Many medium to large sawmills in Africa either discard or sell their sawmill waste or use some of it to fuel the boilers producing steam for their kilns. Brazilian sawmill equipment supplier, Raphael Rosa says it makes economic sense to install a new or retrofitted Wórtice low-pressure steam turbine system to convert biowaste into steam and electric power.
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