The target is to install an industrial scale development unit in Örnsköldsvik for torrefaction of wood biomasses and residues from the agricultural sector.Torrefaction is a mild pyrolysis process, where “green coal” is produced from biomass. Green coal is a sustainable fuel and will play an important part as a substitute for fossil coal in power generation and gasification processes.As the industrial partner of the project, Metso Power will apply its technology to realize the process know-how of Bio Energy Development North AB. Other stakeholders in the project are the Swedish municipal heat & power companies Övik Energi AB and Umeå Energi AB.Bio Energy Development North AB is owned by Övik Energi, Umeå Energi and researchers at Umeå university.