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Boulder County Biomass

C. Scott Golden

Resource Specialist – Forestry & Biomass Boulder County Parks & Open Space

sgolden@bouldercounty.org

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BCPOSTC Heating Plant

• BCPOS manages ~ 30,000 acres forest land

• 80 – 200 acres annually in either fuels reduction or forest restoration treatments

• Produce approximately 20-25 tons of total woody biomass per acre

• Currently exploring additional avenues of utilization

FAST FACTS

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….now what do we do with

it?

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BCPOSTC Heating Plant

• Operational 05/06 heating season

• Currently heats ~ 95,000

2

ft

• Includes 5 buildings – hot water distribution system

• Cost of Messersmith system, $260,000.

• Total cost of system ~ $1.5 million

FAST FACTS

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BCPOSTC Heating Plant

• Consume 600-700 tons per heating season

• All processing is done in-house

• Only utilize 17 – 43% of annual biomass production on POS properties

FAST FACTS

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BOCO Biomass Heating Plant

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Chip bin

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bin auger

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auger motor/auger

primary conveyor

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metering box conveyor

vertical lift conveyor

metering conveyors

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metering & stoker augers

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Boiler Room

woodchip boiler

gas backup boiler

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Biomass Processing &

Transport

….. or how do we get it from

there to here?

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BCPOSTC Heating Plant

• Its all about the chips!

• Insure that everyone is on board

• Facilitate excellent communication

• Plan for adequate resources & capital

• Storage is important

• Maintain a sense of humor!!

LESSONS LEARNED

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………. Questions?

Contact:

Scott Golden

Boulder County Parks & Open Space 5201 Saint Vrain Rd.

Longmont, CO 80503 Ph: 303-678-6209

Fx: 303-678-6178

sgolden@bouldercounty.org

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