A wood-fired boiler for an hospital
Customer : For the renovation of the heating system, Dalkia proposed to replace fossil fuel by a wood-burning solution.
Centre hospitalier Belair
Charleville-Mézières (France)
Stakes
- replacement of fossil fuel with timber, a local, natural and renewable source of energy
- modernisation and compliance of the old facilities.
Results
- Energy cost savings and maintenance employment for continuing boiler-house operations
- reduction in polluting emissions :
- SO2 : -66 tons/year
- CO2 : -7,000 tons /year
- NOx : -20%
- particulates : 7- fold reduction
Dalkia response
- redevelopment of the current facilities, using a wood-fired boiler in winter and a gas-fired boiler for domestic hot water in summer
- installation of a 3.5 MW rated wood-fired boiler
- supply of biomass via the Ardénergie network created by Dalkia, and recovery of otherwise unused wood waste