The fourteenth edition of Expobiomasa ends in an atmosphere of renewed optimism shared by the exhibitors and the 9.596 visitors who have attended the event organized by the Spanish Biomass Association (AVEBIOM), from May 9 to 11 at the Valladolid Fair.

Javier Diaz, president of AVEBIOM, points out that “The profile of the visitor to Expobiomasa is increasingly specialized, more professional; something that the exhibitors appreciate because it makes it easier for the contacts at the fair to materialize in the form of profitable operations”.

Forest biomass suppliers and promoters of projects to generate thermal energy on an industrial scale have established their first agreements at the fair in these three days and, in the domestic heating sector, confidence has reigned in the recovery, already begun, of sales of stoves and boilers thanks to the gradual return to affordable prices for solid biofuels for consumers.

Good prospects for the pellet market and for heating networks

As a finale to three days of activity, the conference room once again reached capacity in its last two sessions, dedicated to two topics of great importance for the sector: the pellet market in Spain and Europe and the situation of heat networks with biomass in our country.

Manolis Karampinis, responsible for business development at Bioenergy Europe, highlighted that last year bioenergy, including pellets, was the most competitive form of energy in Europe, and also in Spain, despite the increase in production costs that shook the sector and pushed up consumer prices. “We have learned from our mistakes”, has exposed, “And for the next heating season we don't expect prices to rise as sharply as in 2022, as supply chains are getting organized earlier and better.”

The representatives of the most important associations in the country related to biomass -AVEBIOM, APROPELLETS, AEFECC, Bioenergy Cluster of Catalonia y Galician Biomass Cluster- have agreed with Karampinis' analysis and foresee a more balanced campaign between supply and demand in Spain for the coming season, due to easier access to raw material than the previous year and due to the stocks in the hands of users and distributors.

They also harbor the hope that the reduced VAT will be maintained for pellets and convey the need to extend its application to all solid biofuels (such as olive pits or almond shells) and also to combustion equipment and to the renewable heat supplied by ESCOs and heat networks to citizens and industry.

Biomass is the most competitive renewable energy for district heat networks

Veolia, Engie, REBI, DH Ecoenergías and Somacyl and Valladolid City Hall, builders and promoters of the largest biomass heat networks in the country, have participated in the last session, co-organized by AVEBIOM and ADHAC.

 The speakers made it clear: heating networks with renewable energy, and especially those that use biomass as the main source, are a perfect solution to profitably and efficiently decarbonise cities. But its deployment on a large scale and faster than the current one requires a specific regulatory framework, more information to citizens about the economic and environmental advantages, and a greater number of companies technically trained to tackle projects from start to finish.

ADHAC presented its report on heat networks showing that 8 out of 10 work with renewable energy and that 76% of them use biomass.

Expobiomasa 2023 in figures

9.500 professional visitors, 20% more than in 2021

460 exhibiting firms from 34 countries, dedicated to the manufacture of forestry machinery, solid biofuel and pellet industries, manufacturers, distributors and installers of air conditioning systems, promoters of heat networks, engineering, auxiliary industry, energy service companies and groups investment.

The company BERKES (Berkes & Burmeister & Wain Energy - B&B), which participates in Expobiomasa, has announced that it will supply the complete island of biomass boilers for ACCIONA Energy's EXTREMADURA I-LOGROSAN power plant project.

ACCIONA Energy is one of the winners of the third renewable energy auction, which took place on October 25, 2022. The biomass plant to be built will have 49,9 MW and is located in the municipality of Logrosán, in Cáceres.

The uniquely designed three-pass BWE boiler equipped with spreaders and BWE's own water-cooled vibration grate (WCVG) will accommodate woody biomass as well as woody agricultural residues. A net efficiency of over 36% is expected.

Berkes (B&B) is responsible for the design and supply of the island from the charge to the chimney, and will also carry out the supervision of the erection and commissioning.

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The company from Cáceres QUEBINEX, which participated in Expobiomasa 2023, has facilitated a strategic change in energy technology in many bakeries in Extremadura, replacing diesel burners with biomass ones, which the same company designs, builds and installs.

With daily heat needs in the ovens, the savings generated by using biomass instead of diesel in a bakery is between 30 and 60% from the first day. In addition, the excellent behavior of the pellet or the olive stone compared to diesel or gas improves the quality of the breads and baked doughs, since they provide a more gradual heat that facilitates slower and more perfect cooking.

In addition to the bakery sector, the company serves other industries with thermal energy needs with burners of different powers and with other products such as biomass hot air generators, oriented, above all, to the agricultural and livestock market (farms) and for some sawmills.

