Shaw Renewables provided design, installation and commissioning of this 250kw wood chip system to replace the original oil fired boiler.
A Froling TX 250kw Woodchip boiler was installed along with a 6,000l buffer tank into a purpose build plant room. 90ºC hot water is delivered into the buffer tank before being delivered to the heating circuit within the wood kiln.
250kw of 90ºC hot water is used to heat a Pallet kiln. The client manufactures pallets and sells them to clients that use them to distribute their goods all over the world, the pallets have to meet a strict hygiene standard meaning they need to be pasteurised to kill any microorganisms that may be present in the timber. The kiln heats the timber to 70ºC for 1 hour.
The client was keen to reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs.
The biomass boiler allows them to utilise the clean waste timber from their manufacturing process as a clean carbon neutral fuel. This not only offsets the cost of the heating oil previously used, it also reduces the waste cost to the business.
