Westenergy refines waste into district heat, electricity and recovered materials
A unit is planned to capture carbon dioxide from the flue gases that are generated by Westenergy’s waste-to-energy plant in the municipality of Mustasaari. The captured carbon will be liquified and a large fraction will be delivered to Kristinestad to produce synthetic fuels. The carbon capture plant will reduce Westenergy’s carbon footprint and make a strong contribution to circular economy in Finland. Once built, the project will be one of the first of this scale. The project has progressed to the front-end engineering design phase (FEED) and the FEED contractor will be the international technology company Andritz AG.
The FEED contractor will refine the plant concept for the carbon capture and prepare the design documentation for the project. The goal is to obtain sufficient information about the entire project both technically and economically. Based on the material a final investment decision can be made and the plant execution phase can commence.
Some key factors for the selection of the FEED contractor were the technical expertise and proactive abroach of Andritz during the tendering process. All companies that submitted bids were carefully reviewed, as the FEED phase is a critical part of the progress of the project. Andritz provides technology and service solutions, operating successfully in several industrial fields. The company’s ability to cooperate and their competitive offer stood out in the tendering process.
“This selection and agreement play a key role in the project progress toward the final investment decision and the implementation of the plant. We strongly believe that cooperation with Andritz will be successful, and we are confident that their contribution will help us take a big step towards a more sustainable future,” states Westenergy’s CEO Olli Alhoniemi.
“This is a significant milestone for our decarbonization projects in Finland. The team composed of Westenergy, CPC and Prime Capital experts have been leading next generation carbon capturing efforts, and we are very pleased to partner-up with Andritz, who shares our vision on energy transition and has been demonstrating strong commitment to deliver best-in-class technology,” says Mathias Bimberg, Prime Capital’s Head of Infrastructure.
Information about the previous phases of the project can be found in the press release from December 2023:
18.12.2023 Westenergy, CPC Finland and Prime Capital plan a large-scale carbon capture plant
Olli Alhoniemi, CEO
Westenergy Ltd
Tel. +358 50 569 3337
Westenergy Ltd is a circular economy company which operates a waste-to-energy plant in Mustasaari. Westenergy is owned by seven municipal waste management companies covering a total of 70 municipalities in the western part of Finland. The company was founded in 2007 by Botniarosk, Lakeuden Etappi, Millespakka, Stormossen and Vestia to manage the energy recovery of source-separated non-recyclable municipal waste. Loimi-Hämeen Jätehuolto joined Westenergy’s owner companies in 2020 and Ekorosk in January 2023. Annually, the waste-to-energy plant processes up to 200 000 tons of waste delivered by the owners into district heating, electricity and recovered materials. Westenergy’s aim is to offer high-quality and cost-efficient service to all owner companies so that they can, in turn, offer a sustainable solution for non-recyclable waste to their clients – altogether some 670 000 people.
CPC Finland Oy specializes in the development, construction, and operation of wind farms and solar plants in Finland. As the fully owned subsidiary of CPC Germania GmbH & Co. KG, a Germany-based entity, CPC Finland has successfully constructed four wind farms with a total capacity exceeding 385 MW and is currently engaged in the construction of additional projects. The company boasts a robust development portfolio, surpassing 600 MW. CPC Germania, established in 1993, stands as one of Europe’s oldest wind energy companies, with a remarkable track record of over 50 projects and a cumulative capacity exceeding 1000 MW. Operating in Finland since 2011, CPC Finland is dedicated to advancing sustainable energy solutions in the region.
Founded in 2006, Prime Capital AG is an independent asset management firm and financial services provider, owned by management and employees. The company takes a holistic, cross-divisional approach and specializes in Alternative Investments, in particular in Absolute Return, Infrastructure including Renewable Energies, and Private Debt. Furthermore, the company offers Access Solutions. Prime Capital was founded in 2006, currently employs about 130 people in Frankfurt and Luxembourg and is regulated by BaFin and CSSF.