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A long-term energy partnership adapting to dairy industry needs

For over 20 years, E-Piim and Adven have worked together to ensure reliable energy solutions for dairy production. This collaboration began at E-Piim’s Põltsamaa factory, where Adven has been supplying energy for over 20 years. Now, with E-Piim’s expansion and the opening of a new, larger facility in Paide, one…

Adven continues cooling of Valio’s products in Lapinlahti   

Seamless cold chain is one of the key processes in dairy operations, and Adven has taken care of that at Valio's Lapinlahti factory in Finland since 2003. It will be the case also in the future, as the twenty-year cooperation is continued. Industrial cooling can be provided as a service…

Goals are achieved in collaboration: the need for primary energy reduced by 33% at Apetit

Since autumn 2023 heat pumps have been running at the Adven’s energy site that produces energy at Apetit’s factory in Säkylä, Finland. They harness the waste heat from four of the customer’s refrigeration plants and recycle it back into the district heating network and for equipment washing purposes. Already during…

Arla Vimmerby increases capacity but cuts emissions and costs

It may seem like wishful thinking, what Arla and Adven are doing in Vimmerby. An energy guzzling dairy saves energy, increases capacity – and then becomes fossil-free as icing on the cake. "This is the biggest energy saving in Arla's history", says dairyman Allan Leandersson, project manager for Arla Vimmerby.…

Food & Beverage industry’s sustainability targets in focus

February is a month for great Food & Beverage industry related events. Adven will join two networking events in Berlin, both focusing on various aspects of sustainability: Future Bridge’s 2nd Net Zero Food & Beverage Forum and ENG's 12th Annual Sustainable Development in the Food & Beverage Industry Summit. Adven…

E-Piim’s new energy center up and running

In Paide, Estonia, the energy center built for E-Piim's new factory is in operation, marking Estonia's largest energy solution for the food industry. The solution is capable of producing 45 tons of steam per hour. Adven will operate the energy center under a long-term contract. E-Piim's factory has partially started…

Adven drives electrification of the energy production at Valio’s Haapavesi factory in Finland

The use of electric boilers in industrial energy production has grown in popularity along with companies' climate programs, energy efficiency goals and fluctuating electricity markets. This opportunity was also seized at Valio's Haapavesi factory. With the new long-term agreement, energy company Adven implements and will in the future be responsible…

Panda sweets made with 2,500 tonnes less emissions

One of the biggest factors influencing the carbon footprint of food products is the emissions arising from the factory’s energy production. The liquorice and other sweets of Panda, part of the Orkla Group, are produced with low emissions. The energy solution implemented by Adven generates steam for the factory and…