Earlier this month in Palm City, Florida, Air Burners庐, a leading manufacturer of air curtain burner systems worldwide, showcased the BioCharger庐, a revolutionary innovation that turns green waste into green energy. The recent destructive wildfires affecting the United States have shown the immense need for more efficient forest management and land clearing in wildfire-prone areas. Developed in collaboration with Volvo Construction Equipment and Rolls-Royce Power Systems, the BioCharger directly addresses that need while reducing black carbon emissions compared to traditional disposal methods.
The BioCharger is a fully portable air curtain burner system that converts radiant heat into electricity, stores the generated power, and then charges electric vehicles and equipment on-site. The machine utilizes an Organic Rankine Cycle system to generate electricity, which is then stored in the attached storage module鈥檚 600 kilowatt-hours battery, allowing the end user to charge their machinery locally. This opens an untapped potential for forest management, land clearing, and wildfire mitigation services.
鈥淓lectric machinery is the logical next step in the fight against climate change and concerns over air quality,鈥� said Brian O鈥機onnor, president of Air Burners. 鈥淲e saw a need for off-grid power generation and charging in the forest and vegetative management space to accommodate that shift. The BioCharger is our response to filling that need.鈥�
The event took place at an Air Burners demonstration site hosted by TCIRood, a local Florida landscaping company. Attendees listened to a presentation that explained the current landscape of vegetative waste management and the technology behind this new product while receiving exclusive access to experience this cutting-edge technology in action. As part of the demonstration, a Volvo compact electric wheel loader was used to show the capabilities of the BioCharger to recharge 48V equipment.