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 Our vision
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is to produce sustainable energy solutions for our customers.

Our mission is to offer environmentally friendly energy to our customers.

Oilon GROUP
P.O. Box 5, 15801 LAHTI, FINLAND
Tel: +358 3 85 761
Fax: +358 3 857 6239
Email: info@oilon.com
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6 Oilon to strengthen its cooling and heat pump expertise

Oilon’s customer magazine • 7 I Editor: Sami Pekkola
Layout: Marika Pitkänen 7 Future and outlook

8 A new burner introduced at the Boiler Shanghai exhibition

9 Oilon received recognition for its operations

at the 20th anniversary of the Chinese boiler industry

10 Oilon is everywhere

12 Ultrax succeeds globally

14 Growth continues in China

16 May we present to you: Oilon ChillHeat pumps

// 8 18 Special expertise in demanding fuels

20 Aino-Kaisa’s home is heated by an Oilon ground source heat

pump

22 Oilon Scancool hybrid energy plants

raise interest and garner appreciation

23 Oilon Scancool delivered a unique renewable energy

hybrid solution for Helsingin Energia

25 Oilon burners installed at the Samcheok power plant in South

Korea

26 Clean and free energy from the sun

28 Oilon around the globe

// 20 30 Keys for growth in export markets

34 Growth and cooperation in Russia

36 Ecopower, a revolution in fuel technology, introduced in Asia

38 Oilon Scancool heat pumps provide Valio with annual savings

of one million euros

40 Active presence in the rapidly growing energy markets in

South America

// 34 Established in 1961, Oilon is a family company specializing in

environmental and energy technologies. Oilon manufactures oil,
gas and hybrid burners for power plants, industrial applications,
the incineration of hazardous waste, heat plants and ships. Furt-
hermore, Oilon is an established expert in various heating solu-
tions for properties, such as heat pumps, burners, solar heat col-
lectors, and industrial heat pumps for heating and cooling.

Oilon has production units in Lahti, Hollola and Kokkola in Fin-

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land, and in Wuxi in China. Oilon has sales offices in Russia, Brazil
and North America, and retailers in more than 30 countries. More
than 60% of the company’s net sales are made up by internatio-
nal operations. Net sales total more than EUR 70 million. The Oi-
lon Group employs approximately 360 people.

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Editorial
Oilon GROUP
Eero Pekkola
CEO
Hi,
I am pleased that you have a moment to read our customer
magazine. Our company’s operations in the field of environment-
al technology have attracted steadily increasing attention, and our
circle of acquaintances has expanded to cover nearly every corner
of the world. This both motivates us and gives us encouragement.
Oilon has continued its growth thanks to our active and environ-
mentally aware customers. The world is changing rapidly. Growth,
expansion to new markets and a wider product range present
us with natural challenges. Increasing standards of living in de-
veloping countries, as well as different energy sources and means
of energy production make the modern world an interesting place
containing business environments filled with opportunities. For
the industry, these are inspiring times. We need to work hard in
partnership with our customers in combining different forms of
energy, allowing us to always utilize our vast expertise. Product
development is ever more challenging and, this year, we have im-
plemented highly interesting and productive solutions in differ-
ent parts of the world in partnership with our customers. Oilon is
happy to work with its bold and innovative customers. They show
unique trust in new solutions, for which we are more than grate-
ful. We have succeeded by working together, producing new solu-
tions for global energy needs.
I could write a long list of examples but I wish to highlight a
few. In China, we carried out a huge project of more than 2,000
MW with the Beijing district heating company using Low-NOx
technology.
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// Growth, expansion to new mar-
kets and a wider product range
present us with natural challenges.
Photo: Loma Graphics
All units were implemented using gas, allowing us to stop using
coal in urban areas. The project also involved the unique Ecopower
technology for the first time ever, which served to reduce power
consumption by 90% in two 15 MW burners. In Norway near
Oslo, we completed a significant hybrid heating project entitled
Jevnaker, the name of the project’s location. We heated up a skat-
ing rink and several buildings in Jevnaker using waste heat from
cooling production.
The project included a large heat pump, wood chip plant and
bio-oil boiler – all in a single building. In Kazakhstan, steel mill
coke oven gas was taken into use in the mill’s energy production.
Previously, the gas was released into the air. These are fairly re-
cent projects but have already been replicated around the world.
Solar power has also supplemented many hybrid projects. When
our customers are thinking about how to increase their contribu-
tion towards building a cleaner world, the solution is simple: If
a process or living environment wastes gas or liquid containing
hot water or energy, contact Oilon. I am certain that, together, we
can utilize the loss profitably. Dear customers and partners, be as
active as you have been. Now, it is even more profitable.
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Oilon to
strengthen its
cooling and heat
pump expertise KOKKOLA, FINLAND

Oilon Scancool, a Kokkola-based company

specializing in industrial cooling technology,
has become a subsidiary of the Oilon Group.

An increase in energy prices and environmental values is promising

good times in industrial heat pump markets.

The global significance of eco-friendliness has rapidly grown over the past dec-
ade. The awareness of a demand for energy-saving and ecological solutions for
both companies and consumers has increased, having more and more impact VANTAA, FINLAND
on business in the future. Through its long-term investment in sustainable
development and environmentally friendly energy solutions, Oilon constantly
aims to develop its business towards this direction, and the merger of Scancool
with the Group supports this line of thinking.

Established in 1984, Oilon Scancool has 30 years of experience in cooling

technology. The company’s cooling and heating solutions have been enjoyed
by Finnish and international customers.

The company’s name is

Brothers Andersson establish
Kokkolan Kylmähuolto Oy,
specializing in the installation
and maintenance of industrial
cooling solutions.
changed to Oy Scancool
Ab, and the company is
relocated to office and
production facilities in
The business operations Kokkola.
and name of Tampere- A strategic decision is The first industrial heat
The company is sold to Oy Units are opened in Pietarsaari based Scancool Oy are made to utilize waste heat pump is delivered to meat
Ahlskog Ab, a Kokkola- and Seinäjoki. Net sales in- acquired. A unit is opened from industry using heat- production plant Snellman
based family company. crease to EUR 2–5 million. in Vantaa. ing and cooling pumps. in Pietarsaari.

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FUTURE AND OUTLOOK

People, nature and the whole world need heat and
water to survive. Without them, all life would quickly cease
to exist. The management of pure energy and water is the
key to the future.

The heating and cooling industry is looking towards a bright

future because heating and cooling are key commodities on
a global scale, offering plenty of new opportunities.

Energy is transferred from the sun to various materials, such

as the soil and bedrock. From there, buildings can be heated
using ground source heat pumps. In the future, different ma-
terials and heat sources will be developed at an increasing rate
in order to utilize solar energy. Another option is to utilize
various industrial processes that produce waste energy.

Society and the commodities required by it will become more

intertwined, e.g. real life vs. virtual life, working life vs. leisure
time, industrial buildings vs. residential buildings – and cool-
ing vs. heating.

Modern information technology serves to connect and opti-

mize all energy flows and traffic volumes with regard to the
transportation of both people and goods.

Cooling and heating pump products focus on the develop-

ment of different refrigerants, their impact on the environment
and their suitability under different conditions in terms of their
energy efficiency.

