Industry today faces increasing federal and state regulatory pressure to address carbon control and lower plant emissions through fuel diversification and modification to power generation facilities.  The Obama administration is committing billions of dollars to “clean future” energy investments in 2010, in lieu of traditional fossil fuels like coal.  Meanwhile, Coal-fired utilities continue to see mounting criticism and sharp operational cost increases.  These factors are driving plants to seek greater utilization of renewable energy sources like biomass.

 

“Wood and wood-derived fuels accounted for 39 million megawatt hours, or 0.9 percent of total net electricity generation for 2007 in the U.S. For the first time, these fuels were the largest sources of renewable electricity generation, accounting for 37.1 percent of total net renewable generation.”

 

Now more than ever, utilities and large plants are taking a serious look at transitioning to or expanding biomass systems as they build or add to their capacity to produce energy and steam.  If yours is one of them, Process Barron can help.

 

Process Barron has over 20 years experience handling biomass materials like wood and bark, specializing in feed system equipment design and fabrication. We’ve helped plants around the globe maximize biomass technology to power their facilities. We partner with plants to engineer, manufacture and install an entire turnkey biomass feed solution or any required system component including:

 

          •  receiving, and unloading equipment
          •  stack out, storage equipment, and reclaiming equipment
          •  drag, screw, and belt conveyors for material transfer and distribution
          •  live bottom metering bins (screw and chain type)
          •  support Steel, transfer towers, and access & maintenance platforms

 

We can design solid fuel systems and materials handling conveying equipment to meet the most complex power generation needs - even processing multiple biomass source materials at varying rates and percentages combined at the boiler for combustion. Keep in mind that transitioning to or expanding your biomass system is a complex undertaking - we recommend that you employ the services of a qualified engineering partner to fully assess your needs and help you make appropriate system and design choices for your plant.

Austin, A. (2009, March). Making the Switch. BiomassMagazine.com. Retrieved March 11, 2009, from http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2466

 

Take Advantage of Process Barron's Feed System Equipment Assessment

Contact Process Barron today to learn more about our on-site biomass/solid fuel feed system evaluation and proposal process.  For the cost of a field performance evaluation, we will provide you with a comprehensive findings report and proposal of any recommended equipment upgrades, repairs, or replacements.

 

Our engineers will come to your site and:

 

►	Evaluate and audit your existing system and equipment.
►	Make recommendations to upgrade and/or replace equipment to improve system operation, reliability, and maintainability.
►	Provide cost estimates and concept designs of proposed system upgrades or replacement equipment. Estimates will include equipment field installation and downtimes to install/modify.

 

Schedule a facility and equipment evaluation with Process Barron today!