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Canadian biomass harvester

Ab About out Anderson son Group oup  Company established in 1988, in province of Quebec, in Canada  Private company  Manufacturer of equipment in the field of:  Agriculture (Wrapping and handling equipment for haylage)  Biomass (Unique manufacturer of the BioBaler)

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Produc oduct Range  Agriculture  Largest manufacturer of inline wrapper in the world  Individual wrapper  Self-loading bale carrier  Wraptor

Produc oduct Range  Biomass  Manufacturer of the BioBaler, unique technology of this kind in the world

BioBa Baler er Simple concept: • • In a single pass with only one operator  - Cut the stems and brushes  - Compact into a dense round bale Benefits: • • Low Capital cost • Small dimension machine • Handling bales with conventionnal equipment • Easy storage • Bale dry out naturally • Versatile machine for many purpose: natural forest, under power lines, willow plantation, etc…

BioBa Baler er applicati cation on  Invasive vegetation (shrub,tree)  Land clearing:  Power lines, road side, abandonned land  Short rotation crop plantation for bioenergy or pellet production  Willow/Salix  Poplar  Cynara Cardunculus , etc…  Fruit tree care operation  Adding value to forest residue

Invasi asive veget etat ation ion (shr hrub,t ub,tree)  Remove invasive shrub, trees, that create problem, by baling it and turning it into « ready to burn » product for bioenergy.  Gorse / Eulex Europeaus  Prosopis Juliflora  Acacia  and multiple other shrub.

Land nd Clearing ring  Harvesting mix vegetation growing under electric power lines  Clearing bushes and small trees along the road  Turning back abandonned agricultural land into « ready to crop » field.

Shor ort rota otation tion crop op for r bioenergy energy, , or pe pellet et pr produc duction ion  Willow / Salix, Poplar

Shor ort rota otation tion crop op for r bioenergy energy, , or pe pellet et pr produc duction ion  Cynara Cardunculus or other biomass suitable for pellet production

Fruit uit tree car are opera ration ion  Olive, Apple and Vineyard pruning

Fore orest st Residue ue  Eucalyptus post harvest branches and trees top

Operat ating ing cos ost of f BioBaler aler BioBaler cost Tractor Cost    Caracteristic Included in the calculation  ○ 200HP (120KW)  Loan Interest ○ CVT transmission  Linear depreciation  Maintenance parts and time  Included in the calculation ○ Loan interest  Amortized over 4500 hrs of life ○ Linear depreciation time before major repair ○ Maintenance parts and time ○ Tractor driver cost  Total cost = 49,75$/hr ○ Fuel ○ Amortized over 10000 hrs of life time ○ Total cost = 81,75$/hr

Select ction on of f the har arvesting sting site is is cruc rucial ial in the cost st pe per ton  In the best condition, the BioBaler can produce up to 45 bales per hour.  However, several factor will affect the productivity, and finally the cost per dry tons of material (see next page)

