Belgian independent power producer Renogen has awarded a contract to Wärtsilä Corp for a second biomass-fuelled combined heat and power plant in the municipality of Amel in the Ardennes.
The new plant will have an output of 3.29 MWe and up to 10 MWth while the electrical output in condensing operation is 5.3 MWe.
Wärtsilä will deliver a BioPower 5CEX plant which will burn wood residues supplied by the local forestry industry. Wärtsilä will deliver the complete plant under an equipment procurement contract together with a full O&M contract to cover operation and maintenance after the plant is commissioned.
Due for delivery in July 2008, the new plant is a duplicate of an existing plant installed by Wärtsilä.