Going Green: Air Burners Turning Wood Waste into Electricity

Air Burners, LLC announces he introduction of a portable wood waste burner that produces up to 350 kW of electricity, enough to support more than 30 homes

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Going Green: Air Burners Turning Wood Waste into Electricity

Palm City, FL April 23, 2009 Air Burners, LLC announces he introduction of a portable wood waste burner that produces up to 350 kW of electricity, enough to support more than 30 homes. The machine is based on the companys proven standard wood waste disposal systems that are used worldwide, including by the US National Park Service, Department of Energy, the Military and many state agencies.
The US Forest Service supports the use of the equipment for forest fuels reduction as highlighted in its Tech Tip publication. Millions of trees killed by beetle infestations in the Western US and Canada can now be simply converted into clean energy and quickly disposed of at the same time, thereby avoiding the natural decomposition that would result in the massive release of harmful greenhouse gases. This opens the way for rapid reforestation to replace the lost carbon sink with new trees that once again will transform carbon dioxide into the oxygen we breathe. The electric power can be sold back into the local electric grid at landfills and transfer stations or used to power public buildings and facilities.

What is really exciting, says Brian OConnor, the firms CEO and chief engineer, is the prospect of bringing plenty of electric power deep into the forest where much of the dead tree disposal, logging and forest restoration takes place. This may make it advantageous for companies like Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu or Volvo to expand their Hybrid technologies to rely less on hydrocarbon based fuels and more on clean electricity. With the PowerGen FireBox they now have the means to recharge their batteries on-site from the wood waste that has to be disposed of anyway.

The electricity is generated by a turbo-expander power generator that is integrated into Air Burners standard
firebox and the heat is collected from the thermo-ceramic refractory walls and very efficiently converted into electricity. The largest system PG327 is priced at $695,000 and the smaller Model PG220 at $395,000. No onsite assembly is required.

Air Burners, LLC is a privately held company based in Florida. It has been in the forefront of developing practical and environmentally friendly technologies for the disposal of waste materials. The companys CRADA partnership with the US EPA underscores this commitment. Air Burners, LLC is a GSA Contract Holder.

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Contact: Norbert Fuhrmann
Air Burners, LLC
4390 Cargo Way
Palm City, FL 34990
772-220-7303
Mobile 561-248-9011

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Web Site: http://airburners.com/?gclid=CL3-nK3Yy5oCFQkzawodTTly2Q

Category: Forestry>Biomass Energy

Region: Florida

Ad Running: 5/20/2009-5/20/2011

Ad Posted: 5/20/2009 4:14:09 PM

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