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.
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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.'

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, youd have to buy $40 of coal, $112 of natural gas, $ 148 of electricity or over $ 200 of fuel oil.
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Vidir BEST* heating system’s features:

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High heat extraction efficiency
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Automated
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Digital controlled
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Low emissions
- Minimum care
* BEST (Biomass Energy System
Technologies) is the brand name of this
Close coupled two stage combustor unit. |
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FUEL COST COMPARISON CHART
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Energy Source |
BTU |
Unit |
Efficiency |
Cost Unit |
Cost of 1M BTU |
1 straw bale is worth… |
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Oil |
36,175 |
Litre |
75% |
$0.700 |
$25.80 |
$218.80 |
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Electric |
3,409 |
Kwh |
95% |
$0.057 |
$17.60 |
$148.83 |
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Natural Gas |
35,513 |
Cu meter |
75% |
$0.355 |
$13.33 |
$112.72 |
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Propane |
23,595 |
Litre |
95% |
$0.410 |
$18.01 |
$152.33 |
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Hardwood |
25,181,591 |
Cord 3000# |
55% |
$150.00 |
$10.83 |
$91.59 |
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Softwood |
19,370,455 |
Cord 3000# |
55% |
$100.00 |
$9.39 |
$79.38 |
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Wood Pellets |
12,913,636 |
Tonne |
90% |
$200.00 |
$17.21 |
$145.53 |
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Estevan Coal |
14,498,570 |
Tonne |
65% |
$45.00 |
$4.78 |
$40.38 |
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Alberta Coal |
22,017,750 |
Tonne |
80% |
$65.00 |
$3.69 |
$31.21 |
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Wheat straw |
8,456,710 |
500 kg |
85% |
$15.00 |
$2.09 |
$17.65 |
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Flax straw |
9,455,795 |
500 kg |
85% |
$15.00 |
$1.87 |
$15.78 |
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