The pressure of sustainable development poses new chal-

lenges to decision-makers, while simultaneously presenting
new opportunities within the business field.

A separate business unit Capital investors Sitra and The Vuoden Paavo award
focusing on the develop- Wedeco become share- is received from the Paavo The ChillHeat product ran-
ment and manufacture holders of the company in V. Suominen Fund of the Scancool’s heat pump is ge is launched. Scancool’s
of industrial heat pumps order to develop cleantech Tampere University of Oilon acquires all shares of declared heat pump project name is changed to Oilon
is set up. operations. Technology. Scancool. of the year in Norway. Scancool Oy.

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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A new burner introduced

at the Boiler Shanghai
exhibition

The largest exhibition within the business field organ-
ized in China attracts thousands of visitors every year. Oilon has
taken part in the event for many years, and had always aims to in-
troduce new and innovative products. This year, it launched a new
3–5 MW burner. The top design burner’s special features is that it
is silent, can be fitted with both regular and Low-NOx combustion
heads, and has the WiseDrive control system integrated into the
burner, with or without an additional oxygen sensor.
Kari Palo, Business Director at Oilon Industry, the company re-
sponsible for the developemen of the burner, is happy with the
achievement and expects the burner to be a success in interna-
tional markets.
The three main themes of the Heatec China/Boiler
Shanghai 2013 exhibition were boilers and associated prod-
ucts and technologies, heat pumps and associated technologies,
and thermal industrial energy solutions and technologies. In other
words, the exhibition offers something to see from all industrial
fields. Oilon wishes to thank and congratulate the organizers, the
Industrial Boiler Branch of China Electrical Equipment Associa-
tion (CIBB) and the Shanghai Industrial Boiler Research Institute,
for the highly successful exhibition.

3 - 5 MW STREAM BURNER
The new hybrid burner has a
built-in WD32/34 control system
and oxygen adjustment as an
option. The combustion head is
available as a standard or Low-
NOx model.

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Oilon received recognition for its operations
at the 20th anniversary of the
Chinese boiler industry
In connection with the annual Shanghai Internation-
al Boiler Exhibition, the Industrial Boiler Branch of Chi-
na Electrical Equipment Industry Association (CIBB) or-
ganized a massive gala to celebrate its 20th anniversa-
ry. Oilon was the only manufacturer to receive recogni-
tion in two categories. Oilon China’s General Manager
received the award for the number one foreign burner
manufacturer brand (merited manufacturer), while Päi-
vi Leiwo, Chair of the Oilon Board of Directors, had the
honor to receive a group award alongside five Chinese
individuals for having the greatest impact on the Chinese
boiler industry (award for special expertise).
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Oilon also introduced its new burner range at the exhi-
bition, which offers benefits through low emissions and
noise levels and through ease of use. The new burners
will be launched during 2014, offering even more ad-
vanced technology for the needs of the Chinese boiler
industry in order to save energy and reduce emissions.
“The emissions targets set by the Chinese government
are becoming tighter and tighter. The objective is to save
energy and cut down emission volumes. The efficient
management of pollution and the environment can be
developed when boiler and burner manufacturers work
closely together with the authorities,” says Eero Pekko-
la, CEO of Oilon, in summary.
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The Lahti Science and Business Park,
one the world’s leading cleantech
centers, accelerates start-up compa-
nies towards international competi-
tiveness. Its purpose is to offer diverse
positioning and development services
for cleantech companies in the Lahti
region, and to develop innovation ac-
tivities within the area.
Tekes is a financier and activator of demanding
R&D projects and the innovation operations of
companies, universities and research institutions.
Tekes helps companies convert their development
ideas into business operations by offering fund-
ing and expert services. Through their activities,
Tekes improves the international competitiveness
of companies, helps them increase their production
and exports, and boosts both employment and the
wellbeing of society.
Oilon
is
everywhere
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The Team Finland network promotes the Finnish
cause in the wider world: Finland’s economic rela-
tions, the internationalization of Finnish companies,
foreign investments in Finland, and Finland’s image.
The core of the Team Finland network is made up of
the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education
and Culture, and publically funded organizations and
foreign offices under their control.
Cleantech Finland groups together Finland’s lead-
ing cleantech companies and organizations that
support the development of the cleantech sector.
Membership with Cleantech Finland provides com-
panies with extensive, effective and international
marketing communications services. The Cleantech
Finland program was launched in 2008 and will be
continued at least until the end of 2015.
The Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) rep-
resents its members in matters related to business
and the labor market, and in social decision-mak-
ing. Its objective is to build a better and more com-
petitive operating environment for Finnish com-
panies and business life. Its goal is to improve the
supervision of business interests in Finland, within
the European Union and in international forums,
and to produce better services for its member as-
sociations and companies.
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Oilon’s corporate DID YOU KNOW?

responsibility report The advertisement of the
month, May 2013
received recognition
“Social and corporate responsibility refers to the respon-
sibility of companies, public administration and working commu-
nities for the impact of their activities on the surrounding society,
stakeholders and the environment.”

Responsible business comprises an important part of Oilon’s strat-

egy, and has been a natural operating principle throughout its
50-year history. Through its responsible operations, Oilon wants to
be an example for other medium-sized companies in Finland and
around the world. Oilon truly believes that social, financial and envi-
ronmental responsibility supports the competitiveness and success
goals of companies.
Oilon and a number of other Finnish companies invest in the devel-
opment and transparency of responsible operations. The corporate
responsibility report offers good means to develop responsibility,
the significance of which is continuously increasing as companies
grow and become more international. Oilon’s corporate responsibil-
ity report won the SME series in the annual Finnish responsibility re-
port competition. The competition is organized in cooperation with
the Aalto University School of Business, the Confederation of Finn-
ish Industries (EK), Finnish Business & Society (FiBS), the Finnish In-
stitute of Authorized Public Accountants, the Finnish Confederation
of Salaried Employees (STTK), the Ministry of Employment and the
Economy, the Association for Environmental Management
and the Ministry of the Environment.
Oilon won the advertisement of the month
competition in May 2013. The aim of the ad-
vertisement was to stand out from the com-
petition in ground source heat pump markets
and to highlight the product’s Finnish origin.
The humorous 20-second TV spot was built
around a story which was appealing to Finn-
ish people and emphasized Finnish produc-
tion. The jury was taken by the humor and ex-
ecution of the advertisement that unambigu-
ously transmitted the product promise.
Oilon
in social media
http://www.youtube.com/
user/OilonTheWarmWay

http://www.linkedin.com/
company/oilon

http://www.facebook.com/
OilonHome

http://www.twitter.com/
OilonMaalampo

http://www.slideshare.net/
Oilon

http://www.weibo.com/oi-
lonchina

Open a QR code link to Oilon

We Chat http://www.oilon.
com/main/zh/contact/

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“Less than
100 mg of emissions,
more than
Ultrax succeeds
100 deliveries.”
globally

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Ultrax, developed for the lowest emission levels,
has stabilized its position in burner markets.
The Ultrax burner range is the result of years of
development. It has required extensive laboratory
testing and flow calculation (flow simulation). Its
phased burning ensures that fuel and combus-
tion air are mixed at the correct ratio. “This allows
emissions to remain low and the flame small,” says
Tero Tulokas, Product Development Director at
Oilon.
Under special circumstances, such as in Chinese
markets, it may be necessary to reach NOx levels
of less than 60 mg. In this case, flue gas circula-
tion can be used in Ultrax burners as an option in
order to easily reach even the tightest emission re-
quirements. More than one hundred Ultrax burn-
ers have been delivered all over the world, and
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DID YOU KNOW?
CFD modelling
CFD modeling (Computational Flu-
id Dynamics) is essential in reduc-
ing emissions. Through computer-
ized numerical flow simulation, it
is possible to secure burner opera-
tion, examine different combustion
phenomena, reduce emissions and
verify the success of larger projects.
CFD modeling is an effective prod-
uct development tool.
their popularity just keeps on growing. Currently,
Ultrax burners are available in five size categories
(GT-25U, GT-35U, GT-50U, GT-70U and GT-
80U) with a capacity of 25–80 MW. The most
popular models have been designed for natural
gas, but Ultrax is also capable of burning liquid
fuels.
The largest Ultrax deliveries have been made to
the Beijing and Ürümqi regions in China.
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Growth continues in
China
Even though global and, in particular, European financial growth is unstable, Oilon has suc-
ceeded in maintaining its operations on a growing path. The Group’s net sales increased
by 10% in 2012. Oilon Group’s subsidiary Oilon China is largely to be credited for this as it
increased its net sales by up to 98% last year.
China, particularly its capital Beijing
and its surrounding areas are struggling with serious
pollution problems. Traditionally, energy has main-
ly been produced through inexpensive coal, which
causes significantly more strain on the environment
than, say, natural gas. In order to improve the qual-
ity of air, China has taken up significant actions
focused particularly on shifting to the use of more
eco-friendly natural gas in energy production.
Beijing District Heating Company, the largest dis-
trict heating company in China, is among the first
companies that have made such an investment. Oilon
has been actively involved in the project and, this
year only, has delivered nearly 700 MW of burner
technology to Beijing. Oilon’s product development
has focused on low-emission and innovative solu-
tions. What is significant about the Beijing transac-
tion is that the delivery covered two new Ecopower
burners (more about this in the Ecopower article).
They offer technology so advanced that no other
burner manufacturer can match their features. The
Beijing project has significantly reduced the volume
of carbon dioxide, coal dust and nitrous oxides in
the region. Oilon delivered altogether 19 gas burners
25000
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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to Beijing. The project, implemented together with
Danish boiler manufacturer Taishan Group, consists
of ten 29 MW boilers and three 116 MW boilers.
The value of the transaction is EUR 2.4 million. All
of the burners are manufactured in Finland, while
the related valve units and burner automation com-
ponents are produced at Oilon’s Chinese plant. All
in all, more than 6,000 MW of Oilon’s burner tech-
nology have been delivered to Beijing.
In addition to the Beijing project, Oilon has carried
out a number of other large-scale projects, the near
largest of which is the delivery project to Ürümqi,
the capital of the Xingjiang region. Oilon sold gas
burners producing more than 2,000 MW to Ürümqi.
Oilon has a hopeful outlook on the future, and be-
lieves that its net sales remain at the previous year’s
level. The entire Asian region is still characterized
by strong growth, offering good potential for Oilon’s
other solutions as well, such as heat pumps and dif-
ferent cooling applications.
Development of the sales in China
From Finland
Suomi to China
-> Kiina
Kiina -> Kiina
In China
Yhteensä
Both sales combined
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May we present to you:

Oilon ChillHeat pumps

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Oilon ChillHeat products
Low-temperature waste energy can
be turned into utilizable energy at low cost.
Communities, the industry and energy pro-
duction generate high volumes of mild waste
heat that cannot be directly utilized due to
its low temperature. This waste heat can be
recovered using a heat pump that produces
hot water or air at a high efficiency ratio. The
resulting energy can be used to heat up buil-
dings and service water or in industrial pro-
cesses, or it can be sold to the district heating
network. There are limitless possibilities.
The leading idea behind the design of the
Oilon ChillHeat product family was the pro-
duction of heating and cooling using a single
machine. As a result, ChillHeat products are
suitable for heating and cooling producti-
Combined
cooling and heating
Heat extraction
from outdoor air
Ground source
heating
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on – independently or together with other
machines. The product family offers an op-
timal product for the industry, hotels, office
buildings, schools and different applications,
such as waste heat utilization, ground sour-
ce heat, air conditioning systems or storage
cooling. All ChillHeat machines are compact
in size, reliable and easy to use. The Chill-
Heat brand is a guarantee of a high energy
efficiency. Energy efficiency is based on un-
compromising component selections, expert
product development and countless hours
of product testing. ChillHeat pumps can be
connected in parallel to build an even more
powerful and flexible solution.
Heat recovery from Heat recovery from
refrigeration plants waste waters
Water chiller Heat recovery from
applications combustion gases
Heat recovery from Refrigeration
industrial processes applications
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Special expertise
in demanding fuels
Oilon has worked together
with boiler plant supplier KPA
Unicon Oy and delivered com-
bustion technology to several
projects of KPA Unicon.
KPA Unicon made a highly interesting boiler
plant delivery to the Antipinsky oil refinery in Ty-
umen, located east of Ural. The region of Tyumen
contains 72% of Russia’s oil reserves and 91% of its
natural gas reserves. This is no small project – the
total investment is up to USD 750 million! From
the perspective of combustion technology, the pro-
ject is interesting in terms of the use of special fu-
els: the burners use refinery gas, natural gas and
light oil. Refinery gas can be regarded as a special
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fuel in the way that its chemical composition and,
therefore, caloric value significantly vary.
At the Antipinsky oil refinery, the hydrogen
content of refinery gas ranges from 10% to 80%
and its caloric value from 25 MJ/nm3 to 43 MJ/
nm3. Because there is so much variation, fuel man-
agement requires special expertise. Oilon uses a
number of technologies to control the optimal and
energy-efficient burning of gases with fluctuating
caloric values. The most suitable adjustment meth-
od is selected according to the composition of each
fuel. Oil refineries are governed by tight safety and
equipment classification requirements, to which
Oilon is able to respond. Oilon has decades of ex-
perience in demanding oil refinery conditions and
deliveries.

Oilon’s special fuel solutions
for aggressively
burning gases
Outotec Oyj is a Finnish listed compa-
ny and the world’s leading supplier of
mineral and metal processing tech-
nologies. Its technologies are used in
metal production, raw material pro-
cessing, sulfuric acid production, ex-
haust gas processing, coke process-
ing, bioenergy production, oil shale
and sand refining, and industrial wa-
ter processing. Environmental and en-
ergy business technology has risen
alongside more traditional technolo-
gies. Outotec offers applications us-
ing which the water and energy con-
sumption of mines and refineries re-
duces significantly. Several Outotec
methods have received the EU BAT
approval.
Outotec has delivered its technolo-
gies to the expansion project of the
Outokumpu ferrochrome plant in
Tornio. Through the expansion, the
plant doubled its ferrochrome pro-
duction capacity.
The Outokumpu stainless steel pro-
duction plant in Tornio is one of the
environmentally friendliest, most
modern and energy efficient produc-
tion facilities in the world.
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Oilon offers
to help
Forchem Oy’s
project to
increase
production
capacity
Forchem Oy has made investments
in its Rauma biorefinery with the pur-
pose of increasing its production ca-
pacity and improving product quali-
ty. The investment of EUR 13 million
includes a new secondary distillation
column for pine oil resin and a hot oil
boiler. Forchem produces the ener-
gy required in the process using ful-
ly renewable energy generated from
its by-products. The previous hot oil
boiler, which was nearing the end
of its service life was replaced by a
Oilon delivered three GT-12T burn-
new and more powerful boiler. It im-
ers for carbon monoxide combustion
proves operational reliability and en-
to the project. Oilon offers special fu-
ables a low-cost increase in capaci-
el solutions for aggressively burning
ty in the future. Forchem refines pine
gases, such as carbon monoxide, hy-
oil into resins that are used as raw
drogen and hydrogen sulfide. The
materials and binding agents in ad-
challenge in burning these fuels is the
hesives and colors, and into fatty ac-
structural durability and service life of
ids that are used as raw materials in
the burner, in which Oilon has exten-
paints, coating agents and washing
sive experience through hundreds of
agents. The process also generates
deliveries. The world’s leading suppli-
pine oil pitch, which is used as a bi-
ers, such as Outotec and Outokumpu,
ofuel. Oilon has delivered a MT-25 L
rely on Oilon’s expertise.
Low-NOx burner to the biorefinery
used in the combustion of special fu-
els.
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Image: Aki Loponen/Loma Graphics

Aino-Kaisa’s home is heated
by an Oilon ground source heat pump
World champion and Olym-
pic gold medalist Aino-Kaisa
Saarinen’s zero-energy house is
heated by a Finnish Oilon ground
source heat pump.
Images: Mirja Hussain/Etelä-Suomen Sanomat

For Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, one of the most

successful female cross-country skiers in Finland, ecolo-
gy and sustainable development have always been impor-
tant. When she was looking for a new house with her
husband Tom Gustafsson, key criteria included energy
efficiency and low heating costs. The 450 m2 floor ar-
ea, the cold Finnish winter and energy savings made the
skiing star select a reliable and cost-efficient water-cir-
culating floor heating solution that was implemented us-
ing ground source heat. Ground source heat comprises re-
newable solar energy bound to the ground. In recent years,
it has become more and more popular in Finland, becom-
ing the most common heating solution in new buildings.
An energy well was drilled into the bedrock to a depth
of 9 meters outside the stone house built in the beautiful
landscape next to the Salpausselkä ridge in Hollola. All in
all, the well is 200 meters deep. The heart of the house’s
heating system is the Oilon ground source heat pump,
which was an easy choice for Aino-Kaisa. The Hollola
heat pump plant located close to her home and Oilon’s
reputation as a high-quality and reliable pump manufac-
turer were decisive factors, as a result of which Aino-Kai-
sa’s dream home is now heated by a Finnish Oilon GT
ground source heat pump.
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Best achievements
Competition record

2006 Winter Olympics, Turin, Italy

Bronze: team sprint
2007 Nordic World Ski Championships,
Sapporo, Japan
Gold: relay 4x5 km
2009 Nordic World Ski Championships,
Liberec, the Czech Republic
Gold: 10 km classic
Bronze: 2 x 7.5 km (classic + free)
Gold: team sprint
Gold: relay 4x5 km
2010 Winter Olympics,
Vancouver, Canada
Bronze: 30 km classic
Bronze: 4x5 km relay
2011 Nordic World Ski Championships,
Oslo, Norway
Bronze: 10 km classic GT GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP
Silver: team sprint
Bronze: 4x5 km relay
2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi, Russia A ground source heat pump with a separate
Image: Jussi-Pekka Reponen / Helsingin Sanomat

Silver: team sprint buffer tank for applications with medium

Silver: 4x5 km relay or high consumption of domestic water.
Capacity range 5–28 kW.
For more information:
http://ainokaisa.com/aino-kaisa/saavutukset/

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Oilon Scancool ChillHeat P 300

hybrid energy plants raise interest

and receive appreciation
Oilon Scancool, a manufac-
turer of environmentally friendly and
energy-efficient cooling and refrigera-
tion solutions, has carried out a num-
ber of different projects throughout its
history. Currently popular hybrid solu-
tions comprise part of Oilon Scancool’s
strong expertise. It has undertaken sig-
nificant hybrid energy plant projects in
Finland and in international markets.
In particular, the system built in the
municipality of Jevnaker close to Os-
lo in Norway has raised much attention
and is a good example of the diverse
possibilities offered by hybrid solutions.
The hybrid energy plant produces cool-
ing for the traditional Jevnaker speed
skating rink, while producing heat-
ing energy for hospitals, schools and Oilon Scancool
households using a heat pump and bio- ChillHeat P300
oil and wood chip boilers. Waste heat
generated in cooling production is also
utilized in heating an artificial turf of a GROUP 3 BURNER
football field.
Oilon Scancool was responsible
for the development and automation
of the entire system, and the delivery
of the heating and cooling pump sys-
tem. Oilon Industry delivered a bio-oil
burner to the project.

HYBRID HEATING
Hybrid heating refers to the utilization
of several energy sources in heating and
the production of heated domestic wa-
ter during different seasons. A hybrid
system aims for environmentally friendly
and efficient production of energy.

Skating rink
Artificial grass
Sports hall A system which utilizes different
School energy sources serves the munici-
School Nesbakken pality of Jevnaker, responding in an
Kindergarden eco-friendly and energy-efficient
manner to different heating and
cooling needs.
Vestsida
Heat pump Wood chips Heat pump Wood chips Refrigeration Bio oil Heat pump

