The company used a fuel oil boiler room with two boilers, using 2200 tons of fuel oil annually. For both financial and environmental considerations, a 9.2 MW gas and biomass boiler room was built, and the company itself will produce the biomass. It will make wooden chips from the purchased wood, and fruit residues from the production process will be dried to an adequate moisture content to be used as fuel in the boiler. The leftovers from the squeezed fruit (used for making juices) will be utilized 100% for powering the boiler room.
The support enabled the purchase of the dryer. The purpose of the boiler room is to produce the saturated steam required for technical processes. The existing boilers operate at a production rate of about 12 t/h during the months of June through December, when fruit processing technology demands are at their peak. Recuperation of condensate is, during the summer months, approximately 75–80%. Ash, as a product of burning biomass, is intended for use as fertilizer. Recirculation is further achieved by recuperation. By replacing two old boilers, the estimated reduction in CO2 equivalent is 4,200 tons per year. The solution is supported by 130,000 US $.
