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Biomass Heating for the North East Combined Heat Char A Technology Solution

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Biomass Heating for the North East Combined Heat Char A Technology Solution

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    1. Biomass Heating for the North East Combined Heat & Char A Technology Solution By Dr Jerry Whitfield Heat NE Conference April 2011

    2. As Petroleum Fuels Become More Expensive …….

    3. Why is “biomass” not responding to this market? Natural Gas is the fuel of choice where available

    4. Why is “biomass” not responding to this market? Natural Gas is the fuel of choice where available High installed cost of pellet central heating systems Combustion systems require highest grade wood pellets Tougher regulations for air emissions Infrastructure needed for fuel delivery, handling, and storage Ash handling (maintenance) “cost of heating” trumps “attraction of renewables”

    5. Combined Heat and Char (CHC) A Great Solution Produces a valuable co-product - Biochar Produces and burns a gas – Low Emissions Uses all grades of biomass – Low Stable Fuel Prices Simple technology – Low Capital Costs Soil application of biochar – Net Carbon Sink

    6. CHC Process Technology

    7. Biochar Research Reactor

    8. Char Produced from Various Biomass Feed Stocks

    9. Why is Biochar so valuable? When added to soils Improves soil fertility Increases plant and crop yields Improves growers bottom line Acts as a carbon sink One day we may choose to give this monetary value

    10. Biochar under the microscope

    11. Pellet Fired Boiler and Biochar System

    12. Residential Scale Pellet Fired Boiler and Biochar System

    13. Highlights of Technology Handles all biomass fuels Clean combustion of all volatiles Low temperatures, no ash “clinkering”

    14. Heat NE Vision 2025 Available Biomass for Fuel

    15. CHC “Value Paradigm” Char yield of 30% and Char Energy of 45% requires Biomass Fuel Usage to increase by 80%, Comb CHC Comb CHC Wood pellets 1 ton 1.8 ton $250 $450 Char@ $400/t 0.54 ton -$216 Net $250/t $234/t Grass pellets 1 ton 1.8 ton $150 $270 Char@ $500/t 0.54 -$270 Net $150/t $0/t

    16. CHC Makes Biomass Energy Competitive

    17. Biomass Fuel Suppliers Challenges & Opportunities Production of lower grade pellets Bulk delivery of pellet fuel and other biomass fuels Collection and resale of biochar Benefits Increased sales of biomass fuels Added value of biochar sales

    18. How do we advance these ideas? An industry-wide regionally coordinated plan Refine CHC technology Develop fuel production and delivery infrastructure to compete with oil Sales, marketing, installation, support of CHC products State and local demonstration and incentive programs Promotion by Industry Associations Private and public investment Everyone here can and should participate

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