Valmet and Greenalia Biomass Power Curtis-Teixeiro S.L.U have signed a three-year service agreement to further improve the performance of Greenalia's Curtis-Teixeiro biomass plant in Spain. The value of the agreement will not be disclosed.

In Curtis-Teixeiro, Greenalia operates a 50 MWe biomass-fired bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) power boiler plant delivered by Valmet in 2020. With the agreement Greenalia wants to secure the availability and maximum capacity of the plant and further improve its environmental performance by emission control.

The scope of the service agreement includes support in the overall plant development and spare parts management, Valmet Performance Center services such as KPI monitoring, on-demand remote expert support, performance evaluation and reporting. It also includes condition assessment of the boiler and its pressure parts, fuel feeding and ash-handling systems.

Greenalia is a Spanish energy company producing electricity using exclusively renewable sources, such as wind, sun and forest biomass from the remains of certified plantations.

Valmet is a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries.