FLUE GAS CLEANING FOR BIOMASS ENERGY PLANTS For the separation of particulate matter, centrifugal separators for pre-separation and dry electrostatic precipitators for final cleaning represent the best available technology. Take advantage of our single source system solutions. • Single and multi-fi eld ESPs • Energy Recovery & Cleaning Systems (ERCS) • Fabric Filters in combination with Dry Sorption Processes Our extensive industry experience ensures the most reliable design and economical operation. Scheuch Inc. 531 Admiral Drive, Suite 200 London, Ontario, N5V 4L6, Canada Phone: 519 951-7700 I Fax: 519 951-7711 offi [email protected] www.scheuch.ca lEFT: Attendees and speakers included Jean-François Côté, from Consultants Forestiers dGR; Jean desrosiers, from Écocentre Valbio; and Renaud Savard, president of the consulting firm Gestion conseils PMI. ABOVE: Attendees included Raynald Pouliot, from Groupement forestier de Bellechasse (left), and Gaétan deschesnes, from the Syndicat des propriétaires forest-iers de la région de Québec (right). This 118,403-square-foot hospital, located in eastern Quebec, is heated by two biomass boil-ers of 800 and 500 kW . For biomass, softwood tree crowns that are not harvested and sold are taken from a forest management unit located between Matane and the New Brunswick border, through an agree-ment with the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and the Cooperative forestière de la Matapedia. This amounts to a volume of 10,300 tonnes/year. A Morbark chipper mounted with a Serco 270 loader is the only equipment used to process the biomass. The biomass is then transported to a warehouse located 32 km from the hospital and stored to reduce moisture levels. The Cooperative’s management learned this process during a trip to see biomass use in Finland. It is a great success story for Sa-vard, who adds that other projects for public buildings in eastern Quebec may begin in the coming years. • Canadian BIOMASS 11
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