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UPM Finnish company received the award foe biofuel development

Finnish company received the award foe

UPM Finnish company engaged with renewable energy sources production received the Euro Union award for achievements in alternative energy sources industry, in 'Travel' category. This award was received for BioVerno biofuel production from crude tallow oil.

Maria Da Gracia Cavaglio, chairman of the judies announced this award was given for innovational approach in cellulose and paper waste treatment industry specifically for tallow oil use as raw material in biofuel production. BioVerno biodiesel is a high-quality product that can be used without car re-equipment.

Winners were chosen by the highly professional judies including representatives from European organizations, government, electricity agencies as well as media and industrial associations. The Award ceremony was led by Gunter Oettinger, European Commissioner for Energy and Marie Donnelly, Director at the European Commission’s DG Energy. The ceremony was held within the annual Utility Energy Week established in 2006. The purpose of this event is to spread the technologies, to exchange the ideas and to create alliance for preventing climate changes.

342 projects were presented from 31 countries all over the world. However only 30 projects reached the final where nine experts from the Technical Consulting Committee rated the participants.

Biodiesel produced by the company was among the five finalists in its category. It is a unique Finnish development. It could significantly reduce emissions to the environment comparatively with fuel produced from fossil fuels. It had been produced since last year at the UPM company’s plant based in the city of Lappeenranta, Finland. Initial production volume is about 100 000 tons annually. The manufacturing process will supply 25 per cent of all Finnish energy consumption in transportation by 2020.

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