Ostend Biosteam Power Plant is a 17MW biopower project. It is located in West Flanders, Belgium. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2009. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is developed and owned by Electrawinds Biostoom.

The project generates 133.92GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 42,850 households, offsetting 87,048t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.

The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Agricultural by-product, industrial waste, municipal solid waste and wood by-product are used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development status

The project got commissioned in 2009.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Essent Trading International under a power purchase agreement for a period of 15 years.

Contractors involved

MAN Energy Solutions was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 2 units of Engine 18V32/40 turbines.

Baumgarte Boiler Systems supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 80.3TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 402Degree Celsius. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 41bar.Baumgarte Boiler Systems supplied the electric generator for the project.

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About Electrawinds Biostoom

Electrawinds Biostoom NV, is develops renewable energy projects that produces electricity from wind, biomass, and solar energy power plants. Incorporated in2006, the company is headquartered in Belgium.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.