Felix Olivecrona | Heat Management

Meeting EU Emissions Standards Through Advanced Steam Sootblowing Technologies

The walls are closing in. For plant managers and engineers across the EU, the pressure from the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) is no longer a distant concern—it's a daily operational reality. The clock is ticking on compliance, and the stakes have never been higher. Meeting stricter limits for NOx, SOx, and particulate matter is now a mandate, not a choice. Failure means risking heavy fines, operational sanctions, and a damaged reputation in an era of intense environmental scrutiny. While many look to complex, end-of-pipe solutions, they often miss the real source of the problem. True, sustainable compliance begins deep inside the boiler. It starts with mastering the combustion process itself. This is the story of how optimizing your boiler's core function through advanced steam sootblowing is the most foundational and effective strategy for meeting—and exceeding—demanding EU emissions standards. The Regulatory Landscape: What EU Boiler Regulations Demand To win this battle, you must first understand the battlefield. The EU’s regulatory framework [...]

By Felix Olivecrona|2026-10-09T11:00:00+02:00October 9, 2026|Knowledge|Comments Off

Holmen Workington increases sustainable power generation with HISS

Holmen Paper Mill in Workington, UK, identified an opportunity to cost-effectively improve the efficiency, lifetime and availability of its biomass-fired 150 MW BFB boiler. With an absolute return-on-investment guarantee and without installing more machines, boiler electrical efficiency increased by 0.62 percentage points while boiler tube erosion from sootblowing impingement was avoided. The additional renewable power generation corresponds to approximately 2,065 tonnes of avoided CO₂ emissions per year compared with equivalent generation from natural gas. Improving sootblowing efficiency at Holmen Workington Holmen’s Workington mill is certified according to ISO 50001 and has been awarded EcoVadis Platinum, placing it in the top 1 % of companies rated by EcoVadis. Energy efficiency, water savings and reliable operation are therefore natural priorities for the mill. Heat Management engineered, constructed, installed and started up HISS® Advanced to improve the existing sootblowing system in November 2025. The main objective was to reduce condensate impact on boiler tubes and lower steam consumption during sootblowing, [...]

By Felix Olivecrona|2026-10-05T15:51:32+02:00October 5, 2026|News, Optimized steam sootblowing articles, Power Boilers|Comments Off

Interview with Hans Ladum-Poulsen, Heat Management’s newest representative

With many years of experience in the boiler and energy sector, Hans brings a strong understanding of both the technical and commercial challenges facing power producers today. Through his collaboration with Heat Management, he is helping us strengthen our presence in the Danish market and connect our solutions with the needs of local boiler operators. We sat down with Hans to hear more about his background, his view of the Danish market, and where he sees opportunities for HISS and Infrasound Cleaning. Q: Hans, you’ve spent many years working with boilers and energy producers. What first pulled you into this industry, and what has kept you there? Quite boring actually, as it was a job ad. Important for me, fresh from university, was that there had to be an element of difficult math included in my job. It turned out to be a perfect match, as both calculating pressure parts and doing thermodynamics to come up with a [...]

By Felix Olivecrona|2026-10-06T09:39:05+02:00October 1, 2026|Employee Interviews|Comments Off

Innovative Process Analytics: Tackling Recovery Boiler Carryover Challenges

Your recovery boiler is the heart of your pulp mill. It’s a high-pressure, high-stakes environment where the line between peak profitability and a costly shutdown is razor-thin. Every ton of steam, every drop of recovered chemical, contributes directly to your bottom line. But an unseen enemy is always at work. Black liquor carryover, a persistent and corrosive threat, silently undermines your boiler’s performance. It’s a silent disruptor that often goes undetected until the damage is already done, crippling efficiency and threatening the very integrity of your most critical asset. The brutal truth is that traditional, reactive methods for managing this threat are no longer enough. You cannot afford to wait for alarms that signal a problem already in progress. This is the shift from reacting to yesterday’s problems to predicting and preventing tomorrow’s failures, all powered by innovative process analytics. The Challenge: Deconstructing the Impact of Black Liquor Carryover What is this invisible threat costing you? Black liquor carryover occurs [...]

By Felix Olivecrona|2026-09-21T16:38:36+02:00September 21, 2026|Knowledge|Comments Off

How Acospector™ Process Analytics Can Revolutionize Predictive Maintenance in Industrial Boilers

The alert flashes at 2:17 AM. A critical boiler has tripped offline, and the deafening silence of a shutdown plant is costing you thousands of dollars with every passing minute. This is the nightmare scenario for every plant manager and process engineer—a sudden, catastrophic failure that brings production to a grinding halt. For decades, the industry has been trapped in a painful cycle. You either react to breakdowns as they happen, absorbing the massive costs of emergency repairs and unplanned downtime, or you follow a rigid preventive schedule, replacing perfectly good parts just because the calendar says so. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, unplanned downtime can slash a plant's productive capacity by up to 20%, a staggering loss driven by an outdated approach. But what if you could see the future? What if you could know, with scientific certainty, that a failure was developing days or even weeks before it happened? This isn't science fiction; it's the power [...]

By Felix Olivecrona|2026-09-04T11:41:29+02:00September 4, 2026|Knowledge|Comments Off

Turning Boiler Analytics into Actionable Maintenance Strategies

Your boiler is talking. Constantly. Every minute, it generates thousands of data points—temperatures, pressures, flow rates—all streaming into your DCS and SCADA systems. But is anyone truly listening? The truth is, this flood of information often creates more confusion than clarity. You're drowning in data but starving for insight. This gap between collecting numbers and taking decisive action leads to reactive maintenance, catastrophic unplanned downtime, and creeping inefficiencies that silently sabotage your profitability and sustainability goals. This isn't just another article about "big data." This is your practical framework for translating complex boiler analytics into a proactive, data-driven maintenance program. We will move from abstract theory to concrete application, showing you exactly how to convert numbers on a screen into scheduled actions that restore reliability and drive peak performance. The Foundation: Shifting from a Reactive to a Predictive Mindset For decades, the plant floor has been dominated by two outdated maintenance philosophies. They feel safe, but they are costing you [...]

By Felix Olivecrona|2026-08-28T16:37:05+02:00August 28, 2026|Knowledge|Comments Off

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