High Power Generation From Recovery Boilers, What Are The Limits?, 2015 PEERS Conference

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Increasing power generation from recovery boilers has been an item of interest since 2000 and really became astrong driver in the last 5 to 10 years. This trend came partly from the Pulp and Paper Industry (P&P) desire toincrease efficiency and reduce cost, but also from the legislative authorities desire to reduce Green House Gas(GHG) emissions and their role in climate change. Current European Union (EU) legislation gives strict limitson how much electrical power consumption of each member country must come from renewable sources by theyear 2020. Since the P&P Industry represents, especially in Nordic countries, a large portion of the energygeneration and consumption, companies are trying to take full benefits of the available financial incentives forrenewable electrical power generation and improve their environmental image by minimizing fossil fuel usage.Although current prices for fossil fuel are coming down, mostly due to shale oil and gas increased production,the demand for increased energy efficiency in pulp mills is a key factor in new recovery boiler projects aroundthe world, with the goal to minimized energy purchase and maximize in-house power generation, often with thegoal to generate revenue by selling excess green energy.