Nexterra's gasification systems are ideally suited to the forest industry because of their design simplicity, reliability, low emissions and low cost. Nexterra supplies and installs complete turnkey energy systems up to 100 MMBtu/hr of thermal heat (steam, hot water, flue gas) and/or 10 MW of electricity. Our gasification systems operate on wood fuels (bark or whitewood) ranging from 20 - 60% moisture content.
In 2006 Nexterra completed commissioning and start-up of a 38MMBtu/hr thermal gasification system for Tolko Industries' Heffley Creek Division plywood mill near Kamloops, BC, Canada. The system has been running successfully for over five years. Learn more. In 2009, Kruger Products installed a Nexterra biomass gasification system, the first of its kind in the pulp and paper industry, at its tissue paper mill in New Westminster, BC. The system converts locally sourced wood waste into clean burning "syngas" that is fired directly into a boiler, in place of natural gas, to produce 14 MWth/hr of steam. Learn more.
Forest Industry Applications
Pulp Mills
- Direct firing syngas into power boilers and package boilers
- Direct firing syngas into lime kilns
- Indirect firing of flash dryers in CTMP mills using high temperature air-to-air heat exchangers
Sawmills
- Direct firing dry kilns with clean flue gas
- Indirect kiln heating using high temperature air-to-air heat exchanger
- Indirect kiln heating by thermal oil, hot water or steam
Cogeneration
- Up to 10 MW electricity plus thermal
- Steam turbine equipment
Plywood and Veneer
- Direct and indirect firing of veneer dryers
- Capability to incinerate VOC emissions from veneer dryer exhaust
- Heating systems for block conditioning water
- Press and plant heating
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