We are delighted to announce Jarkko Helenius as the new member of the WOIMAteam. Jarkko joins WOIMA as Lead Automation Engineer and he will start on Monday, February 1.

Practically all of the about 64 billion tons of waste generated globally every year are a feasible fuel feedstock for waste-to-energy power plants. The solid waste fractions representing over 20 billion tons annually, i.e. municipal solid waste (MSW),

Bali is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan. The provincial capital, Denpasar, is the most populous city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second-largest, after Makassar, in Eastern Indonesia. Bali is Indonesia's main tourist destination, with a significant rise in tourism since the 1980s. T...

The 2020s will be a crucial period for all participants in the power industry as the transition toward carbon-neutral fuels is expected to increase, while fossil fuels take a downturn in most developed markets. This is according to Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, “Growth Opportunities from Decarbonization in the Global Power Market, 2019-2030”. Falling costs, emphasis on climate change mitigation and environment-friendly energy policies adopted by several countries in the six major...

Tehokkuutta paikalliseen jätehallintaan: Sumitomo SHI FW ja Woima Finland Oy tuovat skaalautuvan ja helposti asennettavan voimalaitosratkaisun jätteen polttoon Espoo, Vaasa, Tammikuu  13, 2021. Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) ja WOIMA Finland Oy (WOIMA) ovat allekirjoittaneet sopimuksen modulaaristen wasteWOIMA® -jätteenpolttolaitoksien toimittamisesta. Omistusosuuden lisäksi SFW tuo yhteistyöhön globaalin projekti- ja voimalaitososaamisensa sek�...

Boosting local waste management: Sumitomo SHI FW and Woima Finland Oy bring a scalable, easy-to-deploy power plant solution to the global Waste-to-Energy Market Espoo, Vaasa, January 13, 2021. Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) and WOIMA Finland Oy (WOIMA) have signed an agreement to deliver modular wasteWOIMA® waste-to-energy plants. SFW becomes a strategic investor in WOIMA, combining SFW’s renowned expertise in power technology, proje...

Strictly speaking, marine debris is not waste classification item, but due to highly polemized nature, it is only fitting to discuss it separately. Marine debris, a.k.a. ocean debris or marine litter, is defined as any persistent solid material that is manufactured or processed and directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned into rivers, lakes, seas or oceans.

Landfill gas (LFG) is a natural by product of the decomposition of organic material in landfills. LFG is composed of roughly 50% methane (the primary component of natural gas), 50% carbon dioxide (CO2) and a small amount of non-methane organic compounds. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas 28 to 36 times more effective than CO2 at trapping heat in the atmosphere over a 100-year period. Municip...

Bio-medical waste means any solid of liquid waste, including its container, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological matter. Waste generated by healthcare activities includes a broad range of materials, from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, paper towels, wip...

A simple definition of hazardous waste is waste that can cause harm to human and the environment. Wastes are classified as hazardous if they exhibit any of four primary characteristics based on physical or chemical properties of toxicity, reactivity, ignitability and corrosively. Toxic wastes are those that are poisonous in small or trace amounts. Some may have acute or immediate effect on human or animals. Carcinogenic or mutagenic substances, such as pesticides and heavy metals, c...