MESSERSMITH MANUFACTURING, INC.

Design, Fabrication & Installation of State-of-the-Art Industrial Biomass

Boiler Systems

Gailyn and Valerie MessersmithBark River, Michigan

A LITTLE ABOUT US…

• Located in Bark River, Michigan • Incorporated in 1982• Over 100 systems installed - Alaska to Maine• Typical application found in hospitals,

schools, as well as wood and lumber processing

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ADVANTAGES OF BIOMASS FUELS

• Renewable and Sustainable• Locally

available• Carbon Neutral• Fewer

Emissions• Lower Cost

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System Example

LOCAL MESSERSMITH SYSTEMS

• Wetterau Wood Products – Antigo, WI• Canopy Gardens – Antigo, WI• Reedsburg Hardwoods – Reedsburg, WI• Goeman’s Wood Products – Hartford, WI• Stetson Hardwoods – Stetsonville, WI• Krueger Lumber – Valders, WI

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Fuel Source Costs Compared to Wood

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COST SAVINGS

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2006-07 Heating Season

Facility

Building Sq.

Ft.

MonthPerSeason

ChipsTons

% of Net

BTUs from Wood

100% Fossil Fuel Costs

Actual Fuel

Costs w/

Wood

Estimated

Savings

Percent

Savings

Output

mmBTU 

Brattleboro Union

HS

390,000 6 1602 84% $248,753

$92,680 $156,073 63% 8.5 

Hanover HS

187,000 6 816 82% $109,960

$47,038 $62,922 57% 5.0 

Richmond

Middle School

107,000 6 377 92% $45,290 $6,009 $29,281 65% 3.0

Westmin-ster Center School

52,000 8 246 91% $36,826 $13,091 $23,735 64% 2.0

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

• Fuel –What fuel is locally available?–What is the cost and how will it be

transported?• Site Location–What location is near the existing boiler

room?– Has sufficient space for new equipment?– Has access to roads that can handle large

trucks?

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QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER

• Buildings–What type and size structure is needed

to house the system?• Personnel–Who will operate and maintain the

system and what will it cost?• Pre-feasibility– Can potential cost savings offset the

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KRUEGER LUMBER

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KRUEGER LUMBER

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• If Krueger Lumber used #2 Heating Oil for the Heating Season to produce same output as on wood chips…

• Would need: 61,892 gallons of #2 heating oil

61,892 gallons x $2.97/gal = $183,819 fuel cost

KRUEGER LUMBER

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• If Krueger Lumber used Wood Chips for the Heating Season to produce same output as on heating oil…

• Value of wood chips burned was $31,000

$183,819 heating oil

$31,000 wood chips

$152,819 Net fuel cost savings!!

KRUEGER LUMBER

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• Additional costs with Boiler System: • Routine Maintenance – clean out ash -

$4,500• Repairs - $4,474.64

• After wood chips, maintenance and repairs still resulting in a cost savings of $143,844.36!

KRUEGER LUMBER

According to Larry Krueger, “Burning wood waste makes a lot of

environmental sense. Burning fossil fuel takes carbon out of the ground and into the atmosphere. With wood, you take the ash from burning, bury it, and put carbon back into the earth. Plus, the fuel source, growing trees, remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It’s a win, win.”

KRUEGER LUMBER

Fuel Storage

Fuel Augers

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Fuel Handling System

KRUEGER LUMBER

Boiler and Combustor

Controls

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KRUEGER LUMBER

Breeching to Cyclone Cyclone

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Fuel Handling System

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Thank you!

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Gailyn and Valerie Messersmithwww.burnchips.com

906.466.9010