HICAPS, Inc. was contracted by Branch & Associates, Inc. about one year ago to do the scheduling for Longwood University-Heating Plant (1 new boiler, relocating a second boiler and providing for a future (3rd) boiler) in Farmville, VA. This includes the new Boiler House construction and new AFS boiler. This project will construct a replacement central steam plant. The plant will provide steam to 98% of the campus. The new plant will consist of three wood-fired boilers with a rating less than 30,000 lbs of steam per hour, fuel handling storage system, fuel handling system and other support equipment.
The project will include a new building sited on Barlow Field. The primary fuel will be sawdust, a low-polluting, renewable bio-mass.
The project will include a new building sited on Barlow Field. The primary fuel will be sawdust, a low-polluting, renewable bio-mass.
AFS BoilerThe new boiler is an AFS Biomass Renewable Energy Wood Dust Fired Boiler and Injection Stoker Fire Box utilizing sawdust as its primary fuel. The sawdust comes from local sawmills and is part of the renewable energy steam generation plant at Longwood University, Farmville VA. For more on AFS AFS Energy Systems Division Inc click the link.
Boiler House
