Title:
Conversion of the District Heating System of a Small Village from Fossil Fuels to Biomass
Author(s):
Póliska, C., Szűcs, I., Koós, T., Erdélyi, J.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Most of the settlements in Hungary had connected to the natural gas¬pipeline during the 90's. In the studied settlement, the solid fired boilers supplied the heating system of municipal buildings were put out of operation and replaced by gas fired equipment. The cost of gas firing has been increasing a lot, so the local government couldn't afford it, therefore they do not operate the new boilers any longer. The old boilers started to work again, but they have to buy poor quality lignite in order to supply the fuel needs. Reviewing the heating system is important and required. Besides improving efficiency, our goal is to use biomass instead of coal as a fuel in boilers. By selecting the appropriate heat supply for small settlements one can achieve multiple strategic goals (reduce import dependence, protect the climate, boost the region's economy, etc.). In this project the biomass available at a particular settlement were examined and used as a woodchip and logs. The fuel source should be harvested or gathered mainly from within the village and/or its surroundings.
Keywords:
biomass, boiler, energy crops, short rotation forestry (SRF), wood chips, renewable energies
Topic:
R&D on Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Electricity and Chemicals
Subtopic:
Solid biofuel combustion for small and medium scale applications
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2CV.4.16
Pages:
1299 - 1304
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-2CV.4.16
Price:
FREE
