PRESS RELEASE
24 January 2023
COGEN Europe, the European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration, is proud to welcome Alfa Laval as a new corporate member. Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of products and solutions for industrial processes such as heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling. Originally founded in 1883, the company has its global headquarters in Sweden and currently employs 17,900 people worldwide. This addition brings the total number of COGEN Europe members to 56 (including 43 companies and 13 national associations).
“We are very excited to welcome Alfa Laval as a member of COGEN Europe,” says Hans Korteweg, Managing Director of COGEN Europe. “Alfa Laval is a truly global company with vast experience and knowledge, notably in relation to heat exchangers, which are a vital component of cogeneration systems. It’s also a highly innovative company with a strong commitment to technologies that enable greater efficiency and sustainability, whilst also reducing emissions. We look forward to working with Alfa Laval and drawing on their considerable expertise.”
“Alfa Laval supports and shares COGEN Europe’s vision of a decentralised, resilient, carbon-neutral European energy system by 2050,” says Claes Ericsson, Alfa Laval’s Head of Equipment. “By joining COGEN Europe, Alfa Laval becomes part of the bigger picture within cogeneration. Our membership of the association will provide us with unique opportunities to influence EU policymaking on energy, climate, and environmental matters. At the same time, we can also help to make COGEN Europe more representative of the whole energy supply chain.“
Enhancing energy efficiency is necessary in order to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This can be achieved through innovative technologies that reduce energy consumption by using more efficient heat transfer solutions in existing processes, such as heat recovery. Alfa Laval provides a range of solutions in areas where the energy sector, industry and other stakeholders must work together to accelerate developments that will save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.
About Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation, and fluid handling, and is active in the areas of Energy, Marine, and Food & Water, offering its expertise, products, and service to a wide range of industries in some 100 countries. The company is committed to optimizing processes, creating responsible growth, and driving progress to support customers in achieving their business goals and sustainability targets.
Alfa Laval’s innovative technologies are dedicated to purifying, refining, and reusing materials, promoting more responsible use of natural resources. They contribute to improved energy efficiency and heat recovery, better water treatment, and reduced emissions.
Drawing on decades of experience and engineering proficiency, Alfa Laval develops reliable and future-proof heat transfer solutions for cogeneration plants. Alfa Laval’s product portfolio contains an extensive range of plate heat exchangers that can be used in cogeneration applications, particularly for waste heat recovery applications. The technology allows heat to be recovered, reduces carbon emissions, and is customized to satisfy the stringent hygiene and safety requirements in many industries.
Alfa Laval has 17,900 employees. Annual sales in 2021 were SEK 40.9 billion (approx. EUR 4 billion). The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
For more information, see the Alfa Laval website.