Bio oil

Autumn Winter Spring Summer

Refrigeration Bio oil Refrigeration Bio oil

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Oilon Scancool
delivered a unique renewable
energy hybrid solution to
Helsingin Energia
Renewable energy is raising in-
creasing interest among energy companies in
Finland and around the world. Helsingin En-
ergia wants to lead the way by implementing a
pilot project at the Sakarinmäki school cent-
er in Östersundom. The project was completed
in September 2013 in terms of the heat pump
system and in spring 2014 with regard to the
solar energy system. The pilot project tests a
combination of renewable energy solutions,
such as ground source heat pumps, solar col-
lectors and biofuel burners. The decades of ex-
perience of Oilon Scancool in various heating
and cooling solutions offers an energy-efficient
hybrid heating system where all forms of en-
ergy production go hand in hand. The aim of
the system is to produce more than 80% of the
school center’s annual heating needs using re-
newable energy.
Previously, the Sakarinmäki school cent-
er was heated using light oil burners locat-
ed in a heating plant next to the school. Us-
ing Oilon’s burner technology, oil can be re-
placed by more environmentally friendly bio-
oil. The hybrid system consists of two Oilon
burners with an output of 500 kW and 1 MW.
On the slope next to the school, there are 16
large solar collectors that are the most effective
collectors available on the market and manu-
factured by Finnish Savo-Solar Oy. The solar
heating system produces 5% of the total an-
nual energy needed by the heating system. The
third and most significant part of the heating
system is the Oilon Scancool P 300 heat pump
which utilizes energy stored in the ground. A
total of 21 wells were drilled for the pump. The
depth of each well is 300 meters, producing a
total drill depth of 6,300 meters. The ground
source heat pump produces 79% of the 1,200
MWh of energy needed by the school center
every year. Energy produced using solar col-
lectors can be recovered in full, and their heat-
ing energy is forwarded directly to the heating
network, heat pump or ground circuit depend-
ing on the conditions. This means that the so-
lar collectors serve to increase the temperature
of the liquid conducted from the wells to the
heat pump, significantly improving the effi-
ciency ratio of the heat pump. In extreme cold,
the hybrid system utilizes the burners that
support the heating system. The energy system
at the Sakarinmäki school center is the first pi-
lot project for Helsingin Energia where prac-
tical experiences are obtained from solar heat-
ing systems.
Energy workshops were organized for stu-
dents where nearly 300 children of all ages
learned to recognize solutions associated with
the consumption and production of heating
energy. As a result, the new heating solution
and information obtained from energy pro-
duction in the pilot project support education-
al goals and increase children’s awareness of
new energy technologies and the importance
of saving energy.
OILON FLAME
DID YOU KNOW?
Heat pump
A heat pump is a profitable in-
vestment which quickly repays it-
self. Its operating principle is sim-
ilar to that of a refrigerator or oth-
er cooling equipment which re-
covers the heat of food products
and transfers it outside the equip-
ment. A heat pump operates simi-
larly by collecting stored heat from
the ground, air or water, trans-
ferring it inside a building. Heat
pumps go by different names de-
pending on the source of energy,
e.g. a ground source heat pump
recovers energy from the ground.
As a result, a heat pump can be
used to cool down buildings and
premises. Heat pumps include all
such devices that circulate a re-
frigerant in order to transfer heat.
Heat pumps are popular in the en-
ergy and food industries. Ground
source heat pumps used to heat
up homes have increased their
popularity in new buildings.
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Finnish fuel technology in
the demanding conditions of Sakha
Oilon had a breakthrough when it
delivered industrial burners to the nearly
impassable Sakha region in Russia. In terms
of surface area, the world’s largest autono-
mous area is part of the Russian Federation
and located in central and northern parts of
Eastern Siberia. Trading and burner deliver-
ies were difficult due to exceptionally severe
weather conditions and the use of crude
oil as burner fuel due to the abundant oil
reserves in the area. There is nothing unusual
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Oilon – The warm way
DID YOU KNOW?
More than 70% of the sur-
face area of Sakha is made
up of highlands or mountains.
In the vast and sparsely pop-
ulated Sakha Republic, there
are population centers in riv-
er valleys, particularly in the
central parts of the region.
The area has one of the most
brutal climates in the world.
about the extreme cold and different fuels
The weather is extremely cold
for Finnish Oilon, which is why it has enthu-
in winter. The average tem-
siastically faced the challenges presented by
perature in January is be-
the Sakha Republic.
tween −28 °C and −47 °C,
whereas in July it is between
Oilon has delivered 38 burners to the area.
+2 °C and +19 °C. Neverthe-
As the deliveries were a success, an agree-
less, the temperature may rise
ment was signed in 2013 on the delivery
up to +38.3 °C in July.
of 79 new burners of 1–3 MW in the near
future.
The largest ethnic groups are
Yakuts (45.5%) and Russians
(41.2%). The official languag-
es are Russian and Sakha.
The Sakha Republic offers
immense natural resources,
such as diamonds, precious
metals, coal, oil and gas.
“Oilon is no stranger to extreme
cold and difficult fuels.”
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Oilon burners installed

at the Samcheok power plant in South Korea
Foster Wheeler Energia Oy delivers four overcriti-
cal circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers with a total
output of 2,200 MWe to the Samcheok Green Power
project in South Korea. The world’s largest CFB power
plant will be entered in commercial use in June 2015.
The boilers are designed in Finland and their com-
ponents are delivered from the company’s machine
shops or from subcontractors. Oilon is involved in the
project thanks to its extensive experience in burner
solutions for fluidized bed boilers. Oilon delivers 64
start-up burners to the Samcheok power plant. The
world’s first ever overcritical CFB boiler (Lagisza power
plant in Poland) also includes burners made by Oilon.

Oilon burner options fluidized bed boilers

1. Start-up burner – underneath the bed KL-650

2. Start-up burner – above the bed
3. Load/support burner
4. Bed lance

3. Fuels:
Light oil, heavy oil, natural gas

Output range:
2. 2. 1–63 MW Four Samcheok
550 MW boilers
4. will have a total of 64
4. Oilon KL-650 start-up
burners of 35 MW.

1.

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DID YOU KNOW?
Solar panels and so-
lar heat collectors are
often mixed up, even
though there is a sig-
nificant difference.
Solar panels produce Dimensioning of a solar system
electricity and solar
collectors heat up wa- Use
ter. Hot domestic water
Hot domestic water and
heating
In Nordic countries, so-
lar heat can produce up to half of hot
domestic water needed every year.
The volume of solar heat radiation on
a horizontal surface is 960 kWh/m².
In practice, this means that solar heat
can be used to heat up domestic wa-
ter from April until September. So-
lar heating produces the most bene-
fits when the solar heat system is con-
nected to property and domestic wa-
ter heating. Oilon’s Solarpro Premium
collectors can easily be connected to
any water-circulating heating system.
As a result, they are excellent solu-
tions to supplement oil, wood, ground
source or electric heating systems. Un-
derneath a level protective surface, a
solar collector has an absorption sur-
face which heats up as a result of solar
radiation. A heat transfer liquid, a wa-
ter-glycol mixture, circulates inside the
2 persons
2 collectors,
300 l buffer tank
2 collectors,
330 l hybrid buffer tank
Clean and
free energy
from
the sun
collector and heats up. The hot liquid
is conducted through a heat exchang-
er where the liquid transfers its ther-
mal energy to a buffer tank. The hot
water located in the buffer tank is used
in property and domestic water heat-
ing. Oilon’s collectors are developed
and manufactured in Finland follow-
ing highly environmentally friend-
ly and certified production methods.
They have been designed for demand-
ing conditions and have received rec-
ognition at the international Interso-
lar exhibition. Oilon also offers com-
plete tailored solar heating systems.
This ensures that the entire system is
optimally designed and delivered ac-
cording to the specific location’s re-
quirements.
3 persons 4 persons 5 persons
3 collectors, 4 collectors, 5 collectors,
300 l buffer tank 500 l buffer tank 500 l buffer tank
4 collectors, 5 collectors, 6 collectors,
500 l hybrid buffer tank 500 l hybrid buffer tank 500 l hybrid buffer tank

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SOLARPRO PREMIUM

Finnish Oilon Solarpro Pre-

mium solar collectors can
be connected to any water-
circulating heating system.
The collectors can also be
used to produce hot do-
mestic water in houses with
direct electric heating.

61 748
Oilon Solarpro Premium

59 High-quality European 724

vacuum pipe collector
Solar collector Annual solar collector
efficiency ratio, -% 48 High-quality Asian 586 output kWh/m2
vacuum pipe collector
41 Typical plane collector 498
made in Europe
80 60 40 20 0 0 200 400 600 800

The dimensioning is based on the calculation program of the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF).

