Wärtsilä to supply Finland LNG satellite terminal
(Rendering of proposed LNG receiving terminal courtesy of Wärtsilä)
Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract to supply a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal to be built in Raahe, Finland.
An engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract has been signed with energy company, Raahen Voima. The scope includes two LNG vacuum insulated storage tanks with a combined net volume of 1,400 m3; an LNG regasification system; truck loading and unloading functions; and all required civil structures.
The LNG terminal is scheduled to be operational in April 2018. The LNG will be supplied to Raahe by trucks from Wärtsilä's first LNG terminal installation, the Tornio Manga facility in Finnish Lapland.
The main user for the natural gas from the terminal will be the SSAB Raahe steel mill. By using LNG to generate power and heat to the mill, SSAB will be able to move to cleaner energy production.
As a result of switching to LNG, the steel mill will notably reduce its CO2, NOx and SOx emissions footprint.
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