project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Innovative Silo for the Supply of Wood Chip (SISE)
SISE - Silo Innovador para el Suministro de Astilla
Kontext
The SISE platform, the Catalan acronym for Innovative Wood Chip Supply Silo, is an automated logistics warehouse for chip distribution, which allows quality chips to reach all points of the region, thus optimising the biomass distribution chain and reducing the CO2 footprint from transport.
The SISE platform has a storage capacity of 190 m3 chips. The chips are supplied in 90-m3 trailer trucks from the main production plant in Celrà.
Next, small, authorised local trucks (30-40 m3) are responsible for local distribution from the SISE platform to the end customer’s silo.
The SISE platform works without personnel thanks to an automated system that allows the persons responsible for transport, whether loading or unloading the chips, to work without additional help.
The platform automation provides significant flexibility in wood chip delivery times to customers’ silos, as it depends only on local carriers unloading over short distances.
Automation and absence of staff with the SISE platform means a monitoring system had to be developed which was capable of predicting and managing demand, learning automatically as the platform delivers chips to customers, thereby optimising the transport flow to ensure the silo always has enough chips.
The SISE platform is strategic for the development of biomass as renewable energy.
Objectives
1. Build an innovative prototype for the supply of wood chips.
2. Operation of the prototype.
.Confirm that quality and technical specifications of the fuel in stock are maintained within the silo.
Assess the degree of satisfaction among the logistics operators.
Assess the degree of satisfaction of the local distribution network.
Assess the degree of satisfaction of the end customers.
3. Optimise the distribution of the forest wood chips.
Reduce the carbon footprint
Estimate the increase in competitiveness
4. Impact and dissemination of the results of the project.
Potential for job creation
Estimate the creation of new local market niches
Analyse the relevance of the technology internationally.
Objectives
1.-Construir un prototipo innovador para el suministro de astilla forestal
2.-Análisis del funcionamiento del prototipo
Confirmar que se mantiene la calidad y especificaciones técnicas del combustible en stock dentro silo
Grado de satisfacción de los operadores logísticos.
Grado de satisfacción de la red de distribución local.
Grado de satisfacción de los clientes finales.
3.-Optimizar la distribución de la astilla de origen forestal
Reducir la huella de carbono
Prever el incremento de competitividad de la solución
4.-Impacto y Divulgación de los resultados
Capacidad de crear empleo
Nuevos nichos de mercado causados por la instalación del silo
Potencial internacional de la tecnología
Activities
Drawing up a master plan to provide the technical documentation for its construction. While the master plan was being produced, a field study was carried out in order to find the ideal location to build it.
Now built and in the testing phase, its operation is being analysed. No mechanical deficiencies or problems that impede loading and unloading have been observed.
Analyses were also carried out to ensure the chips in the SISE maintain their quality standards and technical specifications.
A survey system analysed the degree of satisfaction among both logistics operators and end customers.
Finally, the carbon footprint before and after the implementation of the SISE was calculated.
Activities
Realización de un proyecto ejecutivo para tener la documentación técnica para la construcción del silo. Durante la realización del proyecto ejecutivo, se buscó el emplazamiento adecuado . Terminado el proyecto se procedió a su construcción.
Ya construido y en fase de pruebas, se analizó su funcionamiento. Mecánicamente, no se ha observado deficiencias o problemas que impidan la función de carga y descarga.
Se han hecho los análisis para que la astilla dentro del SISE mantengan los estándares de calidad y especificaciones técnicas
Mediante una encuesta, se evaluó tanto el grado de satisfacción de los operadores logísticos como del cliente final.
Se ha calculado el impacto de la huella de carbono
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014ES06RDRP009 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Cataluña
Ort
- Main geographical location
- Girona
- Other geographical location
- Barcelona
EUR 181 250.00
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
Contacts
Project coordinator
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SALA FORESTAL SLU
Project coordinator