Lounavoima Oy was founded on 4 December 2017 for the purpose of building and operating a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant
WtE plant converts unrecyclable municipal solid waste into local energy
The state-of-the-art grate technology meets the stringent emissions requirements of the future.
Lounavoima is owned by Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto Oy and Salon Kaukolämpö Oy
NEWS
30.1.2020
Turning climate emissions into fuel in Salo, Finland
One important target is to convert carbon dioxide produced by the Waste-to-Energy plant into traffic fuel
13.6.2019
Look to the construction site of the waste-to-energy plant via construction camera
The construction work of the Korvenmäki waste-to-energy plant is on schedule
10.1.2019
Waste-to-energy Plant Contractors Selected
Construction of the Salo eco-power plant is ready to begin
Progress on the Waste-to-Energy plant project in Korvenmäki
Environmental permit May 2018
05/2018
Primary plant equipment agreements
01/2019
Construction begins
03/2019
The first waste load will be incinerated
01/2021
Plant reception
06/2021
Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant - Facts and Figures
A maximum of 120,000 tonnes of waste will be incinerated each year
The plant heat input is 44 MW
The plant will generate 180–190 GWh of district heat and approximately 72 GWh of electricity each year
The WtE plant will be operational in 2021