Electricity and heat from woody residues
ClinX stands for the decentralized conversion of previously unused wooden residues into heat and at the same time into electricity.
The unique feature of ClinX is its relatively small performance class <1 MWel in combination with decentralization and its broad fuel spectrum. ClinX burns heterogeneous, wooden residues and thus converts heat and at the same time electricity, thanks to the externally fired micro gas turbine.
Fuels
Tons of unused dry residual forest wood
Energy from wooden residues
The ClinX CHP system is designed for recycling heterogeneous, wooden fuels. The unique feature of ClinX is its ability to convert even wooden residues with a high amount of branches and bark and a high water content. These heterogeneous wooden residues be converted into electricity and heat in the decentralized power range <1 MWel.
ClinX recycles residual wood (crown wood, root wood), landscape maintenance wood (roadside wood, wood from the maintenance of parks and biotopes), untreated industrial waste wood (sawdust, sawdust, wood waste, wood chips, rind, wood dust) and damaged wood (broken logs or wood chips, and wood with pest infestation, e.g. by bark beetles).
The grain size of the fuel can include sizes P16 to P100 (according to DIN EN ISO 172225-1: 2014).
PJ unused potential from residual forest wood
Hidden Fuels - unused potential
So far, large amounts of wooden residues main unused due to high logistics costs. In Germany, this affects 11.8 million tons of residual wood from forests and 1.1 million tons of landscape maintenance wood. Only residual forest wood contain an unused potential of 218 PJ (source: Fachagentur für nachwachsende Rohstoffe 2015). In addition, solid wooden residues are often burned without utilizing heat efficiently and without generating electricity simultaneously.
Water content in the wood? No problem for ClinX
Fuel Consumption
The fuel consumption of ClinX depends on the power range, as well as the type of wood, water content and calorific value.
Technical data
ClinX is available in two performance classes. The system combines powerful performance with environmentally friendly efficiency.
Technology
The basic principle of cogeneration of heat and power is explained quickly: When a fuel is burned, heat is generated first. In the subsequent step, this drives a turbine, that converts mechanical into electrical energy. The efficiency of energy generation is increased, since the same combustion heat generates both, usable heat and electricity.
ClinX combines a combustion chamber with an “externally fired micro gas turbine”, which only works with clean fresh air. Due to the use of advanced air bearings, the micro gas turbine does not require any lubricants or oils. This enables very low-maintenance operation with high levels of efficiency.
System components
The high-temperature combustion chamber consists out of temperature-resistant fireclay elements and is equipped with high-quality insulation. This enables temperatures of > 1000 ° C and guarantees efficient combustion with minimal heat radiation. The hydraulically moved, adjustable feed grate guarantees continuous combustion with different fuel quality. The transport of the fuel causes the combustion residues to be continuously removed. The furnace feed is operated with a hydraulic ram, which enables even problematic, fibrous fuels to be easily introduced. Due to the automatic ash removal, the cleaning of the B + K combustion unit requires very little effort and is carried out without interrupting the combustion process. The combustion residues are removed from the combustion chamber using a scraper chain conveyor and a deashing screw and stored in a refractory ash container. With the integrated doors, the design of the combustion unit stands for easy maintenance access and service-friendly construction. Partial recirculation of the exhaust gases to the combustion chamber takes place in order to optimize the degree of burnout, reduce fuel consumption and reduce emissions.
A high-temperature particle separator next to the combustion chamber was yet mainly reserved for large power plants; now it is used in ClinX and ensures compliance with BImSchG and TA-Luft, without the need to install a special electrical separator.
The high-temperature particle separator is tailored to the combustion chamber; the vortex from the combustion chamber is used directly for particle separation. The system can also be built as a highly resistant ceramic version for particularly difficult materials.
The heat exchanger is not only characterized by its high temperature resistance, but also by its resistance to the chemical effects of the combustion gas. The flow-optimized design can be scaled to different performance classes.
The micro gas turbine is the heart of ClinX. The drive unit of the micro gas turbine is referred to as a power head. Teh power head consists of the turbo group, which contains a compressor wheel, a turbine wheel, and a connecting shaft. The turbo group is embedded by air bearings so that no lubricants or coolants are required.
The power head including the turbo group is the central element of the micro gas turbine. Additional components of the micro gas turbine are generator, power electronics and control.
Power head
Compressor wheel
Turbine wheel
Air bearing
Environmentally friendly energy generation
Conscious use of resources
Climate protection
closed circuit
Long product life
Use your residues as fuel and become an energy provider yourself.
