A step-by-step guide to the installation of a Zilkha Biomass Energy unit.

1. Find a customer in need of energy savings.

In today’s energy market—characterized by historically high energy costs—our development team searches for customers that consume both electricity and fossil fuels to meet their industrial energy needs.

2. Determine if either the customer generates sufficient wood byproduct or there is wood available in the area for the Zilkha Biomass Unit.

Oftentimes, customers generate our unit’s fuel needs on-site as part of their normal operations. Their byproduct is our fuel. Alternatively, we can source wood in the area for transport to the customer's site.

3. Define the specific plant configuration.

Our team works with the customer to identify the optimal unit configuration to connect to the customer’s inside-the-fence utilities and to integrate the industrial heat or steam produced by the Zilkha Biomass Unit into the customer’s plant operations if necessary.

4. Agree on the commercial terms.

Zilkha Biomass Energy and the customer negotiate contracts which will provide significant savings for the customer on its annual energy bill.

5. Draw up the blueprints.

Our engineers draft equipment layouts and plans for the unit that will be installed at the customer site.

6. Get the necessary permits.

Even though our customer site is usually already permitted, typically Zilkha Biomass Energy must obtain certain permits for air emissions, construction, noise, etc. Due to the relatively small size of the Zilkha Biomass Unit, permitting is expected to be a rapid process in most cases.

7. Arrange for the grid interconnection.

Our customers generally require standby power from the grid to ensure power deliveries when the Zilkha Biomass Unit is down for maintenance. Therefore, our units are typically connected to the power grid as well as to the customer’s inside-the-fence utilities, enabling Zilkha Biomass Energy to sell any excess power to the power grid.

8. Begin construction.

Installing the Zilkha Biomass Unit takes about 9 months from initial construction to plant commissioning. So, in the optimal case, our customer can start realizing significant energy cost savings within one year from first contact with us.