Valmet and Solar Turbines Incorporated (a Caterpillar company) have agreed to cooperate with a view to further develop integrated gas turbine cogeneration systems for the tissue industry.
The target of the joint development of the energy optimizing systems is to contribute to the reduction of tissue mills' production costs and improve the energy efficiency of the production process.
Valmet and Solar Turbines share a long history in the development of cogeneration systems for tissue customers. Ever since the 1990s, the companies have been jointly working on the integration between cogeneration gas turbines and hood air systems for the tissue drying process. In 2016, a cooperation was established with Solar Turbines' Power Generation business unit and its subsidiary Turbomach to further enhance these solutions.
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