Whether it's liquid or electric fuel, it can be challenging to keep construction equipment fueled when working in distant, off-grid areas. However, Air Burners' brand-new, innovative BioCharger is going to make that task a lot simpler.
"You might be working for the power company, but that doesn't mean you have power," is a proverb in the construction industry. And there's really nowhere to plug in your electric equipment when you're supposed to be felling trees, blazing pathways, and physically laying the groundwork for future infrastructure and energy system growth. And now for the BioCharger.
The BioCharger is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce, Volvo CE, and Air Burners that burns garbage and wood in a closed-loop system using "air curtain technology." After that, the heat is transformed into electrical energy and kept in a Battery Storage Module, or BSM, that is attached. Afterwards, battery-electric cars, construction machinery, and portable power tools may all be charged using that energy on the job site.
particularly if the work location is located far into the forest.
According to Brian O'Connor, president of Air Burners, "while electric machinery becomes increasingly popular in the fight against climate change, when it comes to forest management, we must have practical solutions for charging electric machinery away from traditional power sources." "That solution is provided... in an economical and environmentally responsible manner by the Air Burners BioCharger."
According to Air Burners, there are over 70 million tons of wood waste collected each year in the US alone. However, over half of that garbage is burned openly or decomposes, releasing greenhouse gases and particulate matter into the sky. As opposed to open burning, the business asserts that their "closed-loop system" greatly minimizes greenhouse gas emissions and dangerous particulate matter.
Naturally, it also produces usable power from what would otherwise be "waste heat." Furthermore, Air Burners received assistance from Rolls-Royce (the power production firm, not the BMW-owned vehicle brand of the same name) in creating the 450-kWh EV charging station that is housed within the BioCharger.
According to Rolls-Royce Solutions America sales director Kevin McKinney, "the BioCharger is a unique application for our mtu EnergyPack battery energy storage system that I think just shows just how versatile energy storage can be." "Our goals to support our customers with innovative solutions for the transition to clean power generation are perfectly aligned with the BioCharger's ability to reduce emissions and generate energy through responsible handling of vegetative waste."
Prior to the commercial debut of the 23-ton Volvo EC230 Crawler Electric Excavator later this year, The BioCharger is presently in the pilot testing phase with a prototype of that vehicle.
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