ElectraTherm Inc, a US developer and manufacturer of distributed, waste heat to power generation using Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology has announced that it has shipped a Power+ Generator 4400 to Maryland, where it will utilize waste heat to generate electricity. This is the first application of its kind to cleanly burn chicken manure to generate clean energy.
According to a statement, the site will use a combination of waste biomass and combined heat and power (CHP) technology to generate clean energy and offset site power loads. The delivery is one of eight Power+ Generators commissioned in 2017 to date and represents the first of four (three in the UK and one in the US) machines commissioned for BHSL, a company specialised in the combustion of manure, in 2017.
ElectraTherm utilizes Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) and proprietary technologies to generate power from low-temperature heat ranging from 170 – 252°F (≈ 77 – 122°C). At the Maryland site, chicken manure is burned to fire a fluidized bed combustion system producing useful thermal heat.
The addition of the Power+ allows the site to act as a CHP system, producing both heat and power. The heat fuels the Power+ Generator to generate clean electricity that will offset onsite power consumption at the farm, and excess heat is also used to heat chicken coops.
