Since 2023, Nevel has been working on completing two parallel projects in Årjäng in Sweden. It is partly about a new heating plant and partly about a new district heating line. The process has continued according to plan. The new plant has now been connected to the existing district heating network via a new 1.2 km long district heating line. Parts of the existing heating line have been dimensioned up to be able to handle the effect that the new heating plant will deliver to properties and industries.
The investment in Årjäng is Nevel’s single largest investment to date in Sweden and will strengthen operational reliability and production capacity, and provide major environmental benefits. The new arrangement means reduced emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). In total, carbon dioxide emissions are expected to decrease by 310 tonnes annually.
On Tuesday, December 10, Nevel invited to an open house to show the new facility, which is also Nevel’s single largest investment in Sweden. Together with Årjäng’s existing network, it supplies local real estate and industries with environmentally friendly and reliable district heating, produced from local fuel.
The public, partners, the municipality and the media were invited to the event and it was attended by about a hundred interested visitors during the day. The guests were divided into groups of 10–15 people and assigned personal protective equipment before being shown around the facility by employees from Nevel.
– A lot of people joined the event, and we hosted them with a tour of the facility. During the tour, many good questions were asked. I felt the opportunity was appreciated by visitors, says Johan Jansson, senior project manager at Nevel.
The event was arranged together with the local fuel supplier VVDS and the visitors were treated to hamburgers and coffee. Sales manager Per Ander appreciated meeting all visitors and answering their questions about district heating.
– I think the event was very successful, sums up Per.
