German engineering company Spanner Re2 GmbH reports that its small gasifier based biomass CHP plants “are proving to be a huge sales success in the UK”, in diverse applications. Spanner says its biomass CHPs are heat-led, with the plant’s output being 1/3 electrical and 2/3 thermal power. This addresses the needs of businesses that require heat, eg for livestock breeding, pelleting or drying, swimming pools, “wellness areas”, and heating networks.
Biomass CHP in the UK benefits from the ROC (Renewable Obligation Certificates) regime, valid until March 2017, and the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
Thanks to their modular design Spanner Re2 plants are delivered within eight to twelve weeks upon placement of the order, the company says, enabling start of operation in just two to three months after order placement.
The patented gasification process employed in the Spanner Re2 biomass CHPs produces clean and condensate-free syngas and ensures continuous gas production.
In their power range, says Spanner, its biomass CHP plants have “clear advantages” over other technologies such as steam turbine based systems or ORC (organic Rankine cycle) based plants – especially “when it comes to investment cost, efficiency, overall profitability, and implementation speed.” The Spanner Re2 biomass CHP units come in two sizes: 30 kWe/73 kWt; and 45 kWe/108 kWt.
The company has “sold over 550 biomass CHPs worldwide and 2016 will be another record year”, according to Thomas Bleul, managing partner at Spanner Re2. “Our UK market is growing exponentially as more and more farm and forestry businesses are realising how a Biomass CHP can make them independent of fluctuating energy prices and give them ultimate power autonomy and reliability while at the same time earning them real money.”
