Author: National Ploughing Association

NEWS RELEASE: New All-Irish EirEco Wood Burning Stove Demonstrates Next Generation Ultra Efficient Heating at Ploughing Championships

Highlights and Milestones:

• EirEco Stoves launches Europe’s only stove that combines wood gasification and rocket stove technology, delivering truly ‘clean heat’
• Patent Pending competitively priced EirEco stove proven to deliver outstanding 89.5% net efficiency with minimal carbon (CO) emissions of 0.16%, as certified by KIWA Gastec UK
• The EirEco super-efficient wood burning stove was nominated in three categories in the Green Awards 2015 – the prestigious awards for Green Business and Sustainability
• EirEco Stoves is Europe’s only stove that combines wood gasification and rocket stove technology, delivering truly ‘clean heat’
• Proven Ultra Efficient – EirEco beats all others in its class, some by almost 40%, based on 2014 figures published by UK standards entity HETAS 
• EirEco Stove is the first of its kind to be awarded BS (British Standards) and European Norm 13240:2001 for efficiency and CO emissions  + AMD 2:2004 EU output certification
• New stove is the consumer’s renewable energy answer to today’s sky high heating bills
• Office & Showroom now open in Ballydehob, Co. Cork, Post Office Building, Main Street.

September 1, 2015 – NPA Ploughing Championships 2015  – Ratheniska, Stradbally, Co Laois, Local Enterprise Village – Stand 31 – will be the Irish market launch of the EirEco stove, one of the world’s most efficient wood burning stoves, developed in Ireland by County Cork based EirEco Stoves Ltd.

The EirEco stove is a patent-pending super-efficient next generation wood burning stove for domestic, commercial and agricultural use. 100% designed and made in Ireland, EirEco Stoves uniquely combine wood gasification and rocket stove technologies with additional original design innovations to deliver truly ‘clean heat’.

EirEco Stoves Ltd. was nominated in a total of three categories in the Green Awards 2015, the prestigious awards for Green Business and Sustainability.

The EirEco Wood burning stove was nominated to vie for Green Product of the Year Award and also for Green Technology of the Year Award. Founder and Managing Director of EirEco Stoves John Fagan was shortlisted for Green Entrepreneur of the Year.

In testing carried out by KIWA Gastec, the UKAS (UK Accreditation Service)-accredited product testing and certification body, the patent Pending EirEco stove demonstrated outstanding 89.5% net efficiency and super-low carbon (CO) emissions of 0.16%.

These efficiency and low-emission levels are a measurable leap forward compared to other stoves currently available in the category (7.4kW).

The EirEco stove is proven to be the most efficient industry-approved stove of its kind available, based on comparative statistics published in 2014 by HETAS, the official body recognised by the UK Government to approve solid fuel domestic heating appliances. In like-for-like comparison with all HETAS approved stoves included in the 2014 HETAS Guide, EirEco ranks Number One for fuel efficiency, beating some by almost 40%.

How does the EirEco stove work?

The EirEco Stove uses residual heat to deliver maximum efficiency. Once a fire is lit in the burn chamber air is immediately drawn in to the system through the stove’s uniquely designed fire box. As wood continues to burn in the fire box and as the temperature rises, more air rushes in to the box to mix with the fire and hot gasses, reaching temperatures capable of burning these gasses completely. The air becomes super-heated, creating a vortex, and expands in the combustion chamber forcing the air up through the system, until the air reaches the outer chamber where it cools down and contracts. The hotter the fire burns, the greater the amount of oxygen that will be drawn in to the burn chamber. This expansion/contraction creates enough force within the stove to push hot air through the pipe at high speed, before needing to exit. The result is a cleaner more efficient burning stove which uses up to 40% less fuel to produce larger amounts of heat. Also, much less smoke and ash is produced compared to other wood stoves.

Super Efficient, Super Clean and 100% Irish

“With conventional wood stoves currently on the market, you can see the clear evidence of inefficiency in the form of ash and smoke,” explains EirEco Stoves founder and Managing Director John Fagan. “On studying the efficiency and performance of today’s wood stoves, I thought there had to be a way to make the fuel burn longer, to reduce wastage and heat loss.”

“By introducing gasification, with the EirEco stove we’re seeing exceptional heating performance and at the same time, delivering truly clean heat, with minimal CO output. I’m really excited to be able to bring this modern, clean and highly efficient heating system to Irish and UK consumers.”

The stove is of Continental upright design, and makes an attractive addition to any traditional or modern living space. Multiple options for installation make EirEco a flexible consumer-friendly home heating choice.

In 2014, EirEco Stoves was awarded certification by “Guaranteed Irish”, Ireland’s industry-led non-profit organisation which promotes Irish quality goods and services.

About EirEco Stoves Ltd.

The EirEco stove is the culmination of over four years of dedicated research and development by County Cork based entrepreneur John Fagan, who studied existing wood stove technology and refined it to create the EirEco stove.

After highly successful testing, in consultation with the industry’s regulatory and licensing bodies in the UK and Ireland including KIWA Gastec and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), as well as independent subject specialists, Fagan developed the EirEco stove, setting up EirEco Stoves Ltd. in 2014 to market the new stoves to the Irish, UK and European public.

