Material Handling Systems

Department of Energy Savannah River Facility

Engineering for 20MW Biomass Plant

Owner:  Ameresco Federal SolutionsAmeresco Material Handling

Project Location:  Aiken, South Carolina

Project Completion:  December 2011

Project Description:

The project includes installation of two bubbling fluidized bed boilers and a nominal 20MW steam turbine generator.  ESI designed and procured the material handling systems.  The receiving system is designed to receive, screen and size, and stack out up to 200 tons/ hour of biomass.  The reclaim system will provide 80 tons/ hour of biomass to the two boilers.

The material handling system consists of:

  • Two Truck ScalesAmeresco - Truck Tipper
  • Two Truck Dumps with Receiving Hoppers
  • One Emergency Reclaimer
  • Metal Removal
  • Conveyors
  • Hole and Disc Screen
  • Fuel Stackout & Storage
  • Reclaimers
  • Fuel Metering