Projects

BC Grain Producers Association

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Buick, BC Facility

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Pilot at: Ernest Wiebe

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The project objective is to dry harvested crops (wheat, barley, oat and canola) using the same storage bins at the facility (in-bin drying) using wood pellet in an ultra high efficiency biomass burner (gasification) and air-air heat exchanger as a heat source.

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Direct benefits include:

• Ability to dry efficiently portion of the harvest that need supplemental drying, using renewable energy with a low carbon footprint.

• Reduce the high capital cost on buying expensive grain dryers.

• Control the cost of drying onsite by using low-cost fuel. It is estimated a saving close to 50% by drying onsite compared to drying at delivery facility.

• Implementation of a high efficiency wood pellet burner using biomass gasification technology in conjunction with an air-air heat exchanger.

• Reduce the carbon emission footprint.

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Biomass Gasification Burner capacity= 600,000 kcal/h

Air-Air Heat exchanger= Clean hot air (60-150 Celsius) with a flow of 43,000 m3/h

Fuel consumption= 137 kg/h