BIO-ENERGY PROJECT
A lot of people might think, building a Bio-Energy facility is only a question of proper engineering and construction. Canadian and American experience has proven that successful projects are made in the early business development and design stages. We offer a wide range of services related to the design, engineering, construction, management and operation of Bio-Energy Facilities.
SERVICES
Your location and your logistic concept, the availability of organic resources, your agreements with potential suppliers and customers of energy and your potential offset of Greenhouse Gas Credits will make your project the successful one.
Economies of scale and a modular plant design will be key to reach economic viability under current North American market conditions. Our main goal is to work towards a sustainable and economically viable business model for your Bio-Energy facility.
COMBUSTION
Combustion is the burning of a biofuel to produce heat and energy. Biomass can be burned directly or can can be co-fired with an existing fuel, eg, 15% co-fire with biomass in a coal-fired facility. Combustion produces heat steam and electricity.
Combustion already provides over 90% of the energy generated from biomass worldwide.
The main benefits of combustion compared to other thermal conversion technologies, gasification and pyrolysis, is that combustion technologies are commercially available and can be easily integrated with existing infrastructure.
INVESTMENT COSTS
The investment costs for biomass based energy systems varies, depending mainly on the type of technology used, the size and type of energy produced (heat, electricity, liquid biofuels…).
However, the general conclusion could be that due to more complex logistics of biomass handling and still not fully developed market for bioenergy systems, their typical investment costs are higher then those for fossil fuels.
The investment costs for bioenergy power plants can be as low as few hundred US$ per kW for co-firing, and as high as several thousand US$ per kW for other technologies.
The capital cost of building a biomass-fired steam-turbine plant is about $2000-2500 per kW of installed capacity, including a return on the investment, although capital costs are expected to decrease in the future.
The currently high capital cost is a function of small plant size, which also increases operating costs in terms of capacity per employee.
SERVICES
Your location and your logistic concept, the availability of organic resources, your agreements with potential suppliers and customers of energy and your potential offset of Greenhouse Gas Credits will make your project the successful one.
Economies of scale and a modular plant design will be key to reach economic viability under current North American market conditions. Our main goal is to work towards a sustainable and economically viable business model for your Bio-Energy facility.
COMBUSTION
Combustion is the burning of a biofuel to produce heat and energy. Biomass can be burned directly or can can be co-fired with an existing fuel, eg, 15% co-fire with biomass in a coal-fired facility. Combustion produces heat steam and electricity.
Combustion already provides over 90% of the energy generated from biomass worldwide.
The main benefits of combustion compared to other thermal conversion technologies, gasification and pyrolysis, is that combustion technologies are commercially available and can be easily integrated with existing infrastructure.
INVESTMENT COSTS
The investment costs for biomass based energy systems varies, depending mainly on the type of technology used, the size and type of energy produced (heat, electricity, liquid biofuels…).
However, the general conclusion could be that due to more complex logistics of biomass handling and still not fully developed market for bioenergy systems, their typical investment costs are higher then those for fossil fuels.
The investment costs for bioenergy power plants can be as low as few hundred US$ per kW for co-firing, and as high as several thousand US$ per kW for other technologies.
The capital cost of building a biomass-fired steam-turbine plant is about $2000-2500 per kW of installed capacity, including a return on the investment, although capital costs are expected to decrease in the future.
The currently high capital cost is a function of small plant size, which also increases operating costs in terms of capacity per employee.
CONSULTING
We help our customers with our experience and advice during all stages of successfully developing their Bio-Energy facility:
• Feasibility Studies
• Location and Sitting
• Process Design & Layout
• Feedstock Mix
• Transport & Logistic Concept
• Marketing of Products (Electricity, Thermal Energy, GHG-credits, Organic Fertilizer)
• Business Plan
• Permitting Process & Approvals (Local, Environmental, Energy, SRM)
ENGINEERING
Modular and operator friendly design are major principles for our engineering services for all components of your Bio-Energy facility:
• Loading/Unloading
• Pre-Treatment
• Thermal Hydrolysis
• Pre-Storage/Mixing
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Air-cleaning/Bio filter
• Bio gas Cleaning
• Co-Generation/ Heat exchange
• Post-Storage
• Process Control
OPERATION & MANAGEMENT
You van take care of your business, we operate and manage your Bio-Energy facility:
• Start-up
• Long-term Operating Contract (min. 5 years)
• European Operators on Site
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
If we develop, engineer and operate your Bio-Energy facility, we also feel comfortable enough to invest in it with you:
• Acquisition of Equity
• Acquisition of Debt
• Investment Packages in ECB Bio-Energy Projects
We help our customers with our experience and advice during all stages of successfully developing their Bio-Energy facility:
• Feasibility Studies
• Location and Sitting
• Process Design & Layout
• Feedstock Mix
• Transport & Logistic Concept
• Marketing of Products (Electricity, Thermal Energy, GHG-credits, Organic Fertilizer)
• Business Plan
• Permitting Process & Approvals (Local, Environmental, Energy, SRM)
ENGINEERING
Modular and operator friendly design are major principles for our engineering services for all components of your Bio-Energy facility:
• Loading/Unloading
• Pre-Treatment
• Thermal Hydrolysis
• Pre-Storage/Mixing
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Air-cleaning/Bio filter
• Bio gas Cleaning
• Co-Generation/ Heat exchange
• Post-Storage
• Process Control
OPERATION & MANAGEMENT
You van take care of your business, we operate and manage your Bio-Energy facility:
• Start-up
• Long-term Operating Contract (min. 5 years)
• European Operators on Site
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
If we develop, engineer and operate your Bio-Energy facility, we also feel comfortable enough to invest in it with you:
• Acquisition of Equity
• Acquisition of Debt
• Investment Packages in ECB Bio-Energy Projects