Name: Waste to energy and biomass
Brand: Konecranes

Waste to energy and biomass

When you choose Konecranes to equip and service your waste-to-energy-and-biomass facilities, you acquire a trusted source of global experience and knowledge, combined with local know-how to empower your lifting operations and increase your safety and productivity. We offer cranes, technologies and services designed to serve renewable energy production needs.

Waste to Energy and Biomass Industry Process Flow

We know the process

Turning waste or biofuel into energy is a complex process. Many of our engineers have extensive experience in waste and biomass handling so they understand the demands of reliable lifting technology.

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Equipment for the waste to energy and biomass industry

Waste handling cranes

In the demanding environments of waste-to-energy facilities, uptime, efficiency and safety are non-negotiable. Our cranes are engineered to deliver reliability and durability to keep operations running around the clock.

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Biomass handling cranes

Cranes provide many advantages for biomass energy plants, including consistent fuel flow with automation and optimization of available floor space with space-saving design.

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Straw bale handling cranes

Our straw bale cranes are purpose-built to handle the unique challenges of biomass fuel operations, offering reliable performance, automation and efficiency.

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Sludge handling cranes

Our sludge handling cranes are designed to withstand harsh environments while handling sticky materials with high viscosity.

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Slag handling cranes

A dusty and humid environment is very demanding for cranes, so durability and reliability are required for transporting slag. Our slag handling cranes are designed to easily handle highly abrasive loads.

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Overhead cranes

Industry-leading crane technology that meets light and heavy industrial lifting needs up to 500 tons.

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Workstation lifting systems

We have a wide range of light lifting equipment including electric chain hoists, jib cranes and manual hoists that can be used for maintenance or general purpose needs.

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Lift trucks

Konecranes fork lift trucks and reach stackers can handle waste and biomass shipping containers.

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Expertise for the waste to energy and biomass industry

Automation improves productivity and cost efficiency

The automated functions of our cranes can help streamline common operations in a renewable energy facility, improving safety, efficiency, ease of use and overall productivity.

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Technology to improve your process

Smart Features are designed to improve the safety and efficiency of cranes and hoists. And our unique energy-saving technology uses regenerative network braking to reduce energy consumption.

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Konecranes Remote Operating Station for WTE

Remote Operating Station for waste to energy facilities

Fully automated cranes with a Remote Operating Station allow new WTE facilities to be designed for even better safety and efficiency. The ROS has the same controls as a cabin on the crane structure, but allows the crane to be controlled away from its operating area, without a direct line of sight to the crane structure.

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Service for the waste to energy and biomass industry

Service programs

An active service program is vital for the safety and productivity of your cranes. Regular inspections and preventive maintenance help identify risks and opportunities for improvement, supports compliance with safety regulations, and can help extend the lifespan of your cranes.

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Crane modernization

Modernizations are tailored upgrades or modifications designed to extend the service life of your overhead crane and meet current regulatory, maintenance and production requirements.

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TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring

When you’re in the business of generating power, you need to keep your operations running. Remote Monitoring provides you with data to help you make decisions on maintenance, safety concerns, training, productivity, and service and equipment investments.

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Customer reference stories

Boral Cement, Australia

Automatic waste handling crane brings enhanced sustainability and operational efficiency

Boral Cement's Solid Waste-Derived Fuels project relies on a fully-automated waste-handling crane from Konecranes to safely and efficiently handle the waste material to improve the sustainability of the company's operations.

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Hamburger Hungária Kft., Hungary

Waste cranes help mill meet demands of paper production

Hamburger Hungária Kft. constructed a new waste-to-energy plant to utilize the paper production by-products to produce energy for mill operations. We supplied two full automated waste cranes, service monorails in the waste bunker and a maintenance crane in the fuel preparation hall.

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Waste to energy and biomass

We know the process

Equipment for the waste to energy and biomass industry

Waste handling cranes

Biomass handling cranes

Straw bale handling cranes

Sludge handling cranes

Slag handling cranes

Overhead cranes

Workstation lifting systems

Lift trucks

Expertise for the waste to energy and biomass industry

Automation improves productivity and cost efficiency

Technology to improve your process

Remote Operating Station for waste to energy facilities

Service for the waste to energy and biomass industry

Service programs

Crane modernization

TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring

Customer reference stories

Automatic waste handling crane brings enhanced sustainability and operational efficiency

Waste cranes help mill meet demands of paper production

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