Ross Home and Hospital
Replacement of LPG heating with wood chip fuelled heating.
Description of facility:
The new wood chip boiler is a 300kW Pyrot 300 round combustion chamber with moving grate system, made by the KOB Viessmann Group. The maximum boiler temperature is 95oC with a continuous heat output of 270kW.
The boiler provides hot water via the low temperature hot water (LTHW) primary circuit to the accumulator tank.
The heat from the 2000L custom-made accumulator tank is transferred to the domestic hot water calorifiers via LTHW pipe work. A heat meter measures the energy usage, and Spark Energy was able to use the existing pipe work and
radiators from the LPG system.
The wood chip fuel is supplied by H A Foote Haulage.
Facility type:
Heat
Application:
Hotel/Rest Home/Accommodation
Technology type:
Conventional Combustion
Fuel/Feedstock:
Wood Fuel
Primary Output:
Heat
Size:
Medium
Co-generation:
No
Address:
360 North Road, North East Valley, Dunedin 9010, New Zealand
Region:
Lower South Island
Geo Location:
Further information:
Description:
A change for the better at Ross Home & Hospital - converting from LPG to wood chip
Link to webpage:
http://www.bioenergy.org.nz/resource/case-study-ross-home-hospital-converting-from-lpg-wood-chip-dunedin-nz
Link title to display:
Spark Energy case study