Quebinex has a range of biomass burners between 20 kW and 3 MW, which can work with different solid biofuels: pellets, olive pits, almond shells, pistachios, peach pits... In addition, equipment over 150 kW They have an automatic cleaning system.

A company that extends beyond national borders.

Javier Martínez Lesmes, commercial director of Quebinex and head of the company's internationalization, explains how it has gained a presence in countries around the world since, in 2018, the company installed the first burners in neighboring Portugal in the agricultural and livestock sectors.

Its entry into France led to an expansion of its production which, since then, includes hot air generators. In 2022 they sold 10 hot air generators with a 200 kW multi-fuel burner, GT 210 BIO. In this country they have a network of partners for optimal after-sales service.

In Kenya, a 300 kW burner has already been installed in the chemical industry and they plan to manufacture twenty more. While in Uruguay and Chile they are placing burners and generators on farms, plantations, dryers, greenhouses and bakeries. At the moment they are finalizing contacts to enter the Brazilian regions of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.

More recently, they have entered Morocco where they have placed 12 biomass burners in as many diesel boilers, which were not used due to the high price of diesel.

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Winner in the Technological Innovation category of the 2023 Innovation Awards

The new Electronic Combustion Control (ECC) from JOTUL GROUP improves its wood stoves to continuously achieve optimal combustion by constantly evaluating combustion and regulating the air supply in a friendly way, with minimal user intervention.

In JOTUL GROUP wood-burning stoves, it regulates the input of primary (ignition), secondary (glass cleaning) and double combustion air, making decisions based on a continuous evaluation of combustion to achieve optimal results in said stoves, guaranteeing high efficiency. and the lowest possible emissions.

The user must only load firewood and light the fire. The JOTUL GROUP ECC informs the user of the ideal moment for subsequent reloading of firewood according to colored LED light codes. The stove also detects the opening of the door thanks to a sensor located on the door. The power consumption of the JOTUL ECC is minimal and allows it to function for 500 hours of service thanks to a USB-C rechargeable battery, without additional power supply. Our technology incorporates several safety measures including a function check of the air control valve before each operating cycle, allows manual operation in the event of running out of battery, and keeps the air valves open in the event of any component failure. to allow the remaining fuel to burn.

In short, this technology allows any user to obtain the best features and the lowest possible emissions from a wood-burning stove, without the need for experience in operating their stove or any other.

Diflux Pellets installation kits allow you to solve installations for the evacuation of combustion products from sealed pellet appliances combining:

• Aesthetics and space optimization of the concentric fireplace
• Quick and easy selection and installation through kit format
• Energy efficiency of the waterproof installation

Interview conducted at Expobiomasa 2023

With the modular range of two concentric walls Diflux Pellets, it is possible to combine in a single chimney, optimizing cost and space, the evacuation of combustion products and the supply of air to sealed pellet stoves and boilers. These devices, unlike the conventional atmospheric ones that take air for combustion from the room in which they are located, take it from outside, thus avoiding the need to renew the air in the room and the consequent loss of heat , achieving a more energy efficient installation.

The Diflux Pellets range has a wide variety of installation kits that allow to solve, quickly and easily, chimney installations for combustion products of sealed pellet appliances, facilitating the selection of the necessary chimney and optimizing space and cost through the kit format.

The kits include the necessary parts to cover all the possible chimney configurations that we can find:

• Smoke outlets positioned both at the rear and at the top of the appliance.
• Possibility of connecting to a pipe, accessing both through the ceiling and through the wall at different heights.
• For stoves and boilers for both condensation and dry operation.
• Specific kits for terminals.
• Kits in both stainless and lacquered finishes.

DINAK participated in EXPOBIOMASA 2023

Primato's mission is to offer cooking equipment and other elements related to modern catering, responding to the demands of mobility, while guaranteeing the maximum commitment in terms of performance and versatility. Accelerate the transition to a world of sustainable energy sources.

They are all equipment (along with the outdoor stoves) that work with our patented system that allow cooking and heating PELLETS without being prisoners of the high costs of gas and electricity.

Interview conducted at Expobiomasa 2023

PRIMATE presented its show cooking at Expobiomas 2023

El DUOTHERM device It allows you to regulate different heating circuits with the same or different temperatures directly from the boiler without the need for a 3-way mixing valve. Each circuit is regulated to the temperature of our needs and a different time schedule can be made. It consists of two positions:

1. “Radiators” position: the 2 heating circuits have the same temperature and the temperature curves are superimposed.
2. “Underfloor heating” position: allows the creation of a second “virtual” water path, thus obtaining two circuits at different temperatures.

