The Powerbox
Opcon and Skellefteå Kraft collaborate on a new application of Opcon Powerbox technology for converting small heating plants into CHP-plants.
An Opcon Powerbox at Stora Enso Skutskärs bruk, Sweden (Photo: Opcon.se)
Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, has reached an agreement concerning a collaboration with Skellefteå Kraft, one of Sweden’s largest producers of electricity, concerning a new application of Opcon Powerbox technology that will enable profitable generation of electricity at small heating plants. The project, which is being partly financed by the Swedish Energy Agency, is considered to have great potential, with economic, climate and environmental benefits. The collaboration comes after Opcon has further developed its Opcon Powerbox technology to enable electricity to be generated from steam.
This opens the door to a series of new applications within the energy sector, process industry and shipping. An installation is planned for March 2010 on a boiler generating 12-14 bar pressure at a small heating plant operated by Skellefteå Kraft. According to a feasibility study made by Skellefteå Kraft, a future investment would be profitable even based on electricity prices in 2009.
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