News
April 24, 2008
The West Lorne plant shipped 32 tonnes of BioOil in 2 separate tankers to the U.S. today. Since the completion of the plant upgrade and the commencement of plant operations, West Lorne has shipped 4 tankers of BioOil and 2 tankers of BioChar, in addition to other smaller shipments of BioChar to clients.
April 22, 2008
Dynamotive is pleased to report progress on the West Lorne plant following a small fire on April 10, 2008, as reported in the news release of the same date. Inspection work is mostly complete and the root cause of the fire has been identified. Damage was limited to an air heat exchanger, associated ductwork and combustion fuel skid.
Following inspection and analysis, the company has developed preventative measures which are being put in place for both the West Lorne and Guelph plants to avoid the potential for a similar incident.
Upon implementation of preventative measures, the Guelph plant will begin production to meet customer commitments.
In West Lorne, repairs are under way with orders for key items placed. As significant progress is made, the Company will issue further updates regarding production status.
April 16, 2008
The West Lorne plant shipped 10 tonnes of BioChar today to a soy bean farm in Ontario.
Since the completion of the plant upgrade and the commencement of plant operations, West Lorne has shipped 2 tankers
of BioOil and 2 tankers of BioChar.
April 10, 2008
Dynamotive announced this evening that a small fire in an isolated area of the West Lorne Plant occurred Thursday, April 10th, at 6:30 pm. Although the cause is not yet known and there were no flames, the plant operators placed the fire at a combustion air heat exchanger base. There were no injuries and there was no need to evacuate the plant. No significant damage to the plant is reported, and there was no threat to the environment. At the time of the incident, the plant had been operating continuously at a rate of 30 tonnes per day following continuous runs at 95, 60 and 30 tonnes per day reported for 9th and 10th of April. Product storage areas were not affected. A full inspection of the plant is planned for Friday to survey damage and to establish a schedule for repairs. Production commitments will be met from the Guelph Plant in the interim period.
April 9, 2008
Fuel produced was shipped to Eclipse Inc. testing facility in Rockford, Illinois to complete combustion demonstration to potential users and emission measurements. (See photographs link below)
Plant status: Operational
Capacity load reported: Sustained at 95 tonnes per day, 63 kgs per minute input. Production ratio after sustained run at 95 tonnes per day was reduced to extend run time due to limited biomass availability at 60 tonnes per day and late shift at 30 tonnes per day for an average processing rate of 44.4 tonnes of feedstock input per day.
March 31, 2008 News Release
Dynamotive Ships BioOil and Char from West Lorne and Guelph Plants
Click Here for Photographs of the Shipment and West Lorne BioOil Plant
Click Here for Previous Updates of the West Lorne Plant
General Information
Dynamotive's first, large-scale commercial BioOil pilot plant is located at the Erie Flooring and Wood Products factory site in West Lorne, Ontario, Canada.
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