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OILON
AROUND
THE GLOBE
BEIJING // CHINA
Beijing is the largest single delivery location for Oilon. The
city aims to significantly improve its air quality, and Oilon
products play an important part in reducing emissions.
Image: HHM

CMA CGM MARCO POLO // GREAT BRITAIN

CMA CGM Marco Polo is the CMA CHM shipping company’s
container ship intended for the Europe–Asia route, which was
the largest in the world upon completion.
Image: John Pavel

TATE MODERN // GREAT BRITAIN BIRTHPLACE OF LEONARDO DA VINCI // ITALY

Tate Modern is a modern art gallery in London. It displays in- The 15th century house located in the village of Vinci, Tuscany,
ternational modern and contemporary art. in Italy is the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. Currently, the
house is a popular museum.

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Image:Shutterstock
HERMITAGE MUSEUM // RUSSIA
The Hermitage Museum is located in the center of St. Peters-
burg. It is the most popular tourist attraction in the city and one
of the world’s largest and most respected museums.

Image:Shutterstock
GREAT MOSCOW CIRCUS // RUSSIA
The world-famous Great Moscow Circus performs to full au-
diences on six nights a week. It is regarded as one of the best
circuses in the world.
Image: PeterLimPhoto

GARDENS BY THE BAY // SINGAPORE BEIJING AEROSPACE COMMAND

Gardens by the Bay is a park area, covering more than AND CONTROL CENTER // CHINA
one hundred hectares in downtown Singapore. Its primary The Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center is lo-
purpose is to increase the volume of green areas and plants cated in a suburb northwest of Beijing. Its primary functions
in the city. are the supervision and command of spacecraft.
 

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FACT FILE
NAME: Päivi Leiwo
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Laws, University of Helsinki
MBA, Helsinki University of Technology
HOBBIES: Downhill skiing and tennis
POSITIONS OF TRUST:
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Finpro
Member of the Board of Directors of Raute Oyj
Member of the Team Finland steering group
Member of the Advisory Board of the
Tampere University of Technology
Member of the EK energy and climate committee
Deputy chair of the Finland-China Trade Association
Member of the Board of Directors and Working Committee
of the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries,
Chair of the competitiveness group
Deputy chair of the Finnish Family Firms Association’s delegation
Image: Riitta Supperi

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Keys for growth

in export markets
Oilon emerged onto the export markets at the end of the 1960s. Cur-
rently, Oilon operates in more than 30 countries, and the growing Chi-
nese markets constitute a specific focus area. More than half of the com-
pany’s net sales is made up by foreign trade. The company has grown at
a steady pace. Päivi Leiwo, Chair of Oilon’s Board of Directors, plays an
important part in the company’s internationalization.
Growth comprises part of responsible business
“For me, responsible business includes the tenden-
cy to grow as a company and develop operations in
new market areas or through a new product portfo-
lio. Above all, profitable growth requires determined
brand building, continuous product development
and controlled risk-taking. Recognizing customer
needs and respecting customers are the cornerstones
of business activities,” Päivi says, describing the fun-
damental idea behind Oilon’s business operations.
How to succeed abroad?
Everything starts from zero in new markets, and
no success can be expected if the customer bene-
fits offered by the product are not displayed proper-
ly. Technical excellence alone is not enough in a new
market area. You must have a strong position in do-
mestic markets if you want to become internation-
al. “You can’t move forward without major referenc-
es,” Päivi says.
lon
Oi
for
Sense and sensibility
When talking about business development, the
use of emotional intelligence and intuition as im-
portant as having the correct technology. Active net-
works, customer-orientation according to the specif-
ic country’s culture and the correct partners are keys
to success in export markets. “It’s worth remember-
ing that deals and partnerships are ultimately agreed
upon by people. International markets require exper-
tise, references and know-how but, in the end, what
closes the deal is mutual trust.”
Personnel as a resource
One of the most important aspects in interna-
tionalization is the support offered by the personnel.
Each decision must be backed by the entire person-
nel. “Launching exports challenges the entire per-
sonnel in terms of extra work, learning a new cul-
ture and traveling,” Päivi says. “Instead of being over-
ly optimistic, Oilon keeps its feet on the ground and
does what it promises. Now that is a good principle
in export markets.”

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Learn from experiences.
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Oilon to expand its American functions

to North America
Oilon will emerge onto the North American energy mar- Oilon US has acquired business premises from the town of
kets by establishing a subsidiary in the United States to Thomasville located in the state of Georgia. The state of
sell and market gas and oil burners manufactured by the Georgia is home to a significant part of American industri-
Group, and associated maintenance and spare parts ser- al production, and it is only natural that Oilon is close to its
vices. key customers. Oilon has several deliveries within the pa-
per and pulp industry, and its largest device manufacturer
In the future, industrial heat pumps will be a potential partners are located in Georgia.
product in the growing markets; however, currently the
United States has inexpensive natural gas, which favors
the increasing use of gas. Oilon has for long targeted the
North American market, thoroughly examined various
possibilities and visited the market regularly. The purpose
was to expand one step at a time. However, a new cus-
tomer account and the increased use of natural gas have
both enabled and accelerated the opening of the new of-
fice.

The North American company will start operating in late

2014, with Johan Tallberg, previously the director of
Oilon’s South American operations, becoming responsible
for North American functions.

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CleanDesign Award in recognition of

significant emission reductions

Image: Cleantech Finland

At the Shanghai Radical Design Week exhibition, Beijing District

Heating Company and Oilon Oy received the Finnish CleanDesign Award.
The power plant utilizes Oilon’s burner technology, and has reduced car-
bon dioxide emissions by a million tons and dust emissions by 10,000
tons a year. The objective of Beijing District Heating Company has been
to reduce the use of coal ever since the city was elected as the host of the
Olympic Games. The company’s 3,000 MW power plant project is based
on the replacement of coal by eco-friendlier natural gas. Thanks to Oilon’s
low-emission fuel technology, the emissions produced fall clearly below
the emission limits of even many European countries. The awards were
handed over by Jyri Häkämies who has emphasized cleantech as one of
major opportunities for Finnish companies in international markets. The
recognition crowned the Finnish–Chinese energy efficiency and CleanDe-
sign forum organized by the Lahti Science and Business Park, Cleantech
Finland and the Shanghai Energy Efficiency Center as part of the Shang-
hai Radical Design Week.

CLEAN DESIGN AWARD

The aim of the CleanDesign Award
is to improve the visibility of the
CleanDesign concept and method-
Image: Toni Rosvall

ology, and the use of environmen-

tally friendly production methods and
materials and user-oriented industrial
design in the design and manufacture
of products.

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GKP-800 ME
The 400–2500 ME burners
are fully automatic light
oil, heavy oil, gas or hybrid
burners. The burner output
range is 1,200–29,500 kW.
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Oilon – The warm way
Growth and
cooperation
in Russia
Exports to the neighbor-
ing Russia have been im-
portant for Oilon’s business
operations, and we have
been able to produce good
results through hard and
PODOLSK
determined work. The Rus-
sian market grows strong-
ly even on a global scale,
which is important for
Finnish companies. Oilon
has taken part in a number
of projects, some of which
are presented below.
The old military area in Podolsk, Four Oilon GKT-50 S and two GKP-
the third largest city in the Moscow re- 800 ME burners were installed in hot
gion, was turned into a residential area water boilers delivered by Pskov Boiler
through a massive project. In two years, Factory. The project raised much atten-
40 large apartment buildings, offering tion in Russia, and the area was visited
houses to 50,000 people, were built in by many distinguished guests, such as
the area. The magnitude of the project the then President Dmitry Medvedev
is also indicated by its estimated total and Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyu-
costs of EUR 780 million. Some of this kov.
amount was used to build a heating sys-
tem for the buildings, a part of the pro-
ject in which Oilon also took part.

IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY
Boilers and burners were replaced at the
historically significant porcelain factory establis-
hed in St. Petersburg in 1744, Russia’s oldest
and first porcelain producer. The Neva porcelain
factory founded by Empress Elisabeth (later the
Imperial Porcelain Factory) has played a signi-
ficant part in the history of world-renowned
Russian porcelain. Through the “secret of white
gold” resolved by Dmitry Vinogradov, a fa-
mous Russian scientist, Russia built, for centu-
ries, high-quality porcelain for the Russian court
and luxurious gifts for foreign visitors. The fa-
OILON FLAME
GKT/GRT-50S
S-burners are typically used
in water and steam boilers,
but they are also suitable
for a number of other ap-
plications. Any liquids and
gases can be used as fuels.
The burner output range is
LOMONOSOV 1–63 MW.
The heating system of the Petrodvorets area in Lomo-
nosov, St. Petersburg, was replaced by Teploenergo, a lar-
ge local district heating company. The total boiler capacity
of the massive project was up to 415 MW. Nord Company
which delivered the heating system used boilers of Wolf
Energy Solutions and Dorogobuzhkotlomash, a traditio-
nal boiler manufacturer in Russia. Oilon delivered GRT-50S
gas/heavy oil hybrid burners to the project. Prestigious
guests were no strangers to Lomonosov either, and the
progress of the project was followed by Alexey Miller,
CEO of Gazprom, the largest company in Russia, and Ge-
orgy Poltavtšenko, the Governor of St. Petersburg.
GKP-300 M
Burners in series 300-
700 are monoblock
type fully automatic
light oil, heavy oil, gas
or dual fuel burners. Ca-
mous porcelain factory is still in full operation pacity range 770-9,700
and, this year, the boilers and burners used in kW.
the production of porcelain mass were repla-
ced. Entroros, a Russian boiler manufacturer,
delivered two 5 t/h steam boilers and one 5 MW
hot water boiler, as well as Oilon’s GKP-300 M
and GP-500 M burners. This is one example of
hundreds of projects Entroros and Oilon have
carried out together.
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Ecopower, a revolution
in fuel technology,
introduced in Asia
Ecopower, the latest addition
to the range of Oilon burners,
is the result of groundbreak-
ing product development over
ten years. The revolutionary
Ecopower technology pro-
vides customers with numerous
new possibilities and remark-
able savings. Ecopower burners
have for long been used in lime
reburning kilns in Australia,
Finland and Portugal. In Asia,
various industrial fields have
shown interest towards Eco-
power, with Oilon having com-
pleted its first device deliveries
to China and India.
During the last heat- What makes Ecopower burners number of projects. Their most re-
ing season, Oilon Ecopower special is the fact that they operate cent project concerns a steam boil-
Oy delivered the first two Ecopower without a separate combustion air er designed specifically for an Eco-
burners to China. The delivery was blower. Power saving at full power power burner.
made to the Song Yul thermal power compared with traditional blower-
plant in Beijing, to the world’s larg- equipped burners of the same power The boiler designed for Ecopow-
est district heating company, Bei- category is approximately 63 kW an er not only saves power, but also ma-
jing District Heating Company. The hour. Advanced automation guar- terials and space. The boiler is 50%
output of the burners is 15 MW and antees accurate combustion process smaller than a traditional boiler. A
they are fuelled by natural gas. The control with a high efficiency ratio. new feature to be noted in heavy oil
power plant houses a total of nine 14 Burner emission values correspond operation, in particular, is that the
MW hot water boilers. The remain- to those of Low-NOx burners. boiler remains clean and no separate
ing seven boilers are equipped with boiler blasting is not required. This
Oilon’s traditional GP-1600 Low- Additionally, a 5 MW heavy oil- naturally improves the system’s effi-
NOx burners. powered Ecopower burner was de- ciency ratio.
livered to Thermax Ltd in India this
year. Thermax and Oilon have for
long worked closely together in a

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ECOPOWER ADVANTAGES

››
Higher
efficiency 1%
Reduces the use
of electricity
›
Low
NOx levels 95%

Reduces
boiler size by 50%
Boiler stays clean and
it quarantees high efficiency

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Oilon Scancool heat pumps provide

Valio with annual savings of one million euros

Valio aims to lead the way in the

dairy industry using Oilon Scan-
cool heat pump innovations.

Valio, Finland’s largest milk processor Using Oilon Scancool’s industrial heat pumps, com-
and the leading manufacturer of Finnish milk products, panies can significantly save money and natural re-
is a respected forerunner in the development of health sources, and reduce their energy costs and CO2 emis-
and wellbeing products. Valio always strives to develop sions by up to 80%. Heat is recovered by precooling the
its operations and, according to its values, it seeks to ac- cold water returning from the factory; thus, increasing
tively work for the good of the environment. the cooling capacity and reducing the volume of waste
The objective of Valio is to reduce its energy con- heat created in the process. Moreover, heat is recovered
sumption in relation to its production volume by 9% from the condensing heat generated in the manufac-
in 2005–2016. ture of powdered milk that, before the heat pump so-
Oilon Scancool’s energy-efficient heat pump solu- lution, evaporated uselessly into the air. Heat is distrib-
tions help Valio reach these goals. Oilon Scancool’s in- uted to different parts of the factory through heat dis-
dustrial heat pumps are already in use at Valio’s fac- tribution pipes. A total of 2.5 kilometers of heat distri-
tories in Riihimäki, Joensuu, Oulu, Vantaa, Seinäjo- bution, return and recovery pipes criss-cross the facto-
ki and Lapinlahti. The heat pump investment requires ry. All heat pump equipment is developed and manu-
some additional modifications, such as in Riihimäki, factured by Oilon Scancool.
but there is high demand for different variations. Val-
io’s Seinäjoki factory has introduced a globally unique
industrial heat pump solution where heating and cool-
ing generated in production is recovered to be utilized
in factory operations. Oilon Scancool heat pumps pro-
vide the Seinäjoki factory with thermal energy, equal-
ing the heating needs of 1,000 detached houses a year.
This is a significant innovation in the dairy industry at
a European level, considering the energy balance. Fi-
nancially speaking, it produces EUR 500,000 a year in
savings, meaning that the investment will repay itself
in a few years.

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Oilon Scancool is in a key position in producing

environmentally friendly energy in Ostrobothnia
”The waste of others is the raw material of a biogas plant.”

Oilon’s customer service unit
has converted Snellman’s oil
burners into biogas burners.
Previously, Oilon has
delivered burners to Jepua Biogas plant
Snellman.
- 2 pc Oilon ChillHeat
P 300 heat pumps
- capacity 90 000 tons/year
This advanced project is run by Jepuan
Biokaasu Oy. Oy Snellman Ab is anoth-
er significant party, which acts as a raw
material supplier and biogas user. The
project also involves several industrial
companies within the region and a lo-
cal electricity cooperative.