Industry sectors
As a combination of a micro gas turbine with power plant technology, ClinX is a versatile product. The technology offers a wide range of applications that depend on the available material flows. A specific application of ClinX is the recycling of excess woody biomass with a water content of up to 50 percent in the wood processing industry.
Rising energy prices, contested sales markets for residual materials and increasing scarcity of the elementary raw material wood – these are all challenges that players in the German wood industry have to face every day. A large proportion of the materials produced, such as wood waste, branches, bark and landscape conservation wood, could previously not be used economically due to high logistics costs.
In ClinX these wooden residues are burned without problems in the combustion chamber with moving grate slides. Thus these fuels can be used decentrally and energy can be derived from them. Transport and logistics costs are reduced to a minimum thanks to the decentralization of the plant.
Players in the wood processing industry benefit from ClinX: forest owners and forest managers, sawmills, pellet mills, carpentry companies, furniture manufacturers, pallet manufacturers, timber house manufacturers, veneer mills, parquet manufacturers, etc. become energy suppliers themselves and expand their business field with ClinX.
Wood processing companies
Hotel & Wellness
Forestry and agriculture
Industry
Public Institutions
Local heating networks
How you benefit from ClinX
Your residues can be used as fuel
ClinX is fuel-flexible and uses wooden residues that are considered inferior and cannot be utilized in conventional CHP systems. Depending on the area of application, the system is e.g. designed for lumber with a high proportion of branches or bark and a high water content. ClinX can Tap those hidden, inexpensive fuels.
Your security of supply increases
Your step towards independence from central power supply and rising energy prices: become your own energy supplier with ClinX.
Due to storable residues, decentralized ClinX systems with continuous power output make an important contribution to securing basic loads. Seasonal fluctuations in the amount of fuel are simply compensated for with fuel stocks. In this way you contribute to grid stability and the success of the energy transition.
Your energy consumption becomes environmentally friendly
With ClinX you convert energy from renewable energy sources and thus replace fossil fuels. This renewable energy generation helps to avoid additional CO2 emissions and to protect the climate. The use of professional filter systems guarantees compliance with the high German air quality standards. Depending on the input, the remaining ashes can subsequently be used in agriculture and forestry.
ClinX adapts to your requirements
ClinX is a modular system that is adapted to your requirements. The system can be expanded in a user-oriented manner: the central combustion unit with a subsequent energy conversion module can be supplemented by a cooling or water treatment module if required.
Location-independent energy generation
Decentralized energy generation in the performance range < 1 MWel: ClinX converts residual materials directly on site, so that transport and logistics costs are minimized. Thanks to the container-based design, ClinX can be transported to any location and can be operated within a network or in stand-alone operation. Standardized connections simplify the initial operation of the turnkey solution.
Low maintenance
ClinX is a robust system with a long service life and easy-to-maintain individual components. This leads to a sustainable use of the materials. The externally fired micro gas turbine has innovative air bearings so that no lubricants or oils are necessary. This enables very low-maintenance operation with high levels of efficiency.
You use your resources profitably
The profitability of the system results from avoided electricity and heat procurement costs, avoided grid charges and possibly avoided waste disposal costs.
In addition, there is a diversification of business models with ClinX: surplus electricity and heat can be fed into the grid at a profit.
How you benefit from ClinX
Would you like to know whether ClinX is suitable for your company and how you can benefit from it? We would be happy to advise you based on your individual requirements.
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Power and heat from wooden residues
ClinX is the decentralised combined heat and power system from B+K. With ClinX, you can convert your previously unused wooden residues into heat and, at the same time, into electricity, directly on site.
Compared to existing systems, the special feature of ClinX results from the decentralised performance class < 1MWel in combination with fuel flexibility. ClinX even uses residual materials with a high water content and high branch and bark content. During combustion, heat is generated which you can use in your company. In addition to the heat, you also generate electricity at the same time, thanks to an externally fired micro gas turbine.
You can get a good overview of the functionality and features of ClinX in the product video.
In detail
Fuels
The ClinX CHP system is designed for recycling heterogeneous, wooden fuels. The unique feature of ClinX is its ability to convert even wooden residues with a high amount of branches and bark and a high water content. These heterogeneous wooden residues be converted into electricity and heat in the decentralized power range <1 MWel.
ClinX recycles residual wood (crown wood, root wood), landscape maintenance wood (roadside wood, wood from the maintenance of parks and biotopes), untreated industrial waste wood (sawdust, sawdust, wood waste, wood chips, rind, wood dust) and damaged wood (broken logs or wood chips, and wood with pest infestation, e.g. by bark beetles).
