Advancements in CFB Technology Provide the Best Solution for South Africa’s Energy Future

South African power producers require low cost, environmentally clean yet very reliable baseload power generation that can leverage South Africa's vast indigenous coal resources. Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Boiler Technology has increased its world-wide presence principally due to its highly-desirable fuel flexibility feature combined with significantly reduced air emissions, particularly SOx, NOx and even CO2.
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Sumitomo SHI FW wins contract for biomass CFB boiler island in South Korea

October 15, 2018 - Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) announces today that it has been awarded a contract by SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. for design and supply of SMG Energy’s SMG Biomass Power Plant to be located in Gunsan City in the Republic of Korea. Commercial operation of the new plant is scheduled for December 2020.
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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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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 75 MW Dedicated Biomass Combustion Power Plant

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (President and CEO: Shunsuke Betsukawa; hereinafter referred to as “SHI”) has secured an order from Nishinippon Plant Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (President: Soujyu Hirata) for a 75 MW dedicated biomass combustion power plant (hereinafter referred to as the “Plant”). The Plant will be delivered to the biomass power plant site
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Fuel and Carbon Flexibility Benefits Provided by CFB Technology

In this informative webinar focused on the Middle Eastern and African markets, Robert Giglio, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development for Sumitomo SHI FW, will describe the design features, technical, and economic benefits of Sumitomo SHI FW’s CFB technology compared to conventional PC boiler technology.
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Fuel Flexible CFBs are the Future of Solid Fuel Power Generation (Power Insider)

November 29, 2017 - Changes in the global solid fuel market provide a market advantage to owners of plants that are fuel agnostic. But fuel flexibility means more than just being able to burn a wide range of coals or even coal and biomass mixes. It also means that plant reliability, maintenance, ease of operation, and stack emissions must be largely unaffected over a very wide range of fuel quality including coal and biomass fuel mixes. Robert Giglio, Senior VP of Sumitomo SHI-FW discusses why Fuel Flexible CFBs are the Future of Solid Fuel Power Generation in the latest issue of Power Insider Magazine.
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The Right Solution for Turkey’s Energy Future (Enerji Panorama)

November 29, 2017 - Bob Giglio & Boguslaw Krzton, Sumitomo SHI FW discuss The Right Solution for Turkey’s Energy Future in the latest edition of Enerji Panorama.
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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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