New Zealand sawmill exploring geothermal option for steam and power
Sawmill of Red Stag Timber at Rotorua, New Zealand (source: ViViDlY)
Alexander Richter
7 Eki 2010
New Zealand based Red Stag Timber, with sawmill operations at Rotorua, is exploring the idea to use local geothermal resources to replace wood waste combustion as source for steam and electricity for the plant.
In an article in The Daily Post (Roturua, New Zealand, author Julie Taylor) it is reported that the largest sawmill in new Zealand is exploring the option of using geothermal steam for power generation.
The timber company Red Stag Timber explores the use of “local geothermal resources to replace wood waste combustion as a source of steam and electricity for the plant.”, so the article.
As in many other industrial applications that need a lot of heat, timber drying is a very energy intensive step in the processes of the sawmill. Burning waste wood products for creating the heat to dry the wood is not that environmentally friendly.
Geothermal energy could provide the necessary heat for drying and electricity for the operation of the plant, so the article.
For the full article see link below.
Source: The Daily Post