El STOP-THERM device allows the return of heating at temperatures below 55ºC. It separates, by means of a perforated plate, two zones of water at different temperatures. The first zone, around the perimeter of the combustion chamber, will always remain at a temperature of 60ºC, while the second zone, called the mixing chamber, will change according to the needs of the installation. This transmission of energy is carried out by thermosiphon. Thanks to this device we avoid the formation of condensation and any type of corrosion, thus extending the useful life of the boiler, without the need to install a 3-way valve. Its main features are:

• anti-corrosion device
• No return temperature limitation.
• Temperature adjusted to the needs.
• Up to 30% energy savings.

Clima1000 is an integration system for pellet stoves, wood-burning fireplaces, heat pumps, hydro stoves, biomass boilers, solar thermal panels, gas boilers,... and top types of thermal generators that allow optimizing the different sources of energy.

Its strong point is the ability to select, based on both weather conditions and different temperatures, the most suitable generator, optimizing costs, generator performance and heat saved. Thanks also to Internet access, all the data that is collected and processed can be useful.

It manages up to 5 mixed heating/cooling distribution zones including the production of domestic hot water (ACS) that it manages intelligently. The system also has the following functions:

• Optimized heating/cooling management by reading the outside temperature
• Cooling management through communication and integration of the Heat Pump
• High efficiency pump management
• Modbus management with any baud rate
• Optimization of the charge of the buffer tank for greater energy savings
• Management of thermal solar panels also with PWM pump
• Ease of configuration of even the most complex systems
• Management and integration of up to 3 generators
• Safe management of domestic hot water (anti-legionella)
• Energy efficiency with energy consumption graphs

Thanks to total combustion, it is extraordinarily efficient and produces emissions that comply with even the most restrictive regulations, in addition to reducing ash production by 70%. The self-cleaning brazier and the "speedy clean" system simplify cleaning.

The new pellet stove Vivienne adopt the T3 platform which comes to be a concentrate of cutting-edge technologies that guarantees numerous advantages compared to traditional pellet stoves.

1. TOTAL COMBUSTION: through the complete combustion of the pellets and the cyclical recombustion of the ashes, the calorific power of the fuel is used to the maximum, obtaining very high yields and drastically reducing waste (up to 70%). This translates into a considerable advantage for users, who will be able to empty the brazier less frequently and will only have the minerals contained in the pellets as residue, which will no longer be able to provide energy.
2. SELF-CLEANING BRAZIER: system capable of keeping the brazier clean independently, thus guaranteeing a longer duration and constant performance over time.
3. EXCHANGER WITH 4 SMOKE PIPES: the careful study of the geometry of the exchanger makes it possible to achieve a high power (13 kW), to simplify cleaning operations while maintaining a small size of the hearth (diameter 58 cm).
4. QUICK CLEANING: possibility of carrying out cleaning operations in an extremely simple way and without the need to disassemble any component.
5. AIR PRO - Can accommodate up to 3 independent fans to distribute heat evenly throughout the home.
6. ZERO SPEED FAN: possibility of excluding all ventilation to enjoy natural heating with greater acoustic comfort and reducing energy consumption.

This rotary cleaning system is capable of descaling and removing soot without having to access the roofs, minimizing the technician's risks, preventing tile breakage and allowing cleaning to be carried out regardless of weather conditions. Guaranteeing an optimal result, quickly and cleanly.

The SnapLok rotary chimney sweeping system consists of the use of high resistance flexible rods. At its upper end they have a brush and at the other end it is linked to a tool that gives the necessary rotation to the brush (drill or similar). The works are normally carried out from below, collecting all the soot in the lower part of the chimney.

Good maintenance of the chimneys is essential to guarantee the efficiency of the equipment and their proper functioning, as well as to avoid possible fires caused by the accumulation of soot. Based on the above and following the IT 3.3 Preventive Maintenance program of the Regulation for Thermal Installations in Buildings (RITE), it is necessary to review and clean chimneys, mainly solid fuels (biomass) at least once a year.

The Spanish manufacturer of reference in the market for ducts, tubes and chimneys presents on this occasion, the finishing for chimneys with a rotating system that simultaneously prevents the entry of rainwater and the negative effects of the wind. The turning mechanism is outside the area of ​​contact with the smoke, thus avoiding the deterioration of this mechanism by the action of the smoke.

Its design has a vane that is automatically oriented by the action of the wind, in the appropriate direction, to simultaneously prevent the entry of rainwater and the negative effects of the wind.

In this way, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the chimney, and with it, the problems or inconvenience that it could cause due to its collection or access to the stove connected to the chimney. In addition, it is possible to avoid anomalies or draft problems and smoke plastering caused by the wind.

