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This has every opportunity of developing into significant business for Opcon. The customer indicates yearly sales for Opcon of some 10-40 million SEK already from 2013. This is yet another important step forward in developing our strategic activity in China. Our investment here is starting to bear fruit
Rolf Hasselström, President and CEO of Opcon AB
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Opcon: Saxlund takes 4 m EUR order for biomass handling system in the UK

Group, has received yet another high profile order from Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, Denmark. The order is for the delivery of a state-of-the-art biomass handling system to the Templeborough Biomass Power Plant in Sheffield, UK. The scope of Saxlund’s order is the design, manufacturing, delivery and commissioning of a dual automatic fuel handling system with reception and transport lines to the boiler, complete with cranes. The entire fuel feeding system, including wood storage and conveyor systems will be designed for multi-fuel waste wood, designed for efficiency, minimum

Opcon: Saxlund wins major bioenergy contract worth 28 m SEK

Energy and environmental technology group Opcon has won a major bioenergy contract for Saxlund’s fuel handling and biomass combustion technology for the privately owned sawmill Hilmer Andersson, HAL in Korterud, Sweden. Order value amounts to around 28 m SEK with commissioning in 2015. Delivery includes Saxlund’s robust fuel handling systems and leading combustion technology in combination with a hot-water boiler of 12 MW. Saxlund will deliver everything from fuel storage to chimney stack while the customer is responsible for all civil works. The plant will deliver hot water to the

Opcon: Saxlund wins major UK contract worth around 35 m SEK

Energy and environmental technology group Opcon has won a major bioenergy contract for Saxlund’s fuel handling and biomass combustion technology in the UK. Order value amounts to close to 35 m SEK with commissioning in 2015. The project which is a joint development between Saxlund in Sweden and the UK means that Saxlund will provide the fuel handling system, with push floor and conveyers, in addition to a biomass combustion boiler with an integrated high pressure steam boiler, all for a system utilising waste wood as a fuel. “This is an important order for us at Saxlund and proof that

Opcon: Directed share issue of 30 m shares at 0,57 SEK/share to Chinese Snowman

· Decision by the Board to issue 30.000.000 shares at 0,57 SEK/share · Strengthens strategic cooperation in order to get Opcon technology to the Chinese market As authorized by the annual general meeting of shareholders, Opcon’s Board has decided to carry out a directed issue of 30.000.000 new shares at a price of SEK 0.57 per share. The shares are issued for Hong Kong Snowman Technology Ltd. who has subscribed for the full amount. After the registration of the new shares, the total number of issued shares in Opcon Aktiebolag (publ) will amount to 374.414.145.Ever since the summer

Saxlund to aid in conversion of Slough Heat and Power

Saxlund International Ltd, a subsidiary of Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, has been awarded a material handling contract from O.Kay Engineering Services Ltd (UK), who has been given the overall Contract for the provision of a new fuel to boiler processing line at Slough Heat and Power, Berkshire, UK. The Slough biomass based CHP-plant owned by SSE is undergoing an upgrade in order to broaden the fuel envelope. Saxlund will be responsible for the design and delivery of a new reception area based on its solid and well-tested floor discharger systems and storage.

Opcon: E.ON installs Opcon Powerbox

From district heating to Combined Heat and PowerOpcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group has signed an agreement with E.ON Värme Sverige AB regarding the installation of Opcon’s new, steam-powered Opcon Powerbox WST-CU (Wet Steam Turbine – Condensing Unit) at E.ON’s district heating plant in Sollefteå, Sweden. At planned operations, the turbine is expected to generate over 4 GWh of renewable electricity per year out of steam from one of the heating plant’s two biomass-fired boilers. Apart from the turbine the Opcon Powerbox WST–CU model also comprises a condensing unit

Opcon to increase energy efficiency in Falkenberg

Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group has been awarded an order for delivery of SRE’s flue gas condenser to the biomass fueled district heating plant in Falkenberg, Sweden. SRE’s leading flue gas condenser efficiently captures waste heat in smokestack gases and recycles the energy to the district heating grid. The flue gas condenser, that adds some 1,7 MW to the system in Falkenberg, increases energy efficiency with up to 20-25% depending on fuel thereby helping Falkenberg Energi to reduce their fuel consumption and lower emissions considerably. Customer is Falkenberg

