In Sweden, Solör Bioenergy Group, a leading player in renewable energy based on wood fuels, has completed the construction of a new briquette storage facility in Floby adjacent to a district heating plant operated by Solör Bioenergy. With a capacity of 1,600 tonnes, the storage facility plays an important function in securing the availability of biofuel and thus also secure delivery of district heating to customers.
The Floby biomass-fired heat plant supplies approximately 11,000 MWh of district heating annually to villas, apartment buildings, and industries in Floby. The plant uses wood briquettes as the primary fuel and the ash is returned to the forest.
The fuel is sourced from the local wood industry and the district heating is eco-labeled “Bra miljöval” by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC).
The new briquette storage facility can hold around 1,600 tonnes of briquettes which is sufficient to secure supply to the heat plant should problems with transport or other unpredictable events occur.
The investment in a separate storage warehouse for briquettes is very important to ensure the availability of fuel all year round. Storing biofuel, gives us the security of being able to deliver district heating even when the availability of fuel is less during the winter months, said Nicklas Eld, Regional Manager at Solör Bioenergi Väst.