Through the pipeline, bark residue

and sludge travel from the village po-
tato factory and large regional pig
farms to the biogas plant as biomass.
The sludge conducted through the
Previously Oilon pipeline makes up more than half of
Oy Snellman Ab the biomass utilized in gas produc-
Scancool has deliv- - will produce approx. 20 tion. In addition, straws, slaughter-
ered two over 1 MW GWh energy per year house and fur waste, and other organ-
heat pumps to Snell- ic waste are led to the plant. The heat
man.
+ other generated in the biogas process is re-
covered effectively using heat pumps,
benefits which significantly reduces the plant’s
• fewer odor nuisances from heating costs.
Additionally, Oilon Scancool has delivered the pig houses
cooling and heating system’s pipeline and auto- • solution for waste problems Such an advanced solution at a biogas
mation for the entire process heating. • higher employment rate in plant is probably the first of its kind in
the region the world.
 

DID YOU KNOW?

Oilon Scancool –

classic
Winter ilon Scancool
heat pump of the
year in Norway

&O
The Norwegian heat pump society
(NOVAP) selected a project where a P-
series heat pump delivered by Oilon
Scancool played a central part as the
heat pump project of the year. The heat
pump was delivered to the Ljan school
located in Oslo in cooperation with Nor-
wegian SGP. The heat pump uses solar
energy stored in the ground as its ener-
gy source to be utilized in building hea-
ting systems. Currently, the Ljan school
is fully heated up by renewable energy
and, as a result, its heating costs have
drastically reduced.
Oilon Scancool’s P-series heat pumps
are excellent in applications where a
high water temperature is needed due
to the dimensioning of the existing hea- The Winter Classic is an outdoor ice hockey event
Image: leijonat.fi

ting system. The P-series heat pumps organized at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium since
can produce heat up to 80 °C. 2011. It is a clash between rivals Jokerit and HIFK
from Helsinki.

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Active presence in the
rapidly growing energy
markets in South America
The rapidly growing South American market area offers
various different opportunities within the environmental and
energy fields. Oilon is no stranger to the market as it has de-
livered burner technology to South America for more than
twenty years.
The immense food mar-
ket also offers potential for Oilon
Scancool’s industrial heat pumps. The
massive food industry is globally the
most competitive business field in
Brazil. There is high demand for heat
pumps because energy is expensive.
Oilon wants to increase its presence in
the entire continent, and has already
taken its first step towards reaching its
goal by opening a unit in Brazil. The
company started operating in the town
of Campinas near Sao Paulo at the be-
ginning of 2012.
“Sao Paulo is one of the largest com-
mercial centers in South America, and
that is where we want to be. We already
have several device deliveries in the ar-
ea, needing maintenance and spare
parts services,” says Pertti Latikka,
General Manager of the South Amer-
ican company.
In recent years, 50% of the world’s
largest oil discoveries have been made
in Brazil. According to Finpro, there
will be investments of up to 270 billion
dollars in offshore oil production by
2015. Thanks to its oil reserves, Brazil
is self-sufficient when it comes to en-
ergy, which stabilizes the country’s cur-
rency and inflation. The fiercely fluctu-
ating currency has been a constant nui-
sance for companies over the past dec-
ades. As a result, investments are made
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cautiously and in a very short-term.
Currently, Brazil has energy and rela-
tively large foreign currency reserves,
through which it is able to stabilize its
economy. This offers a more solid op-
erating environment and creates more
investments. The Brazilian economy is
the sixth largest in the world. As there
are 200 million inhabitants, it is clear-
ly one of global superpowers – now
and especially in the future. The local
burner technology is relatively outdat-
ed, and Oilon’s presence creates signif-
icant benefits for the local manufactur-
ing industry.
Brazil has now access to all of the
latest burner technologies, and the op-
portunity to receive local training in
their own language. Currently, Brazil is
the world’s third largest biodiesel pro-
ducer and user immediately after Ger-
many and the United States. The shale
gas revolution originating from the The company started operating
United States is a good omen for the in the town of Campinas near
South American energy market be- Sao Paulo at the beginning of
cause gas consumption is expected to 2012.
increase steeply. Large shale gas de-
posits also increase the transportation
of LNG (liquid natural gas) to other
parts of the world. Oilon manufactures
burners for all of these sectors.

A promising start
Oilon Brasil Energia Ltd has gotten off to a good start and the future
of the market is looking promising. The deals completed during the
first year included a few particularly interesting deliveries.
CHILE
URUGUAY
BRAZILIA
Ql Burners maintenance company
from Minas Gerais has installed
several burners at Brazil’s largest
textile factory. Textile staining re-
quires volumes of energy at the
drying stage. An accurate tem-
perature control is critical, which
is where Oilon’s special expertise
stands out. End customers also
appreciate the local maintenance
service and inexpensive spare parts.
OILON FLAME
Dueik Equipos Termicos installed GRP-250 M WD200
Oilon burners more than 4,000 me-
ters above sea level in the Andes in
Chile. The Chilean mining industry
needs reliable and energy-saving so-
lutions in rough conditions. Every oil
load and spare part must be carried
from a distance.
The 130–280 burners are fully
automatic light oil, heavy oil,
Berkes, Oilon’s partner in Uruguay, gas or hybrid burners. Their
has installed the GRP-250 M WD200 output range is 355–3,500
burner in a new 2.6 MW hot water kW.
boiler. The boiler produces hot wa-
ter for the manufacture of sausage
skins. The burner is equipped with
a frequency converter and oxygen GKP-700 M
sensor that guarantee low-cost
operation.
The GKP-700 M burner in the new
Weco 10t steam boiler guarantees
low-cost energy production for years
at the Moinhos de Vento hospital
in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio The 300–700 burners are
Grande do Sul in southern Bra- monoblock-type fully auto-
zil. The burner is equipped with a matic light oil, heavy oil, gas
frequency converter and oxygen or hybrid burners. Their output
control. Neighbors can finally sleep range is 770–9,700 kW.
peacefully at night because thanks
to the silent burner. The quietness
of the burner surprised the hospital
staff and neighbors.
Wylbert Consuelos, CEO of
AC Calderas, is happy with
the first delivery and cooperati-
on with Oilon. AC Calderas is a
boiler manufacturer operating
in Peru.
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Oilon hybrid heating system

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24 °C 24 °C 24 °C
24 °C 24 °C 24 °C

30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 24 °C
30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 24 °C

22 °C 22 °C 22 °C
22 °C 22 °C 22 °C

10 °C

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TRADITIONAL

Oil consumption

Year (approx.) Summer

HYBRID

Solar collectors

Ground source
heat

Oil consumption

Year (approx.) Summer

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24 °C 22 °C 22 °C

30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 22 °C

22 °C 22 °C 22 °C

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Capacity: 12 - 80 000 kW

GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMPS

Capacity: 5 - 85 kW

HIGH EFFICIENCY HEAT PUMPS FOR HEATING

AND COOLING

Oilon GROUP
P.O. Box 5,
FI-15801 LAHTI
FINLAND
Tel: +358 3 85 761
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Email: info@oilon.com Industrial refrigeration solution capacity: from small solutions up to tens of megawats
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