Saxlund to deliver district heating plant to Ljusdal

Saxlund Bioenergy AB, a subsidiary of Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group has been awarded an order for delivery of the combustion part that constitute the heart of Ljusdal Energi’s new biomass fueled district heating plant. Order value amounts to around 11 m SEK. The scope includes the delivery of boiler and furnace for the combustion of biomass, primarily moist biofuel like forest residues, woodchips and sawdust. Included in the scope are also some materials handling equipment. Ljusdal Energi’s new district heating plant, which will work as base load in Ljusdal’s

Saxlund to deliver to Waste-to-Energy project in Zürich

Saxlund International GmbH, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, has won an order from Outotec GmbH for the delivery of sludge handling equipment to the Waste-to-Energy solution at ERZ Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich’s new sludge incineration plant in Zürich. The sludge will be dried, burned and used as biofuel for the production of renewable heat and power. Total order value is about 6 m SEK and delivery is expected before summer 2014. -       Saxlund is happy to yet again be part of this development where we turn Waste to Energy in Zurich.

Saxlund GmbH wins order for Holcim, Germany

Saxlund International GmbH, a subsidiary of Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has been awarded a material handling contract for secondary fuel at Holcim (Deutschland) AG’s plant in Höver, Germany. The Swiss group Holcim is a world leading supplier of cement and aggregates with some 80 000 employees and production plants in about 70 countries. The scope includes the delivery of Saxlund’s solid and well-tested floor discharger systems as well as several conveyors and separation systems, all designed to handle up to 12 tonnes/hour of refuse-derived fuel (RDF). Delivery

Saxlund GmbH wins 25 m order in France’s largest biomass project

Saxlund International GmbH, a subsidiary of Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, has been awarded a material handling contract from Doosan Babcock Ltd., the main supplier for E.ON’s new biomass power station in Gardanne, France. E.ON’s new biomass power station “Provence 4 Biomasse” will have an installed effect of 150 MW and is the largest single biomass project in France so far, expected to help improve the regional CO2 balance with some 600 000 tonnes per year. The scope includes delivery, supervision during installation and start-up services of a complete waste-

Saxlund GmbH wins material handling order in Melsungen, Germany

Saxlund International GmbH, a subsidiary of Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has been awarded the exterior material handling contract for the bioenergy power plant being built by Viessmann for Prolignis Energie Consulting GmbH Co.KG, Ingolstadt, Germany. The biomass-fueled power plant will produce electricity and steam to be used in sterilising of medical equipment manufactured by B.Braun in Melsungen. The scope includes the delivery of Saxlund’s solid and well-tested floor discharger systems, chain-, belt-, vibro- and ash conveyors as well as separation systems.

Using Opcon technology, Dalkia improves the energy efficiency of the boiler system at the Skinnskatteberg sawmill

Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has received an order for the market-leading flue gas condensation and water treatment equipment made by its subsidiary, SRE, to be delivered to the Setra sawmill in Skinnskatteberg, Sweden. The customer is the leading European company in energy services, Dalkia, which owns and operates the boiler plant at the Setra sawmill. The investment will improve the energy efficiency of the plant and increase energy production, which will also enable future deliveries of green district heating into the E.ON district heating network in

Opcon wins another bioenergy repeat order in the Czech Republic

Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has received yet another order for equipment that recycles waste heat, this time within the bioenergy sector in the Czech Republic. The order concerns the delivery of the SRE Renergi flue gas condenser including treatment for another district heating plant operated by TTS in the town of Trebic, Czech Republic. This is the third order for district heating plants in Trebic, which as 45,000 inhabitants. The first was delivered in the autumn, 2010. The district heating plant in Trebic has a 7.9 MW biomass boiler. When the SRE condenser is

