References describing our activities have been collected on this part of the website.
Among other things, we have worked alongside our customer in projects where new fuels have been introduced, a plant’s energy efficiency has been improved, unwanted reactions and flue gas purity have been controlled, and the energy economy or the plant’s environmental friendliness have been comprehensively improved.
Porvoon Energia Oy
Novox has worked, and still works, in owner’s engineering positions in several planning and investment projects for the development of Porvoon Energia’s heat production. Novox’s tasks have included technical-economic simulation of the system level of heat production, planning and investment preparation of projects, preparation of permit applications, managing official affairs and bidding for equipment and contracts, and managing and monitoring construction sites.
The main tasks of Novox have been:
- 2024: Design and bidding for the electric boiler plant
- 2024: Pre-planning and bidding for a heat pump plant utilizing waste heat
- 2023: Preliminary planning and bidding for a heat pump plant that utilizes the heat generated by the flue gas scrubber
- 2022: Update of heat production options and recovery of waste heat (Tolkkinen). Risk assessment at Harabacka thermal center
- 2020-2022: Pre-planning, bidding and implementation monitoring of the district heating battery
- 2019: Analysis of Porvoo’s district heating production options
- 2018-2019: Planning and environmental permit application for the new wood-fuel boiler plant (Tolkkine)
Services offered:
- Project management
- Main contractor and construction services, including the tasks of the corresponding master
- Installation and construction supervision
- Documentation management for installation supervision
Seinäjoen Energia Oy
District heating system strategic development update (2024)
- District heating system simulation update
- Simulation of thermal batteries and electric boilers as part of district heat production
- Assessment of the profitability of new investments
Investment preparation for thermal batteries and electric boilers (2021-2022)
- During the preparation phase of the project, Novox prepared profitability calculations for the project using a heat consumption and production simulation model.
- In addition, Novox tendered the thermal battery implementation contract and construction engineering contracts
- Novox also served as the main designer of the project and handled the duties of the foreman responsible for the site
Strategic development of the district heating system (2020)
- Investigation and planning work on the alignment and development of heat production
- Simulation of the district heating system, which looked at the benefits and possibilities that can be achieved with the help of new plants and equipment
- Control and optimization of the district heating network according to the rapid and wide fluctuation of the price of electricity
- Technical economic assessment of heat production
The reforms implemented by Seinäjoki Energia as a result of the development work:
- Thermal battery (10,000 m3 / 350 MWh)
- Electric boiler (40 MW)
- Optimized electricity and heat production
- The possibility of storing inexpensive heat by taking advantage of fluctuations in the price of electricity
NordFuel Oy
Novox has acted as the owner’s engineering partner for the development of the Haapavesi power plant and the power plant area. The cooperation started in 2016 and continues.
Novox’s role in the project:
- Development of utilization of the area of a large decommissioned power plant and usable infrastructure
- As a result of the development work, a biorefinery producing bioethanol, biogas and lignin from wood from sawdust and thinning wood chips has been planned for the area.
- Tasks in different stages:
- Evaluation of alternatives
- Technical financial preparation of the project
- Preliminary design of a biorefinery
- Tendering of technology suppliers
- Conducting process tests
- Producing technical material for environmental permit applications
Novox has established itself as a reliable partner that offers high-quality services. Cooperation with NordFuel strengthens the company’s commitment to sustainable development. This project represents a significant step forward towards reducing the use of fossil fuels and promoting a circular economy.
The preparatory work continues and the project is in the investment consideration phase.
Adven Oy
Novox has prepared the supplements to Adven Oy’s Kauttua power plant environmental permit application in 2022.
EPV Energia Oy
Novox has acted as EPV Energia Oy’s partner in several planning and investment projects for the development of Vaskiluoto power plants in Vaasa.
Nevel Oy
Novox has prepared the environmental permit application for Nevel Oy’s Kemi biothermal plant in 2022.
Many of our development and expert tasks are confidential and we cannot publish information about them.
Environmental service references
Over the years, we have prepared numerous environmental permit applications.
Novox has been involved in the background work of preparing BAT conclusions and BREF documents regarding large incineration plants and waste incineration. In addition, as part of numerous environmental permit applications, we have prepared BAT reviews of various industries (e.g. waste incineration, large incineration plants, large-scale manufacturing of chemicals). Several permit applications have also requested a BAT deviation for some emission level. In all cases, the emission limits calculated according to the criteria developed by Novox have been accepted as such.
Examples of assignments related to environmental permits and regulations that we have made in recent years.
- Nevel Oy, preparation of the 2022 environmental permit application for the Kemi biothermal plant (Pipo plant)
- Adven Oy, Supplements to the environmental permit application for the Kauttua power plant, 2022 (LCP plant, co-combustion)
- Vaasan Voima Oy, centralized cooling system and heat recovery – assessment of the project’s need for permits 2022
- Porvoon Energia Oy, preparation of the environmental permit application for the new bioboiler (Pipo plant) 2021
- Kotkan Energia Oy, review of the environmental permit of the Korkeakoski utility power plant due to waste incineration BAT conclusions 2021
- Lahti Energia Oy, Kymijärvi II, 2021, assessment of the adequacy of the current environmental permit and the necessity of a change application (energy utilization of waste)
- Kanteleen Voima Oy, environmental permit application for the new Energy Center and process steam boiler (LCP plant, parallel combustion) 2021
- Kanteleen Voima Oy, biogas and carbon dioxide recovery and processing unit environmental permit application 2021
- Adven Oy, Sastamala thermal plant environmental permit application (size class below 50 MW, parallel combustion) 2021
- Nevel Oy, Forssa power plant environmental permit change application due to changes required by co-firing (LCP plant, co-firing) 2021
- Vaasan Voima Oy, environmental permit application for a new bioheat boiler (LCP plant) 2020
- Ministry of the Environment, Energy Industry Association and Metsäteollisuus Association, LCP BAT conclusions technical application guidelines prepared 2017
- Energiateollisuus ry, preparation of the waste incineration BREF renewal, 2015
- Energiateollisuus ry, LCP-BREF renewal, 2009 – 2015
Novox Oy is an engineering firm specializing in thermal energy production, renewable forms of energy, new energy technology and energy economy.
Our principle is to act as a reliable and expert partner. We provide our customer with the right and customized services, and we raise the level of the customer’s investment, operation and production to be more economically profitable and safer throughout the life cycle of the facility.
Changes in the energy sector and environmental issues pose challenges for the future, and interest in the utilization of by-product streams and new ways of using biomass in energy production is growing rapidly.With our several projects, we are strongly involved in solutions.
Environmentally friendly, financially profitable and safe investment or development work is just as important to us as it is to our customers.