About Biomass

Harvest the future!

Biomass is any organic material from living organisms. Plants and trees capture energy from the sun and store it as biomass. Biomass can be used as raw material for industries or energy producers.

Biomass from forest and agricultural land is a renewable and sustainable feedstock for clean energy production in the future. This biomass can be harvested concurrently with management of green areas such as under power transmission lines, along the roadside, and on abandoned farmland (for site restoration).

In natural environments, such as forests and brushlands, biomass is harvested to restore wildlife habitats, reduce wildfire hazard, and minimize the use of herbicides.

Biomass can come from the dedicated cultivation of various tree species called short rotation woody crops, such as willow, hybrid poplar, and many others.

A logical decision!

• Low capital cost - The BioBaler is an affordable solution to cut, collect, and compact biomass in a friendly package.
• Small dimension machine - The BioBaler can be transported from one field to another without special regulations.
• Cost efficiency of bale transportation - Round bales produced by the BioBaler, can be stacked on a 53' (16.15m) long conventional trailer. Around 40 bales can be transported per load.
• Handling bales with conventional equipment - You don’t need to spend money on extra equipment, bales can be handled with standard equipment.
• Easy storage - Round bales can be stored in the field, or at the power plant location by stacking them.
• Bales dry naturally - Round bales produced by our BioBaler system allow the air to pass through the heart of the bale. This will allow the bale to dry naturally, without extra cost. From the harvest, 8 weeks of warm weather is needed to decrease the moisture content from 50-55% to 20-25%.
• Versatile machine - The BioBaler can be used to harvest biomass in natural forests, under power lines, short rotation crops, etc...
• Cost efficiency of transporting bales.

An innovative solution!

A lot of application!

The Biobaler can harvest biomass almost everywhere;

Harvest biomass in short rotation crop of Willow
Harvesting biomass in short rotation crop such as hybrid poplar
Collecting brush from the ground
Harvesting biomass under power lines
Harvesting biomass along the road
Harvesting biomass between rows of plantation	Before Harvesting with the BioBaler	After harvesting with the BioBaler
Harvesting biomass within natural forests

A compact round bale!

The BioBaler produces a round, compact bale that is easy to handle and transport.

Each bale weighs around 500-600 KG (1000-1200 lbs).

Easy to handle, and transport to where ever you want!

From the middle of the field to the road.

Bales can be picked up by an "Anderson self-loading bale carrier TRB-1400". This bale carrier will collect the bales into the field, and drop the bales along the road or in the field.

Once all the bales are close to the road, you can handle them with an "Anderson bale grabber" and stack them for storage purposes, or load them onto a flat bed truck 53' (16.15m) long.

From the road to the power plant

Once bales are dry, they can be picked up from the field, and sent to the power plant to be ground or burned.
A regular 53' (16.15m) flat bed truck can contain about 40 round bales per load.

Round bales will dry naturally from 50-55% to 20-25% moisture content

One big advantage of harvesting biomass in a round bale shape is the ease of stacking bales.

Within 8 weeks of warm weather, moisture content will decrease naturally.

There are many solutions, depending the purpose!

Burning round bale as it is.

Several boilers on the market are capable of receiving round bales.

Boiler able to receive a complete round bale

An "Anderson bale splitter" can be used to separate the bale in half.  Once separate, the bales fall in small chips approximately 10 inches (25.4 cm) in size. This operation must be completed over the conveyor of the horizontal grinder.

Bales can be ground directly into a tub grinder.

Maybe you...

Biomass is used for many applications, but these uses can be divided into 3 categories:

Energy from burned biomass:

• Electricity power plant (renewable energy, alternative to coal and oil)
• Municipal & Government buildings that use biomass for heating
• Cogeneration power plant
• Industries that need a heat source in their production processes
• Individuals (who own a furnace to heat their house or other buildings)

Using biomass as a component of a finished product:

• Manufacturers of wood pellet (for heating)
• Other wood-derived products:
  MDF moldings
  Press wood panels
  Etc…

Harvesting biomass for other economic reasons:

• Forestry organizations (to reduce risk of fire)
• Owners of all types of plantations (to clean the plantation before cutting it)

Biobaler operating costs and performance in Natural Forest vs in Short Rotation Woody Crop Willow Plantation.

* The analysis includes the following costs:

• 180 HP Tractor
• Biobaler
• Wages
• Tractor with self-loading trailer to transport the bales
• Fuel cost
• Repair & maintenance
• Transportation to a facility within a distance of 15 miles (25km)
• Miscellaneous additional factors

Performance and Operating Cost of Biobaler vs Forage Harvester in Short Rotation Woody Crop

Coming soon.