T. R. Miles Technical Consultants, Inc.

• Feed Systems for Biomass Energy

  The special expertise of the firm is the development of energy conversion and materials handling systems for wood, straws and food processing residues. Project areas include harvesting and processing of Field Crops and Residues; Harvesting and processing of Forest Residues and Urban Wood; Boilers, Combustion, Carbonization and Gasification; Organic Recycling, Composting and Manure management.

• Systems for Co-firing wood and agricultural residues with coal

  Iowa, Arizona, and New York

• Biofilters for VOC's, vapors, mists, and odors.

• Fuel, seed and feed bins, conveyors and controls

• Advanced materials handling systems

  for currency disposal, conveyors, dust collectors, compactors.

• Straw Utilization

  Innovative process and uses for straw utilization since the 1970s including straw fiber through thermomechanical pulping for hydromulch and wet process boards. He conducted pilot and small industrial scale field testing of system for handling and preparing straw for use as fuels, feeds, fibers, feedstocks for chemicals to test options for the utilization of more than 1 million tons of grass seed straw produced in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

• Hay Dryers and Compactors for Export Markets

  T.R. Miles has developed commercial systems for drying and compacting hay and straw for export since 1975. The dryer and compactor designs have been in commercial operation since the 1990s. Drying systems include custom designs and testing use of moving floor, belt, rotary and suspension dryers for hay, herbs, switch grass, corn stalks, and bagasse. Large handling, processing and feeding systems have been designed for power boilers and biofuel production

• Portable Sawmill for Domestic and International use

  Mighty Mite International, Portland, Oregon

• Oregon Task Force on Tire Recycling

• Gasifier, and Boiler Feed Systems

  T.R. Miles has contributed to the development of gasifiers for producer gas and synthesis gas in research and industry since 1976. Project areas include installation and operation of small scale and industrial CHP gasifiers from 500 kWe to 5 MWe.

• Fuel Preparation and Feed Systems

  Project areas include harvesting and processing of Field Crops and Residues; and design and development of biomass feed systems for gasifiers and biomass energy from 10 kWe to 35 MWe.

• Alkali Deposits in Biomass Power Plants

  Investigation for industry and US Department of Energy (USDOE)/ National Renewable Energy Laboratories(NREL)

• Use of poultry litter, crop residues and industrial wastes for fuels, fibers and feedstocks for chemicals

• Mobile Field Sanitizer

  To prevent disease and convert residues, Willamette Valley, Oregon

• Burners and Flares

• Systems for pyroloysis and gasification for biochar, heat, and power

  Projects include development of biomass feed systems for pyrolysis systems, gasifiers and biochar production; installation and operation of small scale and industrial CHP gasifiers and pyrolyzers; frequently presents and reviews papers on biochar production, system design and operation; and developed biochar products and markets for clients.

• Board member of the International Biochar Initiative (IBI)

• Director of the US Biochar Initiative (USBI)

• FOREST Project

  Sustainable forestry and biomass energy in Siberia and the Russian Far East, Winrock International/USAID

• Willing Company

  Japan and USA (paper tubes and beverages).

• Export Oregon

  Oregon's International Trade Information Center 1994-2004

• Latin American Trade Council of Oregon

  1972-2003

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