If ports are looking to capitalise on the growing demand for biofuels, then they need the right equipment to do the job.
One manufacturer able to provide a wide range of biofuels equipment for ports is BRUKS. THe company provides a customised selection of materials handling systems for biofuels, covering all bases such as storage, loading and receiving.
The ship loaders are designed with options that will ensure fast cycle times – options such as shuttling and slewing. BRUKS' stacker reclaimers allow for greater storage, higher quality of product and lower operating costs, and are devised for either indoor or outdoor use. Meanwhile, the BRUKS truck dumpers can receive materials through back-on or drive-over platforms. Because these dumpers lessen the cycle times of unloading, this reduces the problem of congestion.
BRUKS has provided equipment for various clients, including Green Circle Bio Energy's wood pellet plant in Cottondale, Florida, which benefited from two stacker reclaimers (which housed wood chips and bark) and Tubulator conveyors.
The Tubulator CT1454 was also provided by BRUKS for EON's LBT import facility terminal at the Port of Liverpool in 2012, which can manage materials such as coal and wood pellets. The Tubulator was used for part of the system that conveyed the wood pellets from their storage to the silo – the wood pellets would ultimately be transported to the Ironbridge Power Station.
