syNgas to power tissue plaNt New Westminster, BC – Kruger Products Ltd. has selected Nexterra Energy Corp. to supply a biomass gasification system for its tissue mill in New Westminster, BC. The gasification system will convert locally sourced wood residue into synthesis gas (syngas) that will be fired directly in a boiler in place of natural gas. The Kruger installation will produce 40,000 lbs/h of process steam and displace about 445,000 gigajoules of natural gas annually, which is equivalent to the amount of natural gas used to heat 3500 homes in Canada for one year. It will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the plant by more than 22,000 tonnes per year, the equivalent of removing nearly 5500 cars from Canadian roads. slash harvest demo a success Payette National Forest, ID – In August 2008, the U.S. Forest Service provided a well-attended dem- onstration of woody biomass chipping and hauling using newly developed equipment. Their aim is to collect forest residues and thinned trees from haz- ardous fuel reductions for alternative uses. In the past, most slash has been piled and burned at the site, creating environmental concerns. Now, once collected, this material will be burned in highly efficient biomass burners to generate heat and elec- tricity, and in the future may be used in cellulosic ethanol production. Some of the harvested biomass Kruger, Nexterra, and FPInnovations have formed a consortium to build the new system, which will be the first commercial demonstra- tion of Nexterra’s direct-fired gasification solu- tion. The project has received support from Natural Resources Canada, Western Economic Diversification Canada, the British Columbia Innovative Clean Energy Fund, and Ethanol BC. The plant should be completed in late 2009. Komptech USA Inc. 1724 Majestic Drive #104 Lafayette, Colorado 80026 Phone: 720 - 890 - 9090 [email protected] Nexterra’s biomass gasification system at the Kruger mill will be the first of its kind in the pulp and paper industry. Crambo Universal shredder for green waste and wood • High throughputs up to 110 tons/hour • Aggressive feed with 9 feet, 3 inch long, counter-rotating shredding shafts • Low speed shredding produces less fines • Very consistent particle size output Biomass is collected using the roll-off trucking system. will be used in the Fuels for Schools program to heat public schools in the area. The demo showcased a hook-and-lift roll-off trucking system developed by Craig Thomas and the Montana Community Development Corpora- tion, as well as a stinger-steered chip van hauler developed by the U.S. Forest Service San Dimas Technology and Development Center. This new equipment facilitates the removal of previously unused biomass. Standard chip vans are unable to negotiate the rough logging roads. The new systems can move both slash and chipped material and can operate on narrow forest roads. Multistar 3 fraction star screen • High throughput with precise selectivity regardless of material moisture • Simple speed control for fast particle size change • Even the 500 yd3 /hour XXL model is still fully mobile www.komptechusa.com CanadianBIOMASS 9 Photo: Craig Rawlings.
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