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MESSERSMITH MANUFACTURING, INC.
Design, Fabrication & Installation of State-of-the-Art Industrial Biomass
Boiler Systems
Gailyn and Valerie MessersmithBark River, Michigan
A LITTLE ABOUT US…
• Located in Bark River, Michigan • Incorporated in 1982• Over 100 systems installed - Alaska to Maine• Typical application found in hospitals,
schools, as well as wood and lumber processing
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ADVANTAGES OF BIOMASS FUELS
• Renewable and Sustainable• Locally
available• Carbon Neutral• Fewer
Emissions• Lower Cost
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System Example
LOCAL MESSERSMITH SYSTEMS
• Wetterau Wood Products – Antigo, WI• Canopy Gardens – Antigo, WI• Reedsburg Hardwoods – Reedsburg, WI• Goeman’s Wood Products – Hartford, WI• Stetson Hardwoods – Stetsonville, WI• Krueger Lumber – Valders, WI
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Woo
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Heatin
g Oil
Natur
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Woo
d Pe
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3x
2x 2x
Fuel Source Costs Compared to Wood
ChipsFuel Sources
(times the amounts of wood chips)
COST SAVINGS
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2006-07 Heating Season
Facility
Building Sq.
Ft.
MonthPerSeason
ChipsTons
% of Net
BTUs from Wood
100% Fossil Fuel Costs
Actual Fuel
Costs w/
Wood
Estimated
Savings
Percent
Savings
Output
mmBTU
Brattleboro Union
HS
390,000 6 1602 84% $248,753
$92,680 $156,073 63% 8.5
Hanover HS
187,000 6 816 82% $109,960
$47,038 $62,922 57% 5.0
Richmond
Middle School
107,000 6 377 92% $45,290 $6,009 $29,281 65% 3.0
Westmin-ster Center School
52,000 8 246 91% $36,826 $13,091 $23,735 64% 2.0
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
• Fuel –What fuel is locally available?–What is the cost and how will it be
transported?• Site Location–What location is near the existing boiler
room?– Has sufficient space for new equipment?– Has access to roads that can handle large
trucks?
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QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
• Buildings–What type and size structure is needed
to house the system?• Personnel–Who will operate and maintain the
system and what will it cost?• Pre-feasibility– Can potential cost savings offset the
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KRUEGER LUMBER
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KRUEGER LUMBER
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• If Krueger Lumber used #2 Heating Oil for the Heating Season to produce same output as on wood chips…
• Would need: 61,892 gallons of #2 heating oil
61,892 gallons x $2.97/gal = $183,819 fuel cost
KRUEGER LUMBER
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• If Krueger Lumber used Wood Chips for the Heating Season to produce same output as on heating oil…
• Value of wood chips burned was $31,000
$183,819 heating oil
$31,000 wood chips
$152,819 Net fuel cost savings!!
KRUEGER LUMBER
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• Additional costs with Boiler System: • Routine Maintenance – clean out ash -
$4,500• Repairs - $4,474.64
• After wood chips, maintenance and repairs still resulting in a cost savings of $143,844.36!
KRUEGER LUMBER
According to Larry Krueger, “Burning wood waste makes a lot of
environmental sense. Burning fossil fuel takes carbon out of the ground and into the atmosphere. With wood, you take the ash from burning, bury it, and put carbon back into the earth. Plus, the fuel source, growing trees, remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It’s a win, win.”
KRUEGER LUMBER
Fuel Storage
Fuel Augers
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Fuel Handling System
KRUEGER LUMBER
Boiler and Combustor
Controls
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KRUEGER LUMBER
Breeching to Cyclone Cyclone
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Fuel Handling System
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Thank you!
Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc.
Gailyn and Valerie Messersmithwww.burnchips.com
906.466.9010