BP4 - Replace boiler

Company name: HIEP HUNG LIMITED COMPANY
Address: No. 63A National Highway 1A, Suoi Hiep Commune, Dien Khanh, Khanh Hoa.
Project Summary: Replacement of current boilers with environmentally-friendly biomass boilers. The project objective is to reduce energy costs and greenhouse-gas emission.
Year of implementation: 2016

Status before implementation

Hiep Hung Company Limited was using:

  • 01 boiler (installed since 2008) with a capacity of 4 tons of steam/h,
  • Cashew firewood as the input fuel
  • The boiler's overall efficiency was 62%.

     Existing boiler                               Cashew firewood

The company planned to invest in a wood-burning boiler with a capacity of 6 tons of steam/hour to ensure adequate steam supply for the production process.

Result

The company has invested in:

  • 01 steam boiler with a capacity of 6 tons of steam/hour,
  • Wood fuel
  • The boiler's overall efficiency is 78.04%.

The additional biomass boiler helps save 30.7% of energy compared to the current boiler

New biomass boiler installed at the factory

Status before implementation

Hiep Hung Company Limited was using:

  • 01 boiler (installed since 2008) with a capacity of 4 tons of steam/h,
  • Cashew firewood as the input fuel
  • The boiler's overall efficiency was 62%.

     Existing boiler                               Cashew firewood

The company planned to invest in a wood-burning boiler with a capacity of 6 tons of steam/hour to ensure adequate steam supply for the production process.

Result

The company has invested in:

  • 01 steam boiler with a capacity of 6 tons of steam/hour,
  • Wood fuel
  • The boiler's overall efficiency is 78.04%.

The additional biomass boiler helps save 30.7% of energy compared to the current boiler

New biomass boiler installed at the factory

Result of the project:
Total investment costs: VND 1,468 Million
Power saving: 401 TOE/year
Cost savings: VND 752 Million
Payback time: 1.9 years