Average Average Field Wet Tons Dry Ton Harvesting Harvesting Harvesting Moisture weight of baling Hectare Scenario Type of biomass Ground condition Density (HM harvested harvested cost per cost per wet cost per dry content % fresh bale capacity per hour tons per ha) per hour per hour bale ton ton (kg) per hour Excellent, flat as an Short rotation crop for Willow, Poplar, Acacia, agricultural field. Plant in 50 50% 400 40 16,00 8,00 0,32 $ 4,93 $ 12,33 $ 24,65 bioenergy Aronia double rows plantation 75cm between trees. Mixt Shrub ( brush, Power Lines cleaning small vegetation, small Excellent, flat and no stone 20 50% 600 14 8,40 4,20 0,42 $ 14,09 $ 23,48 $ 46,95 tree) Excellent, flat and no stone (common on military land, Gorse / Ulex Invasive shrub or govt land or ex- 45 60% 600 30 18,00 7,20 0,4 $ 6,57 $ 10,96 $ 27,39 Europeaus agricultural field invaded by this plant) Clearing vegetal biomass Mixt Shrub ( brush, Excellent, flat and no major betweem plantation rows of small vegetation, small obstacle, sufficient space 15 50% 550 15 8,25 4,13 0,55 $ 13,15 $ 23,90 $ 47,81 Pine, Poplar, Eucalyptus, etc… tree) between rows to operate Excellent, flat and enough Apple,Vineyard Fruit tree care operation distance between plantation 3 50% 500 10 5,00 2,50 1,66667 $ 19,72 $ 39,44 $ 78,88 branch, rows Excellent, flat as any Pellet production Cynara Cardunculus 15 50% 450 40 18,00 9,00 1,2 $ 4,93 $ 10,96 $ 21,91 agricultural field Excellent, flat as any Pellet production Miscanthus 15 20% 200 40 8,00 6,40 0,53333 $ 4,93 $ 24,65 $ 30,81 agricultural field Excellent, flat as any Fruit tree care operation Olive 20 50% 450 18 8,10 4,05 0,405 $ 10,96 $ 24,35 $ 48,69 agricultural field Unpredictable (stump, Forest residues (post harvest) Mixt 7 50% 500 10 5,00 2,50 0,71429 $ 19,72 $ 39,44 $ 78,88 stone, hilly, etc…) Yellow dry corn post Excellent, flat as any Agricultural residues 7 20% 250 20 5,00 4,00 0,71429 $ 9,86 $ 39,44 $ 49,30 harvest agricultural field Forest residues (post harvest) Eucalyptus branches Flat ground, with stump at 6 20% 415 17 7,06 5,64 1,17583 $ 11,60 $ 27,95 $ 34,94 and top tree 3m distance.

Select ction on of f the har arvesting sting site is is cruc rucial ial  However, the running cost of the BioBaler, might be offset, by the value of the bale produced, and when considering the net cost of the BioBaler (running cost less bale value generated), the operation might be less expensive than traditionnal clearing for example under power lines with foresty mulcher by example

BioBa Baler er features tures  Power is mechanically driven from Tractor to the baler and mulching head to increase the efficiency.  Require 1000 RPM PTO intake  Min. 200 HP (120 KW) Tractor engine and more.

BioBa Baler er features tures  4 hydraulic features:  Swivel drawbar (allow to move the baler offset from the tractor, on the left or right)  Front tail gate over the cutting header (control the flow of biomass)  Lifting system 24 inches clearance(go over obstacle easily)  Back door (ejecting the bale)

BioBa Baler er features tures  Cutting header  Heavy duty rotor ○ 2000 RPM (belt driven) ○ 50 teeth ○ 88,5 inches (2,25m) cutting width  Hydraulically adjustable hood and shear bar to control the crushing action and the feeding of the biomass  Easy access panel for maintenance

BioBa Baler er car aract acteri eristic stic Type of Pole P6 P12 Dimensions Base Height of the Coupling (A) 620 mm (24 ½ in) 620 mm (24 ½ in) Width (B) 2585 mm (101 ¾ in) 2585 mm (101 ¾ in) * Minimum Height (H min ) 2460 mm (97 in) 2460 mm (97 in) * Maximum Height (H max ) 2970 mm (117 in) 2970 mm (117 in) Length (L) 5460 mm (215 in) 7290 mm (287 in) Weight Basic Machine 6900 kg (15 211 lb) 7000 kg (15 432 lb)

Stora orage e of f bales  After being harvested, the bales has the advantage that they can be tranported easily with conventionnal equipment, and stored in the field, or close to the site where they will be use for.

Bale are drying ng out natural turally ly  Several observation across the world validated the fact that biomass in a shape of a round bale produced by the Anderson BioBaler, will loose a lot of moisture content within 8 weeks during summer time.  Those observation, some documented, some others not, noticed a decrease of the humidity from 55% at the harvesting time, down to 18-20% 8 weeks later.

Trac actor or require uiremen ment Minimum power: 200-250 HP (120-150KW)  Hidraulic: 8 hydraulic outlets  19 GPM  Other feature:   Forestry tires  Protection for back window (against projectile like stone)  Steels plating under the tractor  Roll cage over the cab.  Small dimensions and high power Ask Anderson Group for more information. 

Ander erson son BioBa oBaler er Visit our website for more information! www.grpanderson.com Anderson Group 5125, de la Plaisance Chesterville, Qc, G0P 1J0 Canada Patrice Desrochers, President patriced@grpanderson.com