Swedish Technology Sees Green Future In Colombia
Submitted by Albert Säfström on Fri, 16/07/2010 - 15:01 Ämne:
1 July 2010 Skyllermarks organized a tour of the biofuelled Combined Heat and Power plant Vattenfall is building in Jordbro, Sweden. The aim was to raise awareness of the potential for sustainable electricity generation in Colombia. Present at the tour were delegates from the municipality of Soacha, Colombia, interested in building similar power plants in Colombia.
"In Sweden, biofuelled power plants are a natural way to produce electricity and heat in a sustainable way," says Stefan Skyllermarks, CEO of Skyllermarks. "We want to show an example of how we do in Sweden and how easy it would be to do the same thing in Colombia."
In addition to the Colombian delegates, Rafael Nieto, the Colombian ambassador was present along with Yvonne Radestam, president of Haninge Municipality Environmental Board, who inagurated the construction site in February 2009.
"The fact that the boiler is already running and that the plant is expected to be fully operational by August, only 18 months after construction began, shows how mature this technology is," says Stefan Skyllermark. "The secret of coordinating such a large project is of course that you have good contacts and make thorough preparations."
Skyllermarks is in negotiations with several municipalities in Colombia that are interested in power plants similar to the one being built in Jordbro.
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Skyllermarks is an energy consultant with over ten years of experience developing, producing and selling products for marine electrical systems. Skyllermarks also cooperates with several universities around the world to develop sustainable energy technologies. Examples of schools Skyllermarks collaborates with include Linköping University in Sweden and San Marcos University in Peru.
The Combined Head and Powet plant Vattenfall is building in Jordbro run on biofuels and has an output of 43 MW of hot water and 20 MW electricity. Biofuel can be made from anything from wood chips and wood pellets from forest industry to household waste. The power plant is being built to be able to run 49 weeks per year without interruption.
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