Heat Harvest\nby Convertus<\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Why waste valuable thermal energy if you can capture it instead? The natural metabolic processes in composting organic waste produce large amounts of heat, a previously untapped source of bio-energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>Developed in partnership with WTT and GTL Europe, our Heat Harvest technology puts that surplus heat to good use on-site at our organic waste facilities in Canada, including:<\/p>\n\nHeating on-site facility buildings<\/li>\nPre-heating process air (see our Biodrying<\/a> page for more details)<\/li>\nDrying other products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>The heat can also become a source of renewable energy for local nearby businesses including heating:<\/p>\n\nCommercial greenhouses<\/li>\nMushroom farms<\/li>\nFactories and business premises<\/li>\nBusinesses with high demands for hot water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Convertus is the largest and most advanced organic waste processor in Canada.<\/h2><\/div>By capturing and utilizing this bio-energy byproduct, we offset our own use of fossil fuels and electricity, while reducing our operating expenses and carbon footprint emissions too.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>\u201cRe-use of heat saves our facility yearly about 900.000 cubic meters of natural gas. In addition, we have enough production to sell heat to neighbouring operations. At full capacity we could save about 2 million cubic meters<\/span> of natural gas.\u201c<\/h3><\/div>Pieter van den Boomen<\/h4><\/div>Co-Founder Upcycling, Netherlands<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nTaking the Heat Out of In-Vessel Composting<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>Heat capture from composting is not a new idea, but our Heat Harvest technology makes it both straightforward and efficient. Our system adds specialized heat exchangers and a smart energy management system to existing technology that may be in place. This ensures we can capture all of the residual process heat, and make it available for other processes.<\/p>\nHeat Harvest can be \u2018fed\u2019 by a range of organic feedstocks including:<\/p>\n<\/div>\nSource-Separated Organics (SSO) including residential food waste<\/li>\nPaper fibres and wood waste<\/li>\nOrganic waste including leaf and yard waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nSpent mushroom compost<\/li>\nMunicipal Solid Waste (MSW)<\/li>\nManure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our Heat Harvest technology can be installed in new composting facilities, or it can be retrofitted in existing installations. Contact us<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to discuss your requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Benefits of Heat Harvest<\/h2><\/div><\/span><\/div>Improved Effective\nOrganic Matter<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Higher\nCrop Yield<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Sell Energy to\nNeighboring Process<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Reduce Water\nContent<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Reduce Transport\nCost and Emissions<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Free Source of\nThermal Energy<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Heat Harvest Process<\/h2><\/div>Our in-vessel composting systems aerate the feedstock and keep each process at its optimal conditions. By managing the composting process in different phases, we can shorten the \u201ctime-to-temperature\u201d required AND capture the available thermal energy too.<\/p>\nHigher heat temperatures can be captured by running at thermophilic temperatures, resulting in up to 2600MJ captured and reused per ton of feedstock.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>UP TO<\/h3><\/div>0<\/span>MJ<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>per ton of feedstock\ncan be captured<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Growing with Heat Harvesting<\/h3><\/div>Our heat harvesting can help growers increase their harvests through the production of exceptional quality composts and fertilizers. The Heat Harvest system helps us produce better products by:<\/p>\n<\/div>\nReducing water content<\/li>\nIncreasing calorific value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nRImproving organic stability<\/li>\nRetaining higher nutritional value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Heat Harvest can be part of processing a range of organic waste and feedstocks into:<\/p>\n<\/div>\nQuality compost<\/u><\/a><\/li>\nPeat alternative<\/li>\nOrganic fertilizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nBiofuel with high heating value<\/li>\nRefuse Derived Fuel (RDF)<\/li>\nInput for pelletizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Heat Harvest for Drying and\nComposting Feedstocks<\/p><\/h3><\/div>\nBiogas digestate<\/li>\nSewage sludge \/ biosolids<\/li>\nPoultry manure<\/li>\nSeparated cow\/pig manure<\/li>\nBiomass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nOrganic waste<\/li>\nGreen waste<\/li>\nMunicipal solid waste (MSW)<\/li>\nCo-products from feed\/food processing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Heat Harvest and Odour Abatement<\/h3><\/div>The addition of a Convertus state-of-the-art air treatment system can result in greater than 98% odour removal<\/span>, thanks to the integrated acid scrubber to remove ammonia<\/p>\n<\/div>Discrover More About Odour Abatement<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>View Past Client Projects<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
Why waste valuable thermal energy if you can capture it instead? The natural metabolic processes in composting organic waste produce large amounts of heat, a previously untapped source of bio-energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Developed in partnership with WTT and GTL Europe, our Heat Harvest technology puts that surplus heat to good use on-site at our organic waste facilities in Canada, including:<\/p>\n
