{"id":14444,"date":"2021-04-28T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?post_type=showroom_cpt&p=14444"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:35:34","slug":"the-lounavoima-waste-to-energy-plant-processes-municipal-waste-sustainably-in-the-salo-region","status":"publish","type":"showroom_cpt","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/projects\/the-lounavoima-waste-to-energy-plant-processes-municipal-waste-sustainably-in-the-salo-region\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lounavoima waste-to-energy plant processes municipal waste sustainably in the Salo region"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lounavoima waste-to-energy plant processes municipal waste sustainably in the Salo region<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t
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The Lounavoima waste-to-energy plant will be completed in 2021 in Korvenm\u00e4ki in Salo. The plant will process up to 120,000 tonnes of municipal waste each year using a new type of grate technology. The construction of the project management-based plant project was finished on schedule thanks to the quick completion of the construction engineering and frame construction phases.<\/p>\n

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The Lounavoima waste-to-energy plant, owned by Lounais-Suomen J\u00e4tehuolto Oy and Salon Kaukol\u00e4mp\u00f6 Oy, will be incinerating up to 120,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year. Thanks to the new plant, the waste will be processed locally, which will reduce the need for transportation and result in reduced emissions. The plant will produce electricity and district heat for approximately 10,000 detached houses.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is wonderful to be part of building a sustainable future, which is the way forward. The waste-to-energy plant is showing us the way,\u201d says Project Manager\u00a0Joona Hannonen\u00a0<\/strong>from construction project management contractor Fira Oy.<\/p>\n

The design and construction of the approximately 112-million-euro plant project started simultaneously in Korvenm\u00e4ki in Salo in early 2019. Sweco was in charge of the structural engineering of the concrete structures of the waste bunker, boiler, flue gas scrubber and waterworks, turbine and visitor centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe buildings in the plant area mainly consist of concrete elements,\u201d says Project Manager\u00a0Samu Ristolainen\u00a0<\/strong>from Sweco. Lounavoima was the first power plant project he worked on that was implemented as a project management contract. \u201cIndustrial projects are usually purchaser-driven, but Lounavoima is an example of how the contractor may also take the lead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Solutions honed in cooperation from the start<\/strong><\/h3>\n

According to Hannonen, the biggest challenges in the project laid in the interface between the different process equipment suppliers and contractors. \u201cEveryone delivered supplies to the same buildings, making communication a crucial success factor within our busy schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n

Open cooperation between the main contractor and the structural engineer was especially important during the early stages of the project. The solutions proposed in the procurement model were reviewed together. \u201cThanks to excellent design management by Fira we were able to make decisions that suited both parties right from the start,\u201d Ristolainen says. Decisions in principle were only tweaked when it came to some details.<\/p>\n

Hannonen, who coordinated design work, also thought that the project ran smoothly. \u201cRistolainen mastered structural engineering so independently that I thought it best not to meddle! The service was so good that I was able to focus on communications with other suppliers.<\/p>\n

Experienced structural engineers save time<\/h3>\n

Sweco experts utilised their extensive experience with power plant projects in Finland in their work in Salo. Keeping to the schedule was key in order to have equipment installations start on time. \u201cWe used element structures as well as cast-in-place structures in the fuel storage building, i.e. the waste bunker, because using element pillars helped accelerate both the formwork and the contractor tasks,\u201d Ristolainen says.<\/p>\n

The designers also prepared for changes in advance. \u201cWe designed structures and design loads in certain areas so that we would be able to accommodate any missing information and after-fixing needs down the line.<\/p>\n

According to Hannonen, the most impressive feat of the plant project was that the concrete frame was designed quickly leading to construction in good time before equipment suppliers arrived on site. \u201cWe received the frame design quickly, for which all of the credit goes to Sweco\u2019s expertise,\u201d Hannonen emphasises. \u201cThere were no delays on site due to design work, which ensured that we stayed on schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“It is wonderful to be part of building a sustainable future, which is the way forward. We received the frame design quickly, for which all of the credit goes to Sweco\u2019s expertise. There were no delays on site due to design work, which ensured that we stayed on schedule. “<\/div>\n
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