Projects - Production of fuels from biomass

FINANCIAL MECHANISM OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA 2009-2014
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND ENERGY

PROGRAMME BG04 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

GRANT SCHEME: BG04-03-04
PRODUCTION OF FUELS FROM BIOMASS

„Program  BG04 " Energy efficiency and renewable energy " on the financial mechanism of the European Economic Area  ( FM of EEA) 2009-2014 will contribute in long term  to: 

• Reduction of emissions of greenhouse  gases and air polution – up to 35 000 tn СО2.
• Liberalisation of Bulgarian energy market, integration of RES in the market, based on the Nordic model.

Set objectives will be achieved with a range of measures targeted to improvement of energy efficiency such as:

• Replacement of  heating installations  and  changing the fuels;
• Increased use of renewable energy sources (RES)  for heat generation ( heat pumps, biomass, solar and geothermal energy )
• Production of fuels for heating from biomass  for instance pellets

In 2015 “Inter Machinex” Ltd   has won a project on Program BG04 " Energy efficiency and renewable energy " – FM of EEA 2009-2014 in the part Production of fuels from biomass –pellets.

Program Operator :  Ministry of Economics , Energy and Tourism  ( now Ministry of Economics and Energy - MEE).

Donor program Partner: Norvegian Water and Energy  Directorate (NVE) of  Norvegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

Direct Partner : Norwegian Forestry Group
Project partner of “InterMachinex” Ltd,  Norwegian Forestry Group is a company with proven capacity in activities related to forests’ protection. The company has experience in public and private sectors. It has successfully implemented projects in their area of competence in countries of Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America

With decision of the BG04 Programme Operator referring project proposal with ref.Nr: BG04-03-04-017 was signed a contract with subject “ Investment in an installation for increasing of production capacity and improving the quality in production of pellets  from wood waste” as per which was  awarded grant, aiming 100% increase of production capacity and efficiency of the plant, and substantial improvement of pellets produced from wood waste.

For project implementation the partners formed management teams ensuring that planning, monitoring and implementation of all project activities will be carried out in a transparent and feedback between team members, which will help ensure the efficiency of project activities and sought results.

The major project activity is purchasing, delivery and commissioning of an installation for increasing of production capacity which includes two systems:

1. Basic facility  for providing increase and improvement of capacity in manufacturing pellets with delivery and commissioning of following machines with deadline for execution until December 8th, 2015 :

• Bark peeling machine
• Chipper
• Rubber conveyer belt
• Sieve shaker
• Preheating oven
• Maze accelerators
• Duct + cyclone
• High pressure fan
• Storage hopper
• Fork Lift Truck

2. Additional supporting equipment for automation of packing of produced pellets and  auxiliary  units with deadline for execution until December 31st, 2015 :

• Stretch packing machine and sticking machine.
• Hydraulic log clamping unit
• Fork Lift Truck

Currently the project is running at full power  with delivery and commissioning of most of required machines and units

Project completion is planned towards February 2016

The present site as per programemm e BG04 provisions  has to issue regualarly actual information on implementation of  the project activities supported with pictures.