Seaman Paper Company installed a Hurst Hybrid S600 wood-fired boiler as part of a comprehensive energy savings initiative over 10 years. This reduced the company's oil usage by nearly 1.7 million gallons and electricity usage by 2.6 million kilowatt hours, saving up to $1.5 million per year. The boiler burns shredded wood pallets instead of 23,709 barrels of oil, cutting costs by $1,580,000 while reducing NOx emissions by 30% and SO2 emissions by 95%. An event was held at Seaman Paper to showcase its sustainable manufacturing practices and energy efficiency successes.

1. Global Energy Solutions, Inc.
Hurst Boiler
Case Study
Seaman Paper Company
Otter River, Massachusetts
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Background
Seaman Paper Co. is a 61 year old privately held
paper plant located in rural Massachusetts. Under
the guidance of George Davenport Jones, III,
loyal employees keep this historic facility
operating 24/7, 365 days per year. Seaman Paper
Co. produces lightweight specialty papers
including decorative tissue wraps, crepe streamers,
foodservice tissues, SatinWrap, and personalized
printed papers.
A Hurst Hybrid S600 wood fired boiler was just
one of many elements of a comprehensive energy-
Equipment and System Changes
saving initiative designed by Mr. Jones and Steam Reduction—thermo compressors, heat exchanger,
implemented over a ten-year period. Changes in recycling of effluent, boiler economizer
operations, equipment, and fuels have resulted in
significant annual reductions in both oil usage Electricity Reduction—T8 lighting, motion detectors,
(nearly 1.7 million gallons) and electricity (2.6 variable speed drives
million kilowatt hours). The annual savings is Fuel Substitution—wood fired boiler
noteworthy as well: up to $1.5 million per year Backpressure Turbine
in operating costs.
The Boiler
A Hurst Hybrid Model Super
600 was selected and equipped
with a baghouse and a finned-
tube waste heat recovery
economizer. Initially, 23,709
barrels of oil were replaced by
15,002 tons of shredded pallet
wood.
Net fuel savings=$1,580,000
NOX reduction = 30%
SO2 reduction = 95%,
Greenhouse gasses = neutral.
Hurst Boiler & Welding Co., Inc. — Hybrid Super 600 Wood Fired Boiler at Seaman Paper Co.
Global Energy Solutions, Inc. — 100 W. Roosevelt Road, Suite B5-201 — Wheaton, IL 60189 (630) 668-8900
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2. Results
In June, 2008, the Massachusetts Office
of Technical Assistance and Technology
held a Cleaner Technologies
Demonstration Site Event at Seaman
Paper Co. The lunch and plant tour
gathering was titled: “Energy
Efficiency Success at Seaman Paper”
and was attended to capacity on two
different dates by plant managers,
corporate executives, and elected
officials. The goal was to introduce and
explain the methods and benefits of a
sustainable manufacturing concern and
to highlight the effort and success of
Seaman Paper Co.
Gregory W. Smith of Global Energy
Solutions, Inc. was introduced as the George D. Jones III describes the fuel feed and storage system at
project developer and fielded technical Seaman Paper Co., Otter River, MA — June, 2008
questions about solid fuel procurement
and boiler installations. Mr. Smith, an
exclusive solid fuel boiler agent for
Hurst Boiler & Welding Co., Inc. was
able to share similar success stories of
wood-fired boiler systems installed at
other manufacturing facilities and
institutional campus locations in the
Midwest US and elsewhere.
Global Energy Solutions, Inc. — 100 W. Roosevelt Road, Suite B5-201 — Wheaton, IL 60189
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