Prometec and Uniserv to Deliver Automated Biomass Truck Sampling System to Enea Połaniec Power Plant

 

Prometec and Uniserv have signed an agreement on 23 February 2026, with a contract value of approximately PLN 25 million, to deliver a turnkey automated biomass sampling solution to the Enea Połaniec Power Plant in Poland, one of the largest biomass co-fired power plants in Europe.

The delivery includes a complete truck-based sampling system designed to ensure representative, transparent, and efficient sampling of biomass deliveries arriving at the plant. The project scope covers the supply and installation of:

• Two automated truck sampling systems
• Biomass volume measurement systems
• Truck weighing systems
• Dedicated sampling buildings and supporting infrastructure

The project has now started, and the installation and commissioning are scheduled to be completed during the second half of 2027.

The solution will allow Enea Połaniec to collect representative samples directly from incoming biomass trucks before unloading, ensuring accurate quality monitoring and fair supplier settlement.

Reliable sampling plays a critical role in biomass-based energy production. Representative samples are essential for determining moisture content, verifying fuel quality, and maintaining transparent supplier relationships. Automated truck sampling reduces the risk of sampling bias, contamination, and material mixing that can occur in traditional sampling methods.

The new system supports Enea Group’s strategy to strengthen sustainable and responsible biomass utilization. By implementing advanced sampling technology, the Połaniec power plant will further improve traceability and transparency in its biomass supply chain while supporting efficient and reliable renewable energy production.

The project combines Prometec’s expertise in automated biomass sampling technologies with Uniserv’s experience in delivering complex industrial energy systems.

The installation will enable the Połaniec power plant to efficiently handle large volumes of biomass deliveries while maintaining high standards of operational safety, fuel quality monitoring, and transparency in supplier settlement.

About Prometec

Prometec is a Finnish technology company specializing in automated sampling and quality measurement solutions for solid fuels and bulk materials, including biomass, recycled fuels, peat, and other energy materials. The company’s systems are designed to ensure representative sampling, reliable fuel quality analysis, and transparent commercial settlement between fuel suppliers and energy producers. Prometec’s solutions are used by energy companies and industrial facilities across Europe to improve fuel quality management and operational efficiency.

About Uniserv

Uniserv is an international engineering and service company providing technical solutions and project execution for the energy and industrial sectors. The company specializes in complex infrastructure, installation services, and integrated engineering solutions for power plants and industrial facilities. Through its expertise in project delivery and industrial construction, Uniserv supports clients in implementing advanced technical systems safely and efficiently.

About Enea

The Enea Group is one of Poland’s largest energy companies and one of the country’s leading electricity producer, supplying power to approximately 2.8 million customers. Since 2017, Enea Połaniec Power Plant has been part of the group and is a major electricity producer in south-eastern Poland, as well as one of the largest employers in the region. The plant generates electricity in six power units with capacities of up to 242 MW each and operates one of the largest biomass-fired power units in the world. “Green Unit” has a capacity of 225 MW and can supply electricity to around 600,000 households, reducing CO₂ emissions by approximately 1.6 million tonnes annually. This installation makes Połaniec one of Europe’s leading facilities for large-scale biomass-based electricity generation.

 

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Prometec at Panndagarma

Prometec starts this year’s trade shows in Jönköping, Sweden, at the Panndagarna event on April 16-17 at the Elmia Jönköping Concert and Congress Center. There will be around thirty exhibitors and representatives from dozens of power plants and stakeholders. Prometec’s booth number is 31.

 

Prometec receives growth support from Nordic Option

Prometec (www.prometec.fi), founded in 2015 in Kajaani, is an expert and technology company offering automated biomass sampling and analysis systems along with related services to its customers.

Over the last few years, the company has launched the Q product family, which has started to be commercialized in the Nordic countries. Today, the company’s products are used to analyze more than 70 000 truck and 12 000 train containers of fuel per year. With Nordic Option’s support, the company is aiming for faster growth and internationalization.

“The entire Prometec team is delighted and motivated by the investment made by Nordic Option and the resources it brings. We’ve dedicated the past few years to developing technology and service solutions. Now, our focus is to emphasize the commercialization of these solutions and acquiring new customers both domestically and internationally. Our sampling and analysis solutions have global commercial potential in various industries, and our goal is to become a leading international company in our field,” states Juha Huotari, CEO of Prometec.

