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Biomass for Cooling System Technologies: a Feasibility Guide Biomass for Cooling System Technologies: A Feasibility Guide May 2016 Co-Authors: Roopesh Pushpala Graduate Research Assistant University of Minnesota, CURA Agricultural Utilization Research Institute Partners: University of Minnesota, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) University of Minnesota, Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (NWRSDP) Western Illinois University, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) Northwest Minnesota Multi-County Housing & Redevelopment Authority (NWMHRA) Greater Minnesota Management (GMM) Northwest Manufacturing, Inc. / WoodMaster, Minnesota Pinecrest Medical Care Facility, Michigan Heating the Midwest Biomass Resources & Demographics Action Team The Community Assistantship Program (CAP) is a cross-college, cross-campus University of Minnesota initiative coordinated by the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). Funds for CAP were generously provided by the McKnight Foundation and the Blandin Foundation. This is a publication of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), which connects the resources of the University of Minnesota with the interests and needs of urban communities and the region for the benefit of all. CURA pursues its urban and regional mission by facilitating and supporting connections between state and local governments, neighborhoods, and nonprofit organizations, and relevant resources at the University, including faculty and students from appropriate campuses, colleges, centers or departments. The content of this report is the responsibility of the author and is not necessarily endorsed by the Kris Nelson Community- Based Research Program, CURA or the University of Minnesota © 2016 by The Regents of the University of Minnesota. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution--- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 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Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) University of Minnesota 330 HHH Center 301—19th Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Phone: (612) 625-1551 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.cura.umn.edu The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. 1. Acknowledgements The Biomass Cooling Technologies: A Feasibility Guide represents the culmination of a successful collaboration with several partners and numerous contributors. Project funding and support is due in part to student research assistance provided by the Community Assistantship Program, a program of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) program as well as the University of Minnesota’s Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (NWRSDP) and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI). The participation of these organizations and Roopesh Pushpala is gratefully acknowledged. The authors also thank the contributors to this project for their insight, guidance and patience during the writing of this report. DISCLAIMER The information contained herein is for the sole purpose of information and education. All product information in this study is subject to change without notice. The University of Minnesota’s CURA and the AURI are not responsible for errors or damages of any kind resulting from access to the information contained in this guide. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented; however, errors may exist. This guide does not contain professional engineering, legal or accounting conclusions and recommendations. The viability of any enterprise based on this report is a result of many factors outside the control of this report and any responsibility for the success or failure of the project is hereby waived. This report is intended to serve as a tool or guide only and not intended for individual enterprise decisions. The values stated in this report are based on advertised claims from participant companies. Claims to performance and efficiency have not been tested by UMN’s CURA and AURI. Data stated in charts are an average of information provided by vendors. Potential applications of biomass cooling systems may expand beyond industry usage. Other beneficiaries of the efficient, ecofriendly biomass cooling technologies may include shopping centers, quad homes, townhomes and groups of single-family houses. Market growth for biomass cooling technologies is promising. While the target market for the product is small-to-medium scale industrial and commercial facilities, multi-unit housing facilities and malls may benefit from the technology. Institutions or industries that currently use absorption chillers can also convert their fuel source and use the biomass cooling system. Subsequently, the potential exists for market expansion that includes residential use, further strengthening the value chain. 3 Table of Contents Copyright ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 1. Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. 3 2. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 6 3. Contributors ........................................................................................................................................ 7 4. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 7 5. What is Biomass? ................................................................................................................................. 8 6. What are Cooling Systems? ............................................................................................................... 10 7. Biomass Cooling System Equipment .................................................................................................. 10 7.1 Biomass Boiler ............................................................................................................................. 10 7.2 Absorption Unit ........................................................................................................................... 11 7.3 Cooling Tower ............................................................................................................................. 12 7.4 Delta Cooling Tower .................................................................................................................... 12 7.5 Control System ............................................................................................................................ 13 7.6 Pipelining ..................................................................................................................................... 14 8. Working Principle .............................................................................................................................. 14 9. Hybrid Systems .................................................................................................................................. 18 10. Biomass Cooling System Companies ................................................................................................. 18 10.1 BSH Innovative Heating and Cooling Solutions ............................................................................ 18 10.2 Yazaki Energy Systems ................................................................................................................. 19 10.3 Trane Systems (Thermax) ............................................................................................................ 19 11. Comparison of Biomass Cooling and Conventional Systems ............................................................. 19 11.1 Analysis of Fuel Source Cost ........................................................................................................ 19 11.2 Analysis of Wood Pellets as the Primary Source of Energy (per month) ..................................... 19 11.3 Analysis of Electricity of Conventional Air Conditioning Unit (per month) .................................. 19 11.4 Analysis of Hybrid (Biomass + Natural Gas) ................................................................................. 20 11.5 Analysis of Natural Gas System ................................................................................................... 20 11.6 Analysis of Propane System ......................................................................................................... 21 12. Absorption
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