A fundamental advantage provided by this design is the high durability and maintenance-free turning mechanism. This is due to the fact that it is located outside the area of ​​contact with the smoke, just above the hood, thus avoiding the deterioration of this mechanism by the action of the smoke.

CONVESA will be on May 9,10, 11 and 2023 at EXPOBIOMASA XNUMX

The characteristics that make this packaging unique is its biodegradable, compostable and reusable quality. In addition, the inks used are made from water, therefore, biodegradable and vegan, that is, they do not contain any chemicals that affect the earth.

The environment and the sustainability of the planet are the fundamental pillars of the Utzubar-Naparpellet Group. We have always worked to improve our production processes, in addition to seeking constant innovation to reduce the Carbon Footprint and ecological impact. In our constant search to minimize environmental impact, we have achieved the best result with the 100% biodegradable and compostable bag of potato starch.

One of the characteristics that we have taken into account when launching this product is that it is a plastic-free container, avoiding one of the main problems and waste in the modern world. On the planet, over 200 million tons of plastic are consumed annually, and it takes about a thousand years to decompose. The use of raw materials of natural origin makes it possible to reduce both the dependence on materials of petrochemical origin and the emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere at the end of their useful life.

Naparpellet is the first pellet mill to obtain the Life Cycle Certificate (Carbon Footprint) with 85,16 kg/t. With the use of the potato starch sack, we reduced CO65 emissions from the packaging by 2%, obtaining a final equivalent of 73,42 kg/t.

The characteristics that make this packaging unique is its biodegradable, compostable and reusable quality. In addition, the inks used are made from water, therefore, biodegradable and vegan, that is, they do not contain any chemicals that affect the earth.

NAPARPELLET participates in EXPOBIOMASA 2023

The patented Garden-Master is the new XAVA vibrating sieve for home use. Intended for screening garden materials, the XAVA vibrating screen also guarantees good aeration in the final product.

This new technology is respectful with the environment: it works by gravity and with electricity; It is silent, emission-free and without gasoline fumes. XAVA compact vibrating screens are designed to work reliably and easily. They feature a proven design and quality manufacturing.

XAVA RECYCLING GMBH participates in EXPOBIOMASA

Chimneys, both masonry and metal, suffer a process of continuous deterioration, due not so much to the materials used, but rather to the high temperatures they have to withstand, as well as the chemical reactions produced by the materials themselves. products and processes of combustion, regardless of the fuel used. The repair of chimneys supposes a significant cost accompanied, frequently, by annoying and expensive masonry and reform works.

With the Furanflex ® system, chimneys and ducts of any shape, size and length are rehabilitated, without the need for major masonry works. A very fast installation process, which, in a few hours, allows the interior reconstruction of the chimneys and their immediate use. Seamless and completely watertight. It adapts to the shape and development of the original canal. With a thickness of 3 to 5 mm, very little section is subtracted from the original duct, so it does not harm the draft of the chimney.

This system consists of the introduction through the old duct of a thermosetting lining of composite® material. Next, steam is blown into it, thus adapting to the walls of the conduit. Once the duct is swollen, the catalyzation process begins and, in just a few hours, it is completely hard and suitable for use. Its hardness is comparable to steel, fireproof, anticorrosive and with a heat resistance of up to 1.000 degrees Celsius.

In addition to biomass, it is indicated for gas, diesel, ventilation and rainwater boilers.

DRHUMO SOLUCIONES Y SERVICIOS, SL presents this technology at Expobiomasa.

It is a digital tool that connects biomass and natural energy producers with the client. With just over a year of experience, more than 800 satisfied customers and more than a thousand tons of biomass sold, it is a digital Marketplace for producers and customers where you can access the best biomass offer on the market with a single click. .

On the one hand, producers and distributors enjoy a secure sale with all the guarantees, since the platform is in charge of logistics, customer service, billing and advertising at no cost, all with total transparency.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, the client will access every day of the year from anywhere and at any time to a large catalog with the best offers and qualities on the market. Your purchase will be personalized, comfortable, fast and safe. In addition, you have the guarantee that the product arrives in optimal conditions at your home, thanks to the monitoring of the platform.

The products and services of mipelletymas.com have a certified quality and a commitment to our environment. They are sustainable and natural, which helps reduce their impact on the environment.

The advantages of the platform are personalized treatment, comfort and guarantee. The staff advises and resolves any query at all times, and will also monitor the order from the moment it leaves the factory until it arrives at home.

MI PELLET Y MÁS participates in EXPOBIOMASA