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Skanden biomass heating systems, though common in Europe, are totally
different from anything else available in the US
today. While traditional American systems are
designed around a converted oil boiler, Skanden
units are designed specifically for solid fuels and
the dust, gas flow and variable moisture levels of
solid fuels. Our units are 90-92% efficient,
ultra-low emissions, and easy to maintain. Whereas
glass, lava and slag build up in traditional systems
and must be scraped out weekly; Skanden systems
require minimal maintenance every three months. The
differences are substantial.
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Skanden Biomass Systems
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Traditional Converted-Oil Boiler Systems
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Uses all biomass fuels, including wood,
grains, and animal waste (requires
feeding mechanism modifications)
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Cannot use oil
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Large combustion chamber for proper air flow
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Standing tubes or horizontal tubes cleaned hydraulically
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Fully automatic ash removal system
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Never any slag, lava or glass
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Easy maintenance 4x/year
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92% efficiency (confirmed by independent labs as required by EU regulations)
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Multi-cyclone filtration
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Ultra-low emissions (confirmed by independent labs as required by EU
regulations)
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Can only be fueled with one type of
biomass (i.e., pellets or chips or corn,
not all three)
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Can use oil (requires feeding mechanism
modifications)
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Small combustion chamber and reduced air
circulation
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Horizontal tubing cleaned with
compressed air
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No automatic ash removal
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Slag, lava and glass are formed and must
be removed weekly
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High weekly maintenance
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75-85% efficiency (as reported by
manufacturer)
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No filtration
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High emissions (cannot be sold in most
countries)
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Skanden outsources manufacturing to cutting
edge Scandinavian companies that specialize
in biomass R&D and have biomass heating
equipment that has been running smoothly for
over 20 years old.
In Europe, a stronger focus on the
environment, restrictive emission
regulations, and adoption of Kyoto
protocols, forced investment in renewable
energy R&D. In Scandinavia, R&D has focused
on thermal biomass. 40-50% of all facilities
in Scandinavia are now heated with biomass
fuels.
Skanden manufacturers collaborate with
universities and top academic institutions
on emissions reduction and efficiency
improvement. They have research labs, which
are shared with local universities and
partially funded by the government. This
type of government/industry collaboration
has resulted in tremendous innovation,
enabling us to have the best equipment in
the world. Independent lab results confirm
this. Our systems have been proven, in
independent lab testing, to have the lowest
emissions and highest efficiency, over low
and high loads, of any biomass heating
system in the world They are also the easy
to maintain. Everything, from the feeding
system to the ash removal, is fully
automatic. Our systems come with a 2 year
manufacturer's warranty.
- Skanden MultiFuel Systems (100kW -
5MW)
- Skanden MultiFuel Minis (20 - 60kW)
- Skanden Residential Pellet Systems
(12kW and 22kW)
- Skanden Boilerhouse
Skanden Energy can supply modular
buildings to house both heating
equipment and fuel (chips, pellets,
briquettes, etc.) Building facades can
be designed to match existing
architecture.
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