Sicilia 01

Plant:

1 x ZE-175-LT Low-Temperature Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Module, nominal output 175 kWe

Nominal output:

175kWe

Application:

Power generation from biomass (wood scraps from production of wooden horticultural trays and crates)

Location:

Sicily

Manager:

Private Italian firm

Gallery

An aerial overview of the installation site

The ZE-175-LT skid being tested before shipping

The skid being loaded on the truck for shipping to Sicily

A general view of the client's wide loading area

Part of the warehouse. The client is a leader firm in the production of agricultural packaging

Part of the production line. Only quality, untreated virgin wood is used.

The wooden scraps destined to become fuel for the boiler.

The chipping machine that reduces the scraps in small, fast-burning wooden chips

Wood chips being taken for loading in the boiler's fuel hopper

The building which hosts the ORC module. Behind, a glimpse of cooling tower and chimney.

A detail of the ORC building. The ORC skid may be glimpsed through the open door

The ZE-175-LT ORC module, seen from the right side.

The ZE-175-LT ORC module skid, seen from the left side

The 1300-kWT movable grate boiler, fueled by wooden chips

R to L: boiler, dust trap and and flue gas treatment system

The dust trap. Wood burns cleanly, requiring only minimal flue gas treatment.

The wood chips loading screw which brings fuel to the boiler

The cooling tower which dissipates excess heat from the ORC condensation stage