The grain size of the fuel can include sizes P16 to P100 (according to DIN EN ISO 172225-1: 2014).
The maximum ash content of the wood is 2%.
The fuel consumption of ClinX varies depending on the size of the plant. Decisive for the fuel consumption are also the type, water content and calorific value of the wood.
Power classes
ClinX is available in two power classes. The system combines powerful performance with environmentally friendly efficiency.
Technology
The basic principle of cogeneration of heat and power is explained quickly: When a fuel is burned, heat is generated first. In the subsequent step, this drives a turbine, that converts mechanical into electrical energy. The efficiency of energy generation is increased, since the same combustion heat generates both, usable heat and electricity.
ClinX combines a combustion chamber with an “externally fired micro gas turbine”, which only works with clean fresh air. Due to the use of advanced air bearings, the micro gas turbine does not require any lubricants or oils. This enables very low-maintenance operation with high levels of efficiency.
How exactly does the process work?
In the combustion chamber, the residues burn at temperatures of up to 1200 °C. The resulting heat is conducted into a unique high-temperature heat exchanger. In parallel, the micro gas turbine with air-bearings draws in clean ambient air, compresses it and directs it into the heat exchanger.
Inside the heat exchanger the heat is transferred from the flue gas to the compressed ambient air. The heated, compressed air is then expanded in the turbine. Via a shaft, the turbine drives a generator so that the kinetic energy is converted into electricity. The turbine exhaust air is fed back into the combustion chamber as hot combustion air, increasing the efficiency of the system.
Environmental friendliness
Conscious use of resources
Climate protection
closed circuit
Long product life
Quality
High quality components
Low maintenance
Maximum reliability
Made in Germany
Use your residues as fuel and become an energy provider yourself.
Industry sectors
As a combination of a micro gas turbine with power plant technology, ClinX is a versatile product. The technology offers a wide range of applications that depend on the available material flows.
Wood-processing companies
Forestry and agriculture
Industry
Local heating networks
Public institutions
Hotel & Wellness
Would you like to know whether ClinX is suitable for your company and how you can benefit from it? We would be happy to advise you based on your individual requirements.
How you benefit from ClinX
Your residues can be used as fuel
ClinX is fuel-flexible and uses wooden residues that are considered inferior and cannot be utilized in conventional CHP systems. Depending on the area of application, the system is e.g. designed for lumber with a high proportion of branches or bark and a high water content. ClinX can Tap those hidden, inexpensive fuels.
Your security of supply increases
Your step towards independence from central power supply and rising energy prices: become your own energy supplier with ClinX.
Due to storable residues, decentralized ClinX systems with continuous power output make an important contribution to securing basic loads. Seasonal fluctuations in the amount of fuel are simply compensated for with fuel stocks. In this way you contribute to grid stability and the success of the energy transition.
Your energy consumption becomes environmentally friendly
With ClinX you convert energy from renewable energy sources and thus replace fossil fuels. This renewable energy generation helps to avoid additional CO2 emissions and to protect the climate. The use of professional filter systems guarantees compliance with the high German air quality standards. Depending on the input, the remaining ashes can subsequently be used in agriculture and forestry.
ClinX adapts to your requirements
ClinX is a modular system that is adapted to your requirements. The system can be expanded in a user-oriented manner: the central combustion unit with a subsequent energy conversion module can be supplemented by a cooling or water treatment module if required.
Location-independent energy generation
Decentralized energy generation in the performance range < 1 MWel: ClinX converts residual materials directly on site, so that transport and logistics costs are minimized. Thanks to the container-based design, ClinX can be transported to any location and can be operated within a network or in stand-alone operation. Standardized connections simplify the initial operation of the turnkey solution.
Low maintenance
ClinX is a robust system with a long service life and easy-to-maintain individual components. This leads to a sustainable use of the materials. The externally fired micro gas turbine has innovative air bearings so that no lubricants or oils are necessary. This enables very low-maintenance operation with high levels of efficiency.
You use your resources profitably
The profitability of the system results from avoided electricity and heat procurement costs, avoided grid charges and possibly avoided waste disposal costs.
In addition, there is a diversification of business models with ClinX: surplus electricity and heat can be fed into the grid at a profit.
at your company
Would you like to know whether ClinX is suitable for your company and how you can benefit from it? We would be happy to advise you based on your individual requirements.
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