Inbicon today announced its certification of Pöyry (Appleton) LLC as meeting all quality, reliability, and professional standards necessary for engineering projects involving Inbicon Biomass Refineries. “After a rigorous review of top firms, we chose Pöyry because we need the highest level of engineering expertise,” says Benny Mai, who manages Inbicon’s development of commercial-scale technology, which turns harvest leftovers like corn stover and wheat straw into cellulosic ethanol and renewable electric power.

“By certifying engineers with superior capabilities such as Pöyry, we lower the risk for prospective owners of renewable energy parks using our technology,” Mai says. “We also lower our own risk to the point where we can offer performance guarantees that wrap the entire Inbicon Biomass Refinery, not just our patented process technology.”

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Pöyry employs 7,000 people worldwide in 50 countries, including the American office in Appleton,...