BIO-MASS ENERGY
Using Organic Waste For Energy
Imagine using organic waste from yards, parks, fields, forests, agriculture ... the list goes on, to produce electricity! With no harmuful effects to the environment ... It can be done and we know how!
A Continuosly Renewable & Eco-friendly Energy Source
Countries worldwide have been working to reduce emissions by focusing on the development of renewable energy sources. Biomass aligns with plans to reduce fossil fuel usage and reduce emissions.
Reduce Energy Costs, Add Profits
Companies who utilize biomass fuels will
find themselves with reduced operational costs.
WHAT IS BIO-MASS?
Per the EERE; “Biomass is any organic material made from plants or animals. Domestic biomass resources include
agricultural and forestry residues, municipal solid wastes, industrial wastes, and terrestrial and aquatic crops
grown solely for energy purposes.
Biomass can be converted to other usable forms of energy and is an attractive petroleum alternative for a number
of reasons. First, it is a renewable resource that is more evenly distributed over the Earth's surface than are finite
energy sources, and may be exploited using more environmentally friendly technologies.
Agriculture and forestry residues, and in particular residues from paper mills, are the most common biomass
resources used for generating electricity and power, including industrial process heat and steam, as well as
for a variety of bio based products.”
WHY MOVE TO BIO MASS?
Bio mass has been termed the current “hot button” in strategies for combating rising energy costs and lowering
pollution impacts in the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Office puts this in perspective; “The use of The Biomass combustion, such as burning wood, has been one
of man's primary ways of deriving energy from biomass from prehistoric times to the present. It is not, however,
very efficient. Converting the solid biomass to a gaseous or liquid fuel by heating it with limited oxygen prior to
combustion can greatly increase the overall efficiency, and also make it possible to instead convert the biomass
to valuable chemicals or materials”. The EERE is continuously dedicating resources to this subject in a “national
effort to develop thermochemical technologies to more efficiently tap the enormous energy potential of (biomass)”.
WHAT MAKES BIOMASS GASIFICATION ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY?
Biomass is organic matter- and Biomass energy development likes to take what is usually thrown away and turn
it into energy. Our technology, Vertically Integrated Gasification & Combustion, allows business and industry to
operate "off the grid" using their own waste stream (pallets, boxes, paper), or materialsfrom agriculture such as
farming, milling and ranching. We use clean technology to take the stored energy from these materials and create
heating, electricity, even cooling. By using a renewable waste stream, our clients reduce or remove their need to
buy fossil fuel derived energy.
I'M USED TO HEARING ABOUT WIND, SOLAR, BIODIESEL AND ETHANOL- HOW IS BIOMASS DIFFERENT?
Biomass is everywhere, anytime. Unlike wind and solar it can be stored and used on demand. Ethanol and biodiesel
are liquid fuels made from solid biomass requiring steps to take organic matter and turn it into energy. We use the
biomass in a solid form vs. liquid. But as often is the answer there are synergies between these approaches. For
example, the byproducts of making ethanol and bio diesel are excellent fuel for our units. This means we can recover
energy costs that had been sunk costs by using the refining spoils to energize the refining operations. Another
important note is that by using waste materials to create energy, we are not encroaching on our food supply.
CAN I USE BIOMASS ENERGY TODAY?
Absolutely. Solid fuel-to-energy has been and is happening anywhere there is a coal or wood fired plant. We have
simply taken it another step. While we won't use coal, our process uses varying types of biomass- anywhere from
a few hundred pounds to multiple tons per hour and does so cleanly and efficiently. Having been in the business
of combustion and power for 54 years, we have a deep appreciation for the existing infrastructures and processes
that rely on opening a valve and creating power. This is why our stated objective is to deliver Biomass consuming
equipment that is as automated and easy to use as those fueled by fossil fuels.
