Valmet will deliver a CFB boiler, flue gas treatment, and automation system for Cheng Loong Corporation’s (CLC) Houli paper mill in Taiwan. The boiler will use various waste and biomass streams as fuel to produce electricity and heat for the mill. The new boiler is a significant investment in decarbonization of the mill, as the new boiler will enable the reduction of coal usage and replace an older, less efficient waste boiler. CLC has estimated that this new boiler will reduce the mill’s annual CO2 emissions by 48,000 tonnes.
The boiler is designed for high fuel flexibility to use both industrial and municipal waste streams (RDF, SRF, and TDF) as well as biomass as fuel. The Valmet CFB Boiler utilizes circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology, which, when operated with high steam parameters, enables significantly higher electricity production from waste fuels compared to traditional waste combustion technologies.