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Implementing an energy solution as a five-star service

Implementing an energy solution is always a major project. Adven provides its energy and water solutions as a service, placing no burden on the customer’s organization or balance sheet. Tero Vainiomäki, Director of Project Management, Adven Finland, and his team are involved in developing this special concept. The project team…

Avoid energy solutions that bring no business benefits

How to ensure future growth and competitiveness for your business? The first things that come to mind are usually investments in core processes, increasing the efficiency of operations and introducing new products and innovations. Business growth almost always calls for investments in infrastructure to support growth, and environmental aspects should…

Concept development of circular economy solutions: how does the process go?

Recovery, or circular economy, solutions help improve industry’s energy efficiency and reduce emissions and waste. Adven plans solutions to boost energy and water processes, without any of the limits imposed by technology, equipment or fuel choices. How does the planning process for a closed-cycle recovery solution proceed from design to…

Hankkija’s Turku plant creates energy from oat husk

The steam energy required by Hankkija’s Turku (Åbo) plant will be generated by combusting ground oat husk, a by-product of production. Climate targets and the rising cost of fossil fuels prompted the plant to seek alternative solutions in locally available renewable fuels. Hankkija’s plant in Turku produces feed for pigs…

Adven generates energy for Mirka through by-product streams

The 18-year co-operation between Adven and Mirka, a world leader in surface finishing products, has been honed into a seamless team effort. Mirka’s production has expanded, the company has abandoned the use of heavy fuel oils, and by-product flows are recycled instead of being disposed of in a landfill. The…

Geoenergy-as-a-service to Citycon Lippulaiva

The City of Espoo in Southern Finland aims to be carbon-neutral by 2030. One concrete step towards this goal is the construction of the Lippulaiva city centre in Espoonlahti, which will be almost completely self-sufficient in terms of energy supply and use. The centre has started using an energy service…

Energy transition at Arctic Paper Munkedal, Sweden

In April of 2021, we officially started the construction of a new energy plant at Arctic Paper's paper mill in Munkedal. The collaboration will ensure a safe and competitive energy supply at the mill and drastically reduce the climate impact. Adven is responsible for building the new boiler plant of…

Waste-to-Energy at our district heating site in Säffle, Sweden

In Säffle, we have rebuilt our plant into a state-of-the-art heating plant to ensure sustainable district heating in the municipality for decades to come. The new boiler will be able to handle several types of recycled fuels and can at the same time meet the ever-increasing environmental requirements of the…