Greater use of biomass for power generation is often constrained by the high moisture content of these fuels. As water content increases, heating value drops, hampering the economics of the biomass ...

Grain drying can be a costly exercise for arable farmers and one way to cut fuel costs is by opting for renewable heat with biomass boilers, but what are the potential savings for commercial grain ...

Sometime later this month the city of Columbia will likely begin a test project at the city power plant on Business Loop 70. The test will involve using a biomass product to help produce power. It's ...

Weather conditions during harvest in the Scottish Borders are increasingly unpredictable – the only certainty being that virtually every tonne of grain will need to pass through a dryer. And that’s a ...

Mahir Brothers in Katugastota, in the Matale District, is one of Sri Lanka’s leading exporters of spices, namely nutmeg, pepper, cloves and cocoa. For the past three generations, Mahir Brothers has ...

Mahir Brothers in Katugastota, in the Matale district, is one of Sri Lanka’s leading exporters of spices namely nutmeg, pepper, cloves and cocoa. For the past three generations, Mahir Brothers has ...

It’s no secret that forest product manufacturing depends on kilns and dryers to prepare wood for the market. These critical processes remove moisture, stabilize timber, and improve product quality to ...

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