Opcon improves energy efficiency and cuts emissions at Kilafors

At the World Bioenergy 2012 exhibition in Jönköping, Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has announced a new order from Järnforsen Energisystem AB for Opcon’s leading SRE Renergi flue gas condenser and water treatment equipment for the expansion of Bollnäs Energi’s district heating plant at Kilafors. Bollnäs Energi currently has three plants with total heat production of 240 GWh per year, with the plant at Kilafors accounting for 20 GWh. This plant uses biomass for 85% of its energy requirement and has previously operated a 3.5 MW boiler. In the expansion it will add a

Opcontakt/Renergi News - Newsletter from Opcon

Here is a brand new issue of Opcontakt/Renergi News with a special focus on bioenergy just in time for the World Bioenergy 2012 exhibition in Jönköping, Sweden. Read about the Polish sawmill that got an energy kick, cleaner and more efficient greenhouses in the Netherlands, Opcon technology in energy research at Chalmers in Gothenburg, green electricity from 83°C water and Falbygden Energi becoming the first with ORC technology in Scandinavia. The magazine is available for download on www.Opcon.se and is enclosed as a pdf.

Opcon continues business refinement – begins sale of Engine Efficiency business area

In order to increase the focus on its core business within energy and environmental technology, Opcon has assigned KPMG Corporate Finance to begin the sale of Opcon’s Engine Efficiency business area, with the subsidiaries, SEM AB in Åmål and Opcon Technology Suzhou Co. Ltd in China.“This means a further refinement of our activities and is another step in increasing our focus on our core business within energy and environmental technology, while strengthening the company financially as well. With high and rising energy prices together with political moves such as the German government’s

Opcon Powerbox for carbon-free electricity in China – Opcon signs a memorandum of understanding for joint venture on the Chinese market

Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with state-owned Shanghai Baosteel Energy Tech Co., Ltd., of China, concerning the establishing of a joint venture for collaboration around Opcon Powerbox on the Chinese market. Baosteel Energy is the wholly-owned subsidiary of Baosteel Engineering & Technology Group Co., Ltd., which is a part of the state-owned steel group, Baosteel Group, which has over 100,000 employees and sales of around USD 29 billion. “We have been assessing different ways of getting Opcon Powerbox into the

Opcon signs letter of intent for up to USD 40 million in financing

To strengthen the company and secure access to capital over time, Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, has signed a letter of intent with August Capital Ltd, based in Hong Kong to issue a series of redeemable zero coupon convertible bonds jointly worth up to USD 40 million over a period of 36 months. “Looking to the development and growth we see ahead and considering the opportunities in marine applications, we need to strengthen our financial muscles. By issuing convertibles worth USD 4 million at a time within a generous framework totalling USD 40 million we can

Leading Swedish energy technology keeps Chalmers warm

Opcon Bioenergy, a subsidiary of Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has received an order from Akademiska Hus Väst, the second largest property company in Sweden, which during the summer of 2011 will install Opcon Bioenergy’s leading technology for flue gas condensation to improve the energy efficiency of the boiler system at Chalmers University of Technology. The boiler system is included in a research infrastructure and is run primarily on biomass. The boiler is an important part of Chalmers’ research and education programme, and the installation of flue gas

Opcon and Alfa Laval examine possibilities for a joint company for Opcon Powerbox in the marine sector

Opcon, the energy and environmental technology Group, has signed a declaration of intent with Alfa Laval to investigate conditions for forming a joint company to serve the marine market. The basis for the collaboration is Opcon’s existing technology for recovering energy and saving fuel, which it is estimated could achieve fuel savings of 5-10 per cent onboard ships, together with Alfa Laval’s sales and distribution channels for marketing, sales and distribution of future products. “We are now taking an additional step forward in establishing our Opcon Powerbox technology in the marine

New orders worth SEK 20 million within bioenergy as strong development in environmental technology exports continues

Svensk Rökgasenergi (SRE), a subsidiary of Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, today received an order via its partner, Axis, for a further three district heating plants in Lithuania. The overall value of the order for SRE is around SEK 20 million. The agreement covers delivery of three complete plants for flue gas condensation, purification and water treatment in order to utilise waste heat and increase the efficiency of incineration of biomass at the district heating plants in Naujoj Vilnia, Alytus and Marijampole. At the same time, emissions to the environment will

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