First class biomass - Siempelkamp

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Wood is what Siempelkamp knows best. This fact has endured in the wood-based products industry. Our activities in
the area of biomass power plants are once again proof of this. In this field the Siempelkamp Group demonstrates its
competence. The advantages include a clean and safe energy supply based on a renewable resource and a partner that
is well schooled in the processing of wood.
biomass is regarded as one of mankind’s oldest energy sources.
Wood was the preferred material for heating and cooking
before coal, crude oil, and natural gas were introduced. traditionally,
the representatives of the wood-based products industry are
tapping the full potentials of renewable resources by operating
their plants with biomass. Rightly, because what would be more
obvious than to generate a part of the energy used in plants from
waste that accumulates during board production? bark, wood
waste, and abrasive dust, to name a few examples, are suitable
fuel materials.
When it comes to the energy supply of private households or
companies, an increasing number of decisions are made in favor
of biomass power plants. Rightly, because the benefits for the
environment and society, customer and operator are obvious.
biomass is the world’s most important renewable energy source
providing its users with security of supply. compared to fossil fuels,
wood can be tapped directly from on site sources and secures
operators as well as users a piece of independence from foreign
markets. the security of supply is joined by cost certainty because
the heating costs for a biomass heating system are to a large
extent independent from prices for fossil energy sources.
due to the closed cO 2 circuit, biomass is a climate-friendly energy
source generating no additional greenhouse gases. the burning of
wood only discharges the amount of carbon dioxide (cO 2 ) which
was removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. however,
when fossil fuels are burned, they release all the cO 2 they
have been collecting over millions of years at once.
another advantage: the energy from biomass can be stored and
used when needed and it has a high degree of efficiency. last but
not least the local and regional value creation are benefiting from
biomass. biomass power plants that can be erected close to the
resource are an advantage for the domestic forestry! long transports
and their resulting higher energy demand are omitted.
Wood: home advantage for Siempelkamp!
For many decades the siempelkamp group has been a world market
leader in the wood-based products industry. this position has been
the solid foundation for the Krefeld specialist to become involved in
the area of biomass power plants. “We have put the technology
and machinery for the optimal preparation of biomass made of
Top: Waste wood
Bottom: Green wood
By Ines Veckenstedt
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