” We’ve been in discussions with Prometec about starting a partnership for just over two years and have come to know the company’s key personnel, technology, and business potential in-depth during this time. The company has been dedicated to developing technology that automates the outdated and manual biomass sampling process for customers while providing valuable measurement data for optimizing their processes. These solutions will enable the customer to achieve significant cost savings, improve the efficiency of core processes and substantially improve occupational safety,” continues Teemu Puumalainen, Investment Director at Nordic Option.

 

More information:

Teemu Puumalainen, Investment Director Nordic Option Oy, teemu.puumalainen@nordicoption.fi, 040-631 8362

Juha Huotari, CEO Prometec Tools Oy, juha.huotari@prometec.fi, 050-591 7350.

Nordic Option in brief:

Nordic Option Oy is a venture capital investment fund based in Oulu, primarily investing in growth companies from Northern Finland. The fund’s principal shareholders are Arvo Sijoitusosuuskunta, Partnera Oyj, and the City of Oulu. The company’s goal is to offer a northern alternative to support the growth and internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Prometec in brief:

Prometec Tools Oy, headquartered in Kajaani, Finland, provides its customers with automated biomass sampling and analysis systems and related services. The company’s customers are mainly in the heat and power plants and pulp industry, but Prometec’s technologies can also be used in the mining, food, biochar, and cement industries. The company currently has 10 employees and operations in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Estonia.

We are happy to announce our participation in the largest exhibition for environmental solutions, Pollutec 2023! 🌱

This year, we are joining forces with two incredible companies, Wastebook Oy and Iprotoxy Oy, to bring you a booth filled with innovation and expertise. Together, we are ready to showcase cutting-edge solutions that are making a positive impact on the environment.

We are grateful to Business Oulu for organizing this opportunity, and we can’t wait to connect with fellow participants, industry experts, and all of you who share our passion for environmental progress. 🌟

Join us at our booth in Hall 4, Stand E006, and let’s make Pollutec 2023 an inspiring and impactful event together! 🌿

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In MENER project, journey of burnable wood from forest to power plant’s boiler is optimized using AI

 

The most important quality characteristic of wood-based fuel used in power plants is moisture. If a power plant can estimate the moisture content of the fuel before combustion, the combustion process can be adjusted to operate efficiently. Variation in moisture poses a particular challenge to the operation of the power plant’s boiler. Typically, the fluctuation caused by moisture variation has been stabilized with the help of peat, which is currently being phased out. To continue controlling the combustion process as efficiently as possible without compromising the boiler’s operation, new methods are needed to optimize the process.

 

The goal of the From Forest to Energy (MENER) project is to optimize the combustion process of wood-based fuels burned in power plants. The issue is approached through data and artificial intelligence. Through power plants and their collaborators, truck load data and process data are collected, which hasn’t been fully utilized yet. Additionally, data can be collected from the original forest locations and harvesting times, and supplemented with local storage time weather information.

 

“In the ideal scenario, the journey of wood-based fuel is known all the way from the harvesting area to the power plant’s boiler, and the fuel can be provided with the most accurate moisture forecast for different stages of the journey. The more precisely power plants know the quality characteristics of fuel coming from different sources, the better its flow can be guided at the power plants, and the combustion process optimized,” states Mr. Petri Koponen, the head of the MENER project and a senior lecturer at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences.

 

Previously, fuel quality information wasn’t available before unloading the load, which is why combustion or logistics optimization hasn’t been possible on this scale. Now that real-time quality information is available, we can achieve significant improvements on an entirely different level in enhancing both power plant energy efficiency and optimizing the logistics of timely fuel loads. The project is carried out as a collaborative effort involving Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) and the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). The work is divided so that Luke focuses on the journey of the fuel from the forest to the power plant gate, and KAMK focuses on the journey of the fuel from the gate to the boiler. The project started in June 2023, lasts for 2 years, and is funded by the Regional Council of Kainuu. The project budget is nearly 500 k€. From this, the share of KAMK is 300 k€ and the share of Luke is 200 k€.

 

The project involves several energy industry collaborators: power plants Kainuun Voima, Kuopion Energia and Oulun Energia; forestry management company Laania; automated sampling systems provider Prometec Tools; and Valmet Automation.

 

For more information:

Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Senior lecturer and contact person for the MENER Project, Dr. Petri Koponen

+358 40 660 9709

petri.koponen@kamk.fi

 

Natural Resources Institute Finland

Research Scientist, Mr. Jari Lindblad

+358 29 532 3072

jari.lindblad@luke.fi

We will participate third time to Bio360 expo in Nantes. This time we are exhibition in Finnish pavilion H24.

We would be more than happy to tell you about our brand new innovation Q-Robot M. It is a automated sampler with moisture analyzer.

See you soon!