Sumitomo SHI FW wins contract for CFB boiler island in South Korea

August 8, 2018 - Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (HDEC) for design and supply of the Daesan Biomass Power Plant boiler island. Commercial operation of the new biomass CFB power plant is scheduled for the end of 2020.
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How CFB addresses the challenges of biomass burning at utility scale (Modern Power Systems)

August 1, 2018 - Combustion of biomass poses a number of problems, particularly in utility scale boilers. The circulating fluidised bed has features that control ash agglomeration, fouling, and corrosion, and therefore make it particularly suitable for biomass applications, with inherent characteristics that favour low emissions. The technology also has considerable potential for scale up, and adoption of greatly improved steam conditions.
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Sumitomo SHI FW wins contract for biomass CFB boiler island

July 10, 2018 - Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) announces today that it has been awarded a contract by GS Engineering and Construction for design and supply of the Dangjin Biomass No. 2 Power Plant Project Boiler Island. The new boiler island will be located next to the Dangjin Biomass No. 1 Power Plant which was delivered by SFW in 2014. Commercial operation of the new plant is scheduled for 2021.
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SHI Secures Order for a 75 MW Dedicated Biomass Combustion Power Plant

July 9, 2018 - Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. has established a joint enterprise with NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD. and secured an order from Kanda Biomass Energy K.K. for a biomass power plant.
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SHI Secures Order for a 75 MW Dedicated Biomass Combustion Power Plant

April 25, 2018 - Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. has secured an order from Biopower Kanda Goudou Gaisha, a power company established by The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated, for a biomass power plant with approximate output of 75,000 kW.
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MGT Teesside Heralds a New 300-MW Class Biomass Power Plant (Bioenergy International)

April 18, 2018 - Construction work is well underway for MGT Teeside Ltd’s biomass power plant in Teeside, near Middlesbrough, UK. Once operational in early 2020, the 299-MWe facility will become the world’s largest circulating fluidized bed (CFB) plant solely fired on biomass. Robert Giglio, Senior Vice President Sumitomo SHI FW, gives some background into the new boiler class.
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Teesside’s CFB-based 300 MW biomass plant (Renewable Watch)

April 13, 2018 - Historically, the utility-scale power plant design has been determined by scale economics, fuel availability and environmental impact. The world’s first 300 MW class, 100 per cent biomass-fired Tees renewable energy plant (Teesside) is being constructed based on these parameters.
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SHI Secures Order for a 112MW Biomass-Fueled Power Plant, the Largest Such Plant in Japan

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (President and CEO: Shunsuke Betsukawa; hereinafter referred to as “SHI” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has secured an order for a power plant (Output: 112MW; Project Location: Kaita-Cho, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture; hereinafter referred to as the “Plant”) from Kaita Biomass Power Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Takeshi Tanimura), a power generation company that was jointly established by Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. and the Chugoku Electric Power Co
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Teesside goes big on biomass (TEI Times)

November 6, 2017 - When it begins commercial operation, the 299 MW Tees Renewable Energy Plant in the UK will be the largest and most efficient dedicated biomass fired power plant in the world. Junior Isles examines the plant, which marks a new milestone for circulating fluidised bed technology.
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Bold, bullish and an exceptionally good fit (Bioenergy International)

November 3, 2017 - The recent acquisition of Amec Foster Wheeler’s circulating fluidised bed (CFB) boiler business by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd is a big deal in the biomass to energy world. The new entity Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) calls itself, “A new global leader in sustainable energy solutions,” a seemingly bold and bullish statement that on closer examination has plenty of substance to it.
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