Biomass and RDF Fuel Pellet Manufacturing Plant in Austria

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Two Customers Require Two Material Specifications

The biomass route handles qualified untreated woody material and a controlled agricultural fraction. The RDF route handles approved residual textile material, including qualified polyester-rich offcuts, for an authorised industrial receiving installation.

This biomass pellet project follows the permitted recovery route for each input. Material suitable for reuse or recycling is assessed within the customer’s wider recovery programme; the fuel route is defined for the accepted residual fraction.

The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria keeps these products identifiable through stock and dispatch. Each industrial buyer receives the material description, lot records and product specification belonging to its selected fuel route.

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Leased Accommodation with Separate Working Areas

The biomass pellet plant uses approximately 1,500 m² of leased covered accommodation. Biomass receiving and stock use 300 m², textile receiving and stock 250 m², processing 550 m², biomass finished stock 150 m², RDF finished stock 150 m² and services 100 m².

Those allocations include working access within the areas. External vehicle movement, utility space and fire access follow the customer’s site drawings and local installation requirements.

The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria gives each route its own identified buffers, material returns and loading sequence. Assessed bale and pellet stock limits preserve access for inspection, loading and equipment service.

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Finished Capacity and Annual Product Basis

Product route	Selected finished duty	Net operating basis	Annual product basis
Biomass pellets	2 T/H	6 hours/day, 250 days/year	3,000 tonnes
Textile-derived RDF	2 T/H	6 hours/day, 250 days/year	3,000 tonnes
Combined factory	4 T/H	Parallel, separately identified routes	6,000 tonnes

The biomass product basis is 8 mm diameter and approximately 10–30 mm length, with finished moisture targeted at or below 10%. The RDF form follows the receiving customer’s approved specification, with a selected 10–16 mm diameter basis assessed during material trials.

The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria measures saleable product after forming, cooling and grading. Wet inputs, removed contamination and rejected product are recorded separately.

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Qualified Biomass and Residual Textile Inputs

Input route	Accepted material	Key qualification
Biomass	Untreated woody residues, suitable sawdust and a controlled straw fraction	Source identity, contamination, moisture, particle condition and fuel chemistry
RDF	Approved residual textile fractions, including qualified polyester-rich offcuts	Material identity, coatings and additives, contaminants, permitted status and receiving-fuel requirements

The biomass blend is wood-dominant and supplied to an assessed industrial burner. Treated timber, glued boards, soil-rich material and unrelated waste are outside that accepted recipe.

The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria qualifies textile lots by composition. Fibre identification, coatings, additives and relevant analysis establish the material sent for forming trials and industrial fuel acceptance. Reusable and recyclable fractions follow their appropriate recovery routes.

Separate supplier and batch records support the customer’s legal and commercial product route. Densification alone does not remove a material’s waste status or confer a solid recovered fuel class.

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The Biomass and RDF Fuel Pellet Manufacturing Plant in Austria Process

Biomass: inspect and prepare the qualified material

Operators identify supplier lots and remove unsuitable pieces. Bulky wood is prepared in the assessed shredder, straw receives suitable fibre cutting and qualified fine sawdust takes the relevant bypass.

Biomass: reduce moisture where required

The electric dryer handles the specified moisture duty. Dry qualified material bypasses thermal treatment. Discharge samples establish the condition required by the selected die.

Biomass: grind, meter and form

The grinder prepares the approved particle distribution, typically within the selected 2–5 mm range. Metered feeding maintains the recipe before one suitable ring-die mill forms the biomass product.

Biomass: cool, grade and identify

Active cooling precedes screening and finished stock. Compatible clean fines return only within the identified biomass route. Product and lot information stay with dispatch.

RDF: qualify and shred the residual textile

Material identity, contamination and permitted acceptance are checked before preparation. The textile shredder creates the form established for the dedicated densifier, with controlled feeding for the low-density fraction.

RDF: form under the qualified operating procedure

The dedicated unit forms the assessed textile-based material. Die arrangement, temperature control, feeding and extraction follow trials on the actual residue. Those trials establish the rate and handling condition for the RDF pellet production line.

RDF: cool, grade and dispatch separately

The finishing arrangement establishes the handling condition and separates unsuitable material. RDF lots retain their approved identity through stock and loading, without returning them to the biomass blend.

