13.6.2024 News Power plant news Rapidly advancing new flue gas condenser plant in Pori to be commissioned next autumn The construction of Porin Prosessivoima Oy’s new flue gas condenser plant, or the KALTO ’24 project, has got off to a good start. In the summer of 2023, the company decided to invest in a flue gas condenser plant, which is now u…
12.6.2024 News Power plant news Press releases Automation systems of Rauma biopower plant to be modernised The automation systems of Rauman Biovoima’s combined heat and power plant will be modernised in phases. In the first phase, the controls and regulators of the fuel conveyors will be replaced. The new equipment will be commissioned…
9.4.2024 News Power plant news Markus Pyykönen has been appointed Managing Director of Rauma Biovoima Oy as of 1 September 2024 The Board of Directors of Rauman Biovoima Oy has appointed Markus Pyykönen, Asset Development Manager of Pohjolan Voima Oyj, as Managing Director of Rauman Biovoima Oy as of 1 September 2024. The current Managing Director Timo Pitk…
29.2.2024 News Power plant news Press releases Pohjolan Voima investigates building a pumped hydroelecric energy storage (PHES) in Kemijärvi Pohjolan Voima, one of Finland’s largest energy companies, is investigating the possibility of building a pumped-storage power station in the area of Lake Kemijärvi. Pumped-storage power stations are used in the mountain regions…
29.1.2024 News Power plant news Press releases PVO-Vesivoima and Caverion partnership continues with hydropower plants PVO-Vesivoima Oy and Caverion continue their partnership. Caverion will continue to be responsible for the operation and maintenance of PVO-Vesivoima’s hydropower plants on the Iijoki and Kemijoki rivers and Melo hydropower plant on…
4.12.2023 News Power plant news Press releases Kaukaan Voima’s fly ash given by-product status – facilitates use in construction and fertilisation Fly ash generated by the Kaukaan Voima power plant in Lappeenranta has been granted the status of a by-product used for deep stabilisation and as a forest fertiliser by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environm…
14.11.2023 News Power plant news Press releases Natural fishways built at Portimokoski in Ylitornio With the municipalities of Pello and Ylitornio, Tornionlaakson Voima Oy has received permission from the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland to build two natural fishways at Portimokoski rapids. The by-pass cha…
6.11.2023 News Power plant news Press releases The modernisation of the Raasakka hydropower plant’s machinery strengthened reliable production on the Iijoki river The modernisation works of the stator of PVO-Vesivoima Oy’s Raasakka hydropower plant’s second generating unit have been completed and the generating unit is again in operation on the Iijoki river. The replacement investment will en…
30.10.2023 News Power plant news Press releases Ash from the Rauman Biovoima power plant replaces cement in earthworks in a circular economy project Rauman Biovoima Oy is advancing the reuse of ash created in energy production. In a ten-year circular economy project, the Sampaanalanlahti bay port basin is being filled with a mass that contains ash created at the Rauman Biovoima…
9.10.2023 News Power plant news More precise control of discharges at a hydropower plant brings significant energy savings More precise control of the discharged volume of water at the Raasakka hydropower plant on the Iijoki river introduces significant energy savings for PVO-Vesivoima.