Huge improvements achieved with Balance+ project in Kanteleen Voima, Finland

ÅF's office in Tampere Finland has finished Balance+ control renewal in Kanteleen Voima which is located in Haapavesi, Finland. The net capacity of the pulverized peat fired once-through boiler is 154 MWe which makes it world’s largest peat fired condensing power plant. Balance+ project started in summer 2013 and the commissioning was done in December.   The plant uses very challenging fuel for once-through boiler; peat and wood, which varieties in quality, moisture and heat value. Fuel variation causes lots of disturbances to plants controls which are very difficult to handle with