range of cranes
as well as options for the LOGLIFT
and JONSERED forestry and
recycling and also for MULTILIFT
demountables,” says Marcel
Boxem, Director, Heavy Range
Loader Cranes, Hiab
The new installation centre
provides the customers with fully
calculated, designed and tested
installations as well as a high
level of quality and safety due to
the very controlled installation
process with experienced Hiab
Joakim Andersson,
Senior Vice President,
Loader Cranes, Hiab
professionals. “With the new
factory installation centre, we
offer quick and reliable complete
solutions with the best possible
performance from the equipment.
The centre will also share expertise
in FrameWorks installations
with our partners and our own
installation shops,” says Joakim
Andersson, Senior Vice President,
Loader Cranes, Hiab.