The heat can also become a source of renewable energy for local nearby businesses including heating:<\/p>\n
By capturing and utilizing this bio-energy byproduct, we offset our own use of fossil fuels and electricity, while reducing our operating expenses and carbon footprint emissions too.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Co-Founder Upcycling, Netherlands<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Heat capture from composting is not a new idea, but our Heat Harvest technology makes it both straightforward and efficient. Our system adds specialized heat exchangers and a smart energy management system to existing technology that may be in place. This ensures we can capture all of the residual process heat, and make it available for other processes.<\/p>\n
Heat Harvest can be \u2018fed\u2019 by a range of organic feedstocks including:<\/p>\n<\/div>
Our Heat Harvest technology can be installed in new composting facilities, or it can be retrofitted in existing installations. Contact us<\/u><\/strong><\/a> to discuss your requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Benefits of Heat Harvest<\/h2><\/div><\/span><\/div>Improved Effective\nOrganic Matter<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Higher\nCrop Yield<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Sell Energy to\nNeighboring Process<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Reduce Water\nContent<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Reduce Transport\nCost and Emissions<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Free Source of\nThermal Energy<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Heat Harvest Process<\/h2><\/div>Our in-vessel composting systems aerate the feedstock and keep each process at its optimal conditions. By managing the composting process in different phases, we can shorten the \u201ctime-to-temperature\u201d required AND capture the available thermal energy too.<\/p>\nHigher heat temperatures can be captured by running at thermophilic temperatures, resulting in up to 2600MJ captured and reused per ton of feedstock.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>UP TO<\/h3><\/div>0<\/span>MJ<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>per ton of feedstock\ncan be captured<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Growing with Heat Harvesting<\/h3><\/div>Our heat harvesting can help growers increase their harvests through the production of exceptional quality composts and fertilizers. The Heat Harvest system helps us produce better products by:<\/p>\n<\/div>\nReducing water content<\/li>\nIncreasing calorific value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nRImproving organic stability<\/li>\nRetaining higher nutritional value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Heat Harvest can be part of processing a range of organic waste and feedstocks into:<\/p>\n<\/div>\nQuality compost<\/u><\/a><\/li>\nPeat alternative<\/li>\nOrganic fertilizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nBiofuel with high heating value<\/li>\nRefuse Derived Fuel (RDF)<\/li>\nInput for pelletizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Heat Harvest for Drying and\nComposting Feedstocks<\/p><\/h3><\/div>\nBiogas digestate<\/li>\nSewage sludge \/ biosolids<\/li>\nPoultry manure<\/li>\nSeparated cow\/pig manure<\/li>\nBiomass<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\nOrganic waste<\/li>\nGreen waste<\/li>\nMunicipal solid waste (MSW)<\/li>\nCo-products from feed\/food processing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Heat Harvest and Odour Abatement<\/h3><\/div>The addition of a Convertus state-of-the-art air treatment system can result in greater than 98% odour removal<\/span>, thanks to the integrated acid scrubber to remove ammonia<\/p>\n<\/div>Discrover More About Odour Abatement<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>View Past Client Projects<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
Improved Effective\nOrganic Matter<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Higher\nCrop Yield<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Sell Energy to\nNeighboring Process<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Reduce Water\nContent<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Reduce Transport\nCost and Emissions<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Free Source of\nThermal Energy<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Our in-vessel composting systems aerate the feedstock and keep each process at its optimal conditions. By managing the composting process in different phases, we can shorten the \u201ctime-to-temperature\u201d required AND capture the available thermal energy too.<\/p>\n
Higher heat temperatures can be captured by running at thermophilic temperatures, resulting in up to 2600MJ captured and reused per ton of feedstock.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
per ton of feedstock\ncan be captured<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Our heat harvesting can help growers increase their harvests through the production of exceptional quality composts and fertilizers. The Heat Harvest system helps us produce better products by:<\/p>\n<\/div>
Heat Harvest can be part of processing a range of organic waste and feedstocks into:<\/p>\n<\/div>
Heat Harvest for Drying and\nComposting Feedstocks<\/p><\/h3><\/div>
The addition of a Convertus state-of-the-art air treatment system can result in greater than 98% odour removal<\/span>, thanks to the integrated acid scrubber to remove ammonia<\/p>\n<\/div>Discrover More About Odour Abatement<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>View Past Client Projects<\/p><\/h2><\/div>
View Past Client Projects<\/p><\/h2><\/div>