Agricultural residues and biomass byproducts becomes renewable fuel and reduce Skånefrös greenhousegas emissions for heating to zero. In Tommarp in South Sweden is a EU LIFE project just finalised. Here, project beneficiary Skånefrö and partner HOTAB has built and developed a complete facility for a more sustainable bioenergy heat production by using agricultural residues such as seeds, husks and straw residues.

This project was carried out from 1 January 2006 to 30 November 2009. It was targeted towards developing and implementing an innovative method to reduce greenhouse gas output from the agricultural sector.
The project involved the seed industry, combustion technology industry and academia. It resulted in a complete facility for agricultural waste reduction, renewable energy supply, carbon neutral fuel production, as well as a demonstration system.

It was realized by the two project partners – the seed company Skånefrö AB and the combustion technology company HOTAB, Sweden.
It was co-funded by the EU LIFE Environment Programme under grant number LIFE/ENV/000517 at a total budget of 5.2 million EURO.
For the commercial website of BIOAGRO Energy, please log on to: www.bioagroenergy.com
Main Results and Experiences:
· A pilot-scale production plant for producing pellets on a smaller scale prior to large-scale production.
· A way to mix biomass in specific proportions together with additives for balancing the fuel composition for optimal combustion performance.
· A large-scale facility for producing biomass pellets at 3 tonnes per hour for combustion usage.
· A new biomass residue pellet fuel - Bioagropellets™.
· Bioagropellets™ can be sold to large-scale heating plants and used in 20% of the current small-scale pellet furnaces for residential use.
· A new type of pellet furnace that is specifically designed for combustion of agricultural residue pellets. These pellet furnaces have been designed in two sizes: 250kW and 1250 kW.
· A 100% reduction of waste from an agricultural seed production company.
· A closed-loop energy system providing 100% fossil fuel free heating of buildings and drying operations.
· A 100% reduction of methane emissions from decaying agricultural residues.
· A district heating initiative to use the heat generated at the project facility.
· Dissemination of project results to delegations from over 40 countries at project facility study visits.
· A new way of sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, using biochar created from Bioagropellets™


The BIOAGRO project is part of the Year of "Creativity and Innovation" as an example to create awareness around the importance of innovation for social and economic development.
This movie shows the system workflow from start to goal.
The process starts by the weighing of the seed screening residues and the hammer mill. Thereafter you can see an overview of the control system that coordinates the system so that it can work automatically. Also you will see an overview of the bioagropellet boilers and the additive dosage. The pellet press from Andritz produce pellets by over 3 tonnes per hour, where the pellets are then cooled, sieved and transported to the 4-chamber silo for storage prior to firing. Finally, you'll see one of the HOTAB boilers combusting the Bioagropellets to provide for complete elimination of fossil fuel use.


In this movie, you can follow the background and implementation of the BIOAGRO project from start to finish!

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— News/information—
2010-02-10
The BIOAGRO Project LIFE06 ENV/S/000517 - Layman’s Report 2009
The BIOAGRO Project resulted in a complete facility for producing a carbon neutral biomass pellet fuel, using an innovative method to convert agricultural residues into a more sustainable fuel and heat energy supply.
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2009-12-10
Climate Friendly Pellets Heating
It all started with a heavy sigh due to the expensive company oil heating bill and the ever-growing compost of agricultural residue from the grain production, and ended with a climate friendly innovation that has caught the attention of people worldwide.
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2009-06-15
Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy – Maud Olofsson was informed of the BIOAGRO project.
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