Commercial Biomass - Fuel Storage Ideas

Chip Boiler, Rotary Agitator – Ground Level – Block Built Fuel Store

Installed inside a simple block built, or existing, room for storing wood chips. The rotating springs in the centre scoop the chips towards a single extraction auger which feeds the boiler. Simple, robust and excellent for good quality wood chips

Chip Boiler, Rotary Agitator – Ground Level – Steel Modular Fuel Store

Boiler installed inside a building and the ful store is external constructed from a steel modular frame. Chip can be tipped in using a tractor bucket or blown in directly.  The rotating springs in the centre scoop the chips towards a single extraction auger which feeds the boiler. Simple, robust and excellent for good quality wood chips

Chip Boiler, Rotary Agitator – Ground Level – Steel Silo Fuel Store

Here the rotary agitator is positioned inside a bespoke steel silo. Additional ‘ring’ sections can be added to increase the capacity.

Chip Boiler, Rotary Agitator – Below Ground Level Fuel Store

This design shows a subterranean bunker, built to prevent water ingress and allows excellent access for tipper vehicles and large walking floor vehicles.

Rotary agitators are suited for storage rooms with a footprint of 3x3m up to 6x6m and up to 6m in height.

Chip Boiler, Push (Walking) Floor Fuel Store

Push floors are extremely robust and long lasting and can handle very large wood chip pieces. The push rams are hydraulically operated and the whole package is very simple to maintain.

The system automatically loads biomass fuel into a conveyor, from where the material is fed into augers or a chain conveyor which moves the biomass fuel to the boiler as needed.

Chip Boiler, Top Loader Fuel Store

This moves on top of the wood chip fuel and scrapes the top layer towards the auger screw/belt conveyor/chain conveyor which transports the chip to the boiler.

This allows for large fuel deliveries from multiple articulated vehicles, cutting down the number of deliveries per annum. It also ensures easy maintenance as the entire mechanism is above the fuel and not buried beneath like all the other options described here, so prior emptying of the fuel store is not necessary.