A quick investigation of figures will quickly explain the great efficiency of wood pellets, (Source Balcas 2005). And remember that these pellets are made from sawdust and wood chippings - waste materials. Clearly from the viewpoints of price, waste by-products and the environment, Wood pellets are by far the very best solution for your pocket AND the environment. Pellets offer a genuine WIN-WIN solution for you, your family and the planet...

These wood pellets can me delivered manually or via automated silos to you your heating system. Pellet delivery options include remote temperature control, remote burner ignition, and a wide selection of wood pellet storage bin sizes. Wood pellets automatically de-ash almost all ash through the burner - the very little left can be used as a high-grade garden fertilizer.
Q Mac offer you wood pellet storage solutions to suit you needs that are more than efficient - they are investments!

The ecological advantages of wood pellets

Wood pellets are considered CO2-neutral. Only as much Carbon dioxide is set free as the tree consumes during its growth cycle. Also, less energy is consumed in the process of making Wood pellets, included transportation, than with conventional fuels such as oil or gas.

Wood pellets help to avoid an increase of the greenhouse effect and thereby protect nature.

Burning Wood pellets also reduces the output of NOx that is held responsible for acid rain. The environment benefits.

Wood pellets are safe to handle and can be transported without a problem. Hazards, leakages or accidents that happen at the drilling, refining or transporting oil or gas (with tankers, pipelines) are impossible with wood pellets.

The sustainable forestry in ones own country is supported because native resources are processed. In Europe as a whole the forest cover is growing at the rate of the size of Cyprus each year.

Wood pellets are produced by local companies. So they are independent from the world markets of oil and gas.

Local communities are supported as regional and employment is increased and secured.

Following today’s scientific reports, the rise of temperature caused by men rooted in the burning of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. The related emission of CO2 together with other greenhouse gases CO2 absorbs sun light and reduces the reflection of warmth to space. This effect is comparable to that one in a greenhouse - so it was named greenhouse effect.

You can help reducing this greenhouse effect by burning as little fossil fuels like oil or gas as possible. Heating with wood pellets does not increase the CO2 amount in the atmosphere. At burning, pellets only set free the amount of CO2 the tree absorbed in its growth cycle. It is not important whether wood burns or rots. The amount of CO2 is in both cases the same.

Wood Pellet storage and distribution systems
Representing SILOBAU STEINECKE GMBH

For fully automatic operation, a silo, fed directly to the boiler will be required. In the first instance we are providing a simple solution for direct auger feed from the silo into the boiler. A solution to allow feeding from a remote silo up to 20 m away from the boiler is nearing completion.

Home boilers may burn 3-10 tonnes annually (1.5 to 3 tanks of oil). A minimum 3.7 tonne silo has been selected as a sensible choice to hold pellets delivered in bulk as a 3 tonne delivery is the minimum amount delivered to allow for the best price of 150 Euro/Ton. Sizes go up from this to match the boiler output.

Filling by bulk truck will therefore be done once or twice yearly depending on the size we can accommodate. Custom sizes are easily made from 1.6 to 25 tonnes. The standard UV Silos are the least expensive option and can be easily installed inside a building, shed, garage, or basement where space permits. The 3.7 tonne standard model is 2.3m x 2.3m wide and 2.4m tall for the frame. Space should also be allowed for the filling tube – an extra 20cm, but this tube can be fitted into the space of the joists if possible. As an option the silo can be made taller and go up into the cavity of the roof, allowing a reduced footprint of 1.65m x 1.65m width by 3.2m tall to the steel structure. (Extra for filling tube). This allows for more usable ground space, and the un-used in the loft area can be used as well. All silos will now come with a 4” filling tube as standard. The bulk truck will connect with this and deliver the pellets with are exhaustion into the silo. The air from this process is exhausted out through the fabric.

ABOUT THE SILO

The silos are made of a breathable membrane (KISA 80) fabric which is much like aircraft seatbelt material. This sack is suspended in a steel frame, the pellets fall to a central point from an angle of 50 degrees (to prevent bridging) into a pot at which point they are augured up to a drop point above the boiler. These silos are made by Silobau Sleinecke in Germany who, having made over 50,000 silos for the storage of non liquid flowables, and are considered the experts in this area. These silos have the following advantages:-

-Condensation is prevented with a breathable membrane that covers the entire silo
-All the pellets fall to one pick-up point so that older pellets are used first avoiding dust and clogging
-The pressure of pellets on the auger screw is minimized by the shape of the sack which takes the pressure instead, lessening the wear on the auger motor.
-All dust associated with the pellets is contained in the silo and not into the immediate environment – an important consideration when inside.
-The material has low electrical resistance is flame retardant and mechanically strong. It will last for fifteen years in direct sunlight – far longer if inside.
-The steel structure specifications have been double load tested in Ireland
-The silo can be easily checked for quality, emptied and cleaned. It comes with an inspection port in which pellets can be viewed or filled by bag, and has an option whereby pellets can be emptied by manual extraction thus avoiding expensive bag purchases.
-The steel receiving tubes are reverse welded, slow (200mm) curves that allow the pellets to flow into the centre of the silo without damage.

These silos are guaranteed for 10 years, but will last many more years as experience has shown.

Q Mac 3.7 tonne max Wood Pellet garage silo Stores fuel in wooden pellet form suitable for automatic feed directly into burner cleaner, cheaper & no extra co2 emissions This silo is for indoor use however can be housed in a shed.	6 Tonne Barrow Suitable for wood pellets (click to download PDF Brochure)

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