Vidirbins

Vidir BEST unit burns straw, wood chips, manure …



The tarp covered bale conveyor protects the bales as well as feeding operation during winter.



Clean exhaust emissions as a result of better combustion process and particulate trapping.

Straw bales are abundantly available in prairies. Compared to any other fuel, straw is the cheapest and renewable.

When a community invests in a district heating system, and purchases straw from area farmers, the money stays in the community.
MRAC has funded BEST Inc and its partners U of Manitoba, ManSEA for $189,000 grant for 'Developing air control strategies for gasification using agri-feedstocks for nonattended operations' lead by BEST Inc.'

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ARE HEATING COSTS EATING UP YOUR PROFITS ? ARE YOUR ANNUAL HEATING COSTS MORE THAN $ 30,000 ? USE STRAW BALES AS HEATING FUEL !

Slash your heating costs upto 90%.

Vidir BEST heating system is the option for you. Straw heat may cut your heating co st upto 10% of your current bill.

Heat your greenhouse, barn, shop, home – where ever you can pump hot water.

Straw is a renewable, sustainable, green and greenhouse gas neutral energy resource.

To get same amount of heat contained in a $ 15, 500 k g straw bale, you’d have to buy $40 of coal, $112 of natural gas, $ 148 of electricity or over $ 200 of fuel oil.

Vidir BEST* heating system’s features:



  • High heat extraction efficiency
  • Automated
  • Digital controlled
  • Low emissions
  • Minimum care


* BEST (Biomass Energy System Technologies) is the brand name of this Close coupled two stage combustor unit.

FUEL COST COMPARISON CHART

Energy Source BTU Unit Efficiency Cost Unit Cost of 1M BTU 1 straw bale is worth…
Oil
36,175
Litre
75%
$0.700
$25.80
$218.80
Electric
3,409
Kwh
95%
$0.057
$17.60
$148.83
Natural Gas
35,513
Cu meter
75%
$0.355
$13.33
$112.72
Propane
23,595
Litre
95%
$0.410
$18.01
$152.33
Hardwood
25,181,591
Cord 3000#
55%
$150.00
$10.83
$91.59
Softwood
19,370,455
Cord 3000#
55%
$100.00
$9.39
$79.38
Wood Pellets
12,913,636
Tonne
90%
$200.00
$17.21
$145.53
Estevan Coal
14,498,570
Tonne
65%
$45.00
$4.78
$40.38
Alberta Coal
22,017,750
Tonne
80%
$65.00
$3.69
$31.21
Wheat straw
8,456,710
500 kg
85%
$15.00
$2.09
$17.65
Flax straw
9,455,795
500 kg
85%
$15.00
$1.87
$15.78