Pricing and Availability – Delivering lower heating costs for consumers

Two models of EirEco stoves are now available at highly competitive prices for consumers and home design and construction specialists in Ireland. EirEco Model 740 S (standard) is priced at €1,480. EirEco Model 740 C (convection), fitted with six additional convection tubes for even faster heating, is available for €1,750. These market-friendly price points represent value for users compared to other alternatives which are often priced at over €2,800. This combined with fuel economy add up to significant savings on the high energy bills consumers face today.

EirEco stoves are currently available to consumers direct from EirEco Stoves Ltd. Ireland: email info@eireco.net. EirEco stoves will be available in the UK and Europe in Autumn 2015.

From handcrafted hurleys to baked breakfast cereals, more than 70 small businesses to welcome thousands of visitors to new ‘Local Enterprise Village’ at National Ploughing Championships in September.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D. has welcomed plans for the biggest-ever ‘Local Enterprise Village’, which is being built by the network of Local Enterprise Offices at the National Ploughing Championships.

In twelve weeks’ time at Ratheniska in County Laois, the Local Enterprise Village will be home to more than 70 small businesses for the three days of the Championships (September 22^nd – 24^th), which is Europe’s largest outdoor event.

Local Enterprise Offices in every county throughout Ireland are supporting small businesses at the ploughing, which attracted more than 279,500 visitors in 2014, generating an estimated €39 million in sales.

Welcoming the announcement of the plans by representatives of the Local Enterprise Offices, the National Ploughing Association and Local Authorities Ireland, Minister Bruton said: “Ireland’s agri-sector is performing very strongly and as a result, small businesses in key sectors are benefitting, with plenty of opportunities for growth and job creation. The National Ploughing Championships are growing in importance and scale every year and through the Local Enterprise Offices, more small businesses and start-ups can start to avail of those opportunities.”

The Chair of the Network of Local Enterprise Offices, Kieran Comerford, said that the Local Enterprise Village has doubled in size in recent years, explaining: “For small, local businesses looking to expand, The Local Enterprise Village is the ideal gateway to customers across farming communities and rural Ireland. Many of the small businesses being supported by the Local Enterprise Offices will be testing new products and services in September, which in turn, will generate more jobs within those companies in the near future.”

The President of the National Ploughing Association, James Sutton said “it is tremendous to see the huge level of enterprise interest, with an unprecedented number of diverse and exciting businesses, exhibiting at the “Local Enterprise Village” at this year’s Ploughing Championships.  There is no doubt that the entrepreneurial spark is alive and well in Ireland and it is a fantastic opportunity for these small businesses to showcase their products to the large  number of visitors that Ploughing attracts, this is very positive for rural Ireland and the wider economy.”

At today’s launch, the Minister met with seven small businesses that will be hoping to make a big impact on visitors to the Local Enterprise Village in September. They were: 65 Hurls (handcrafted hurls, Fingal), Winnie’s Craft Café (craft and knitting supplies, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown), Nutri-Snax (nutritious cereals and biscuits, Cavan) Kelly’s Mountain Brew (microbrewery, Kildare), Creative Productions (video production, Carlow), Friends and Family Trees (souvenir tree drawings, Galway) and Wild About (artisan chutneys and dressings, Wicklow).

Organised by the National Ploughing Association, the 84^th National Ploughing Championships (www.npa.ie) are set to take place from September 22^nd to 24^th at Ratheniska, Stradbally in County Laois and further details around the Local Enterprise Village are available from www.localenterprise.ie.

NEW: 7250 TTV WARRIOR. Powerful radiance in brilliant black.

Limited edition. Top features. Three-year protection plan.

At the SIMA trade fair in Paris from 22 to 26 February, DEUTZ-FAHR will be presenting a limited-edition special model with the highest standards in terms of technology, design and quality. The 7250 TTV WARRIOR – conceived for the toughest applications in the field and on the road.

The special paint finish in brilliant black* and an exhaust with a stainless steel cover add a powerful radiance and a unique touch of dominance to the style of the WARRIOR.

To complete the exclusive collection of extras, the WARRIOR light package features a XENON beacon lamp and LED work lights of the latest generation by Hella with up to 2470 Lumen. On the inside, the 7250 TTV WARRIOR is fitted with a premium semi-leather seat and the WARRIOR floor mat  also in black  while the attachment area boasts optional hydraulic top link. There is also space for seven electrical control devices, PowerBeyond connections and an ISOBUS signal socket.

The 7250 TTV WARRIOR offers more reliability than ever before. For the first time, DEUTZ-FAHR is providing a three-year protection plan. This goes far beyond the standard length of after sales cover in the industry as well as all legal requirements.

The traction of the 7250 TTV WARRIOR is generated by the DEUTZ engine, which delivers output of up to 263 HP (194 kW). The infinitely variable TTV transmission guarantees smooth control of driving and operating dynamics – and optimum fuel efficiency.

* The 7250 TTV WARRIOR is available in classic DEUTZ-FAHR green.

