It's a farm nursery that grows plants from seeds. They require a lot of heat to maintain different growing temperatures as each plant has different requirements. This system is a lot cheaper than natural gas or oil or any other fuel.
All of that is huge and massive. So isn't it easier to make chips smaller at once instead of making of a difficult machine which will measure and throw away the bigger wood chips?
Correct. The boiler combustion grate will first dry the chips, then burn farther down. They take them with the 30-50% moisture right into the boiler. You can see the steam coming out of the stack. The white is not smoke, but water vapor (steam from the chips).
The fuel looks gnarly... like itll bridge and plug all over. 100 yards in 24? Thats a baby. Still looks like a cush job. Can you tell me what your CO and NOx emmisions are?
Yes, good question. I'm curious to know: What pressure does the boiler operate at? considering that the boiler is so large, does the system include a turbine to generate electricity from the steam? I'm assuming that the nursery is quite large, to justify the cost and size of this boiler. jleidel2220, do you have more info on the nursery itself? Thanks!
This is a hot water boiler. No steam, and no steam turbine. The boiler heat goes into a very large 200,000 gallon hot water storage tank to use when the sun goes down at night & the large, large greenhouse areas call for heating. Here is a link to the Bordine's Nursery page mentioning this hot water boiler: www.bordines.com/goinggreen The boiler is 3MW (hermal, no electric output, only heat).
I'm sure that the electrical load is more than your standard gas boiler, but this project pays back the $1.5M plus investment in just a few short years. The overall cost savings is substantial.... Jim
Great set up thank you for sharing
1:20 brings a whole new meaning to "dump truck". First time I've ever seen one of those dumping its own load.
It's a farm nursery that grows plants from seeds. They require a lot of heat to maintain different growing temperatures as each plant has different requirements. This system is a lot cheaper than natural gas or oil or any other fuel.
All of that is huge and massive. So isn't it easier to make chips smaller at once instead of making of a difficult machine which will measure and throw away the bigger wood chips?
Problems with the EPA? Baxter had a wood boiler and the EPA made the shut it down..
Is this system using green ( not dried) wood chips?
Correct. The boiler combustion grate will first dry the chips, then burn farther down. They take them with the 30-50% moisture right into the boiler. You can see the steam coming out of the stack. The white is not smoke, but water vapor (steam from the chips).
The fuel looks gnarly... like itll bridge and plug all over. 100 yards in 24? Thats a baby. Still looks like a cush job.
Can you tell me what your CO and NOx emmisions are?
Yes, good question.
I'm curious to know:
What pressure does the boiler operate at?
considering that the boiler is so large, does the system include a turbine to generate electricity from the steam?
I'm assuming that the nursery is quite large, to justify the cost and size of this boiler.
jleidel2220, do you have more info on the nursery itself?
Thanks!
Does this have an economizer (return feedwater heater)?
This is a hot water boiler. No steam, and no steam turbine. The boiler heat goes into a very large 200,000 gallon hot water storage tank to use when the sun goes down at night & the large, large greenhouse areas call for heating. Here is a link to the Bordine's Nursery page mentioning this hot water boiler: www.bordines.com/goinggreen The boiler is 3MW (hermal, no electric output, only heat).
what are they heating???
Trailer needs more axles 🤣
I fig if its a 3 MW plant I say less than 0.5 MW is parasitic load, for everything is so small
Belgian made - Vyncke
I'm sure that the electrical load is more than your standard gas boiler, but this project pays back the $1.5M plus investment in just a few short years. The overall cost savings is substantial.... Jim
Use the CO2 in the greenhouse too.