Legno Valsugana S.r.l. | Scurelle Trentino | Italy

Storm “Vaia” as impulse for innovative wood processing

The storm “Vaia” gave the starting signal for the founding of Legno Valsugana S.r.l., when the storm swept across northern Italy in October 2018. In the Trentino region alone, an estimated 18 000 hectares of forest were destroyed. From an ecological point of view, undoubtedly a catastrophe. For Società Agricola Bernardi S.r.l., Forest PEG S.r.l. and Cippolegno S.r.l. it was the driving force to re-evaluate the wood resources and rethink the processing of the valuable raw material.

The three companies are experienced timber and forestry businesses. In June 2020, they founded the Consorzio Stabile Legno Valsugana. Their goal: to recycle wood that would otherwise be considered inferior or waste and create products.

Upgrading wood waste

Legno Valsugana S.r.l. has managed to upgrade the production and supply chain in a smart and conscientious way. Among other things, Legno Valsugana S.r.l. has invested in a debarking plant and a sawmill for logs with a diameter of less than 25 cm | 9-13/16″. This makes it possible to process wood that would otherwise be considered waste.

The pellet production plant was put into operation at the end of 2023. All waste from the various sawmill processes and from forest maintenance is processed into high-quality wood pellets.

Biomass boiler system operates pellet production

The pellets are dried with process heat from a Schmid biomass combustion system.

The UTSR-2000 visio moving grate combustion system with an output of 2 000 kW | 6.8 MMBH is the perfect solution for the combustion of different biomass such as wood chips, bark, wood waste, pellets and special fuels. Thanks to the feed rate, the robust combustion system can also burn different fuel moistures with an efficient degree of efficiency and enable optimum operation.

The advanced combustion technology of the UTSR-2000 visio and the ultra-modern electrostatic precipitator from Meisterfilter ensure exceptionally good emission values. The system can also be optimized remotely online via smartphone, tablet or PC using the PersonalTouch visio control system developed by Schmid energy solutions.