PYREUS

Development and assessment of energy production solutions based on renewable pyrolysis fuel oil utilization (PYREUS)

Duration: 1.10.2015-30.9.2017

Funding: The Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo (EAKR)

There is currently new business emerging in the Eastern Finland based on utilizing of pyrolysis process in the production of biofuel oils. However, at the moment the usability and the emissions from the thermal utilization of these renewable pyrolysis oils are not known. In addition, there is a great need for development of cost-efficient emission control technologies for small scale boiler units, which are the main users of pyrolysis oils in the first stage.
Pyreus project was carried out by University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Savonia). During the project, fuel usability, flue gas emissions, and emission control solutions for boiler units was investigated. The experiments was carried out in the new energy technology research and development laboratory of Savonia in Varkaus. A novel flue gas scrubber, developed by UEF, to reduce the flue gas emissions of pyrolysis oil boilers was piloted during the project.

For more information: Assoc. Prof. Olli Sippula, tel. +358 40 355 3397, olli.sippula(at)uef.fi