Industrial Biomass Fuel Storage Design Ideas

Pellet Boiler, Agri Silo Fuel Store

Designed for storage of free-flowing wood pellets and situated on the same level as the biomass boiler plant room, these low cost agri silos are available in a wide variety of sizes and colours but are arguably best suited, aesthetically, for rural or industrial locations.

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Technical Information
  • Fuel type
  • Wood pellet
  • Fuel store type
  • Agricultural silo, 20-60m3, 30-90T
  • Fuel store location
  • On ground level
  • Fuel delivery vehicle
  • Pellet blower
Technical Information

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.

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Technical Information
  • Fuel type
  • Wood chip, medium quality
  • Fuel store type
  • Concrete 20-120m3, 5-30T, 3x3m to 6x6m footprint, up to 6m deep
  • Fuel store location
  • Below ground level
  • Fuel delivery vehicle
  • Tipper or articulated with walking floor
Technical Information

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.

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Technical Information
  • Fuel type
  • Wood chips. Poor quality, ie high water content and large particle size
  • Fuel store type
  • Concrete base and walls. Typically 150-200m3 storage capacity per Toploader
  • Fuel store location
  • Ground level
  • Fuel delivery vehicle
  • Large tippers or articulated with a walking floor offloader. Push floor can be ‘drive on’
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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.

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Technical Information
  • Fuel type
  • Wood chips. Poor quality, ie high water content and large particle size
  • Fuel store type
  • Concrete base and walls. Typically 150-400m3 storage capacity per Toploader
  • Fuel store location
  • Ground level
  • Fuel delivery vehicle
  • Any type of vehicle but typically large articulated with a walking floor offloader.
Technical Information
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