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One Forming Machine for Each Defined Duty

Route and duty	Equipment	Quantity	Selection basis
Biomass coarse preparation	Low-speed timber shredder	1	55 kW main drive
Straw preparation	Fibre cutter	1	15 kW main drive
Biomass moisture treatment	Electric dryer	1 set	200 kg/hour water evaporation basis
Biomass fine preparation	Hammer mill	1	55 kW main drive
Biomass forming	Biomass Pellet Mill, MZLH520	1	132 kW main drive; selected 2 T/H duty
Textile preparation	Low-speed textile shredder	1	55 kW main drive
RDF forming	Dedicated textile densifier	1	160 kW drive basis for the selected 2 T/H material duty
Finishing and stock	Dedicated cooling, grading and identified buffers	2 routes	Keep material return and product identity separate
Packing and loading	Weighed dispatch arrangement	1 coordinated system	Match each receiving customer’s format

Each route uses one appropriate forming unit. The dedicated textile waste pellet machine is selected from the approved material trials, while the biomass mill follows its wood-dominant recipe. This arrangement gives each product a defined operating and maintenance duty.

The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria includes enclosed transfers, extraction, operating controls and maintenance access around those distinct duties.

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Fuel Acceptance and the Austrian Recovery Route

Austria’s requirements for substitute fuels and receiving installations make material status, product analysis and intended use part of the supply programme. The customer’s applicable authorisations and the receiving operator’s requirements are reviewed before defining routine acceptance and sale.

The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria supports this programme through separately identified stock, sampling points and dispatch records. RDF quality and product status follow the applicable assessment and documentation requirements.

Extraction serves shredding, grinding, transfers and forming, with treatment selected from the material and process assessment. Fire protection, isolation, housekeeping and storage arrangements follow the actual installation. Contaminated residues remain separate from clean compatible process returns.

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Staff, Working Time and Equipment Acceptance

The annual basis is 4 T/H combined output multiplied by six net daily production hours and 250 working days: 6,000 tonnes. One scheduled working period gives time around those hours for receiving, checking, cleaning and servicing.

Staffing provides six operating positions plus two shared quality, maintenance and administrative roles. The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria assigns responsibilities for both material routes and their separate release decisions.

Capacity checks use the approved biomass blend and qualified textile fraction. Cooling, grading and dispatch condition are assessed alongside the forming rate. A change in textile composition or biomass recipe receives its own process and product review.

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Material Balance and Electrical Heat Duty

For 3,000 tonnes of annual biomass product at 10% moisture, a reference 15% incoming moisture and modest dry-matter loss allowance require around 3,250 tonnes of accepted material. The selected hourly evaporation load is approximately 125 kg of water at the 2 T/H product duty.

The biomass dryer basis is 200 kg/hour evaporation with 250 kW of electric heating. The RDF input is a separately qualified dry stream, with an annual procurement basis around 3,100 tonnes to support its 3,000-tonne product programme under the selected loss and moisture conditions.

The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria has an 800 kW connected electrical allowance, including the 250 kW heater and the processing drives. Motor starting, heater demand and auxiliary loads are assessed together when defining the site’s electrical service.

Water provision mainly serves welfare, selected cleaning and measured process adjustment where trials require it. The textile operating procedure specifies its own material condition, temperature controls and forming settings from the approved trials.

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Equipment Cost, Project Investment and RICHI Support

Investment item	Budget
Equipment cost	USD 260,000
Total project investment	USD 430,000

The equipment budget includes biomass preparation, electric moisture treatment, grinding and forming, textile preparation and densification, separate product finishing, conveying, packing, extraction and controls. The project total also allows for freight, installation, local foundations, electrical and utility work, leased-premises adaptation, environmental provisions, commissioning and contingency.

The biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria uses existing accommodation. Property purchase, extensive construction, major upstream grid reinforcement, additional off-site stores and recoverable taxes are outside this basis.

Machinery delivery follows the booked gateway and inland transport route, with heavy-item lifting access, building openings and utility readiness confirmed before assembly. RICHI connects material trials, equipment manufacture, process layout, installation guidance and operator training to those site interfaces.

Can both routes share the same product stock?

They keep separate identified buffers and release records. The materials, product specifications and receiving requirements are different.

Is every polyester offcut suitable for the RDF route?

Acceptance follows material identification, analysis, forming trials and the applicable permitted recovery route. A fibre name alone does not establish the product’s fuel suitability.

What if the biomass supply becomes wetter?

The water load is assessed against the selected electric dryer duty. A larger requirement changes usable throughput or equipment scope before the purchasing programme is altered.

Plan Your Separate Fuel Routes

Send RICHI your qualified biomass and textile analyses, permitted input scope, fuel-buyer requirements, available power and site drawings. We can prepare a biomass and RDF fuel pellet manufacturing plant in Austria proposal with clearly separated products, matched machinery and a defined investment scope.