The startup operates an automated sampling platform that enables biomass power plants to efficiently collect and analyze raw material samples, enhancing biomass quality management. This system reduces emissions by providing accurate data for optimizing fuel usage and ensuring compliance with environmental standards.
Funding
$530K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Biomass power plants face challenges in accurately assessing the quality of incoming raw materials due to inconsistent sampling methods. Inaccurate quality data leads to inefficiencies in fuel usage, increased operational costs, and potential non-compliance with environmental regulations. Traditional manual sampling is often slow, labor-intensive, and prone to human error, resulting in unreliable data.
Solution
Prometec provides automated sampling solutions that enable biomass power plants to efficiently and accurately collect and analyze raw material samples. Their patented Q-Robot system takes representative samples from entire loads of biomass quickly and safely, improving biomass quality management. By providing accurate, real-time quality data, Prometec's solutions help power plants optimize fuel usage, reduce raw material costs, and maximize process efficiency. The system provides online moisture and volume data, calculated moisture content, and calculated energy content data, allowing for informed decisions about unloading and processing.
Target Audience
Prometec's primary customers are heating and power plants, pulp industry, mining industry, and food industry utilizing biomass as a fuel source.
Features
- Fully automated Q-Robot system for representative sampling of biomass loads
- Truck sampler, train sampler, and semi-automated sampler options available
- Online moisture measurement capabilities for real-time data analysis
- Sample handling station for efficient sample processing
- Integration with existing plant systems for seamless data flow
- Expert services for optimizing sampling strategies and system performance
- Patented sampling method using drilling from above the cargo