FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
The most frequently asked questions are posted here. If your question is not answered here, please contact us.
What electrical output of the Unit?
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The Unit is available in a 100kW/hr, 200kW/hr or 300kW/hr configurations .
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The Unit produces electricity, Co-Generation, and thermal energy (hot air).
What are the emissions of the Unit?
What fuel works best in the Unit?
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The Unit works best with wood and wood based products such as sawdust, chips and pellets.
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The more dense the fuel the more efficiently the Unit operates
What fuels work with the Unit?
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The Unit works with a wide variety of biomass, including crop waste.
- Wood waste (debris; wooden pallets)
- Trees, brush, invader bush, saw-grass, weeds
- Sawdust, cardboard, paper & pulp, discarded fruits/vegetables
- Most types of crop waste including corn cobs and husks
- Sugar cane bagasse
- Almond, coconut, nutmeg, peanut and walnut shells; olive pits, pulp, skins and tree trimmings
- Grape skins, pulp, pits and vine trimmings.animal manure and certain types of commercial and municipal waste (May require a mixture of fuels such as wood chips, sawdust, etc.)
What is the size and weight of the Unit?
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The Unit is comprised of four modules which weigh, in total, about 80,000 lbs (40 tons).
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The Unit is 16 feet wide and 40 feet long.
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The Unit is easily transportable because it is modular.
How much fuel does the Unit require?
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Depending upon the fuel's density and moisture content, the Unit requires between 500-850 pounds of fuel per hour.
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The Unit is equipped with a fuel hopper that holds
approximately 5 tons of fuel and must be refilled approximately two
times per 24 period.
What are the uses of the unit's Co-Generation and Thermal Energy?
- Refrigeration
- Air conditioning
- Cooling
- Heating
- Water purification, distillation and desalination
- Drying, bonding
- Pre-drying excessively wet fuels