High Efficiency Wood Kiln
Works off-grid, eliminating emissions
The wood kiln operates with 0% reliance on gas, diesel, or grid electricity, directly tackling the high emissions associated with traditional forced-air drying.
It frees up waste wood (which would otherwise be burned for drying) to be sold as additional product.
The recirculation kiln drying method works in harmony with natural thermal processes, providing superior moisture control without the heavy energy consumption of industrial methods.
The Lansdowne Kiln represents a significant step towards genuinely regenerative practices in kiln drying for timber and fuel production
By designing the kiln drying process to be entirely recirculating and passive, we eliminate the need to draw on external power sources like grid electricity or burning valuable biomass. This approach not only prevents the release of associated carbon emissions but also closes the loop on fuel production, maximising the ecological and commercial value of every piece of wood processed.
Many people tend to leave their firewood to season for long periods of time. The moisture content in fire wood dried this way falls rapidly over the first few months, but beyond 6 months not much more is lost. 18-20% moisture content is the best that can be achieved. Often firewood is much wetter than that, but still gets burnt.
To do seasoning properly, a huge storage space is needed leading to long-term stock holding or burning wood before it have been seasoned properly.
This is effective, but hugely energy intensive. Even the very best biomass recirculating kilns use the same amount of energy in the drying process as is returned during the combustion of the firewood. That means every log you put in your home wood burner is matched by another log that has already been burnt to dry it.*
Fuelling these kilns has become unaffordable to anyone who has not already got an RHI scheme in place. Typical powered kilns are very expensive to build and even more expensive to run! Even small ones need loading with fuel every day and often stop working because the boiler has become blocked. If the fuel is not biomass, for instance fossil fuels, then the results of this adverse energy balance are even worse.
Many operators have started with simple stove heating, and then progressed to biomass boilers and then further to automated shredding and chipping hoppers with automated conveyor feeders. These are all huge investments in time and money that come with ongoing maintenance and support costs.
Fire is a considerable risk if a biomass boiler is attached directly to a firewood kiln which leads to difficulty with insurance.
* Wood Chip Drying through the Using of a Mobile Rotary Dryer – Energies 2019, 12, 1590; doi:10.3390/en12091590
Designed from the outset for Off-Grid autonomous operation Lansdowne Wood Kilns are cost-effective to purchase, near zero cost to run and almost zero maintenance.
There are three types: Solar Powered Wood Kiln, Air to Water Heat Pump Wood Kiln, or Waste Heat Powered Wood Kiln.
The operation is naturally balanced with zero user input allowing you to get on with running your busy operation.
Monitoring is provided remotely via a website providing a live feed of predicted moisture content. There is no need to open the door to check. “If you are spyin’ you ain’t dryin’!”
All of these features are made possible by the LansdowneKiln Patented Wood Kiln Drying Process.
With robust build quality and thoughtful design, Lansdowne Wood Kilns work with the laws of physics rather than against them.
Lansdowne Wood Kilns combine the following patented benefits:
Lansdowne Kilns are uniquely able to deliver controlled kiln drying for timber and firewood, remote EMC wood moisture content monitoring, and stable performance even with intermittent heat sources.
Passive Recirculating Dehumidification Wood Kiln Technology.
Patented low energy thermodynamic cycle.
The RHI biomass scheme is now closed to new applications.
Eliminates all fire risks present in conventional systems
Near-zero running costs
Minimal carbon emissions
Fully automatic operation
Unique remote moisture monitoring
Leading to significantly improved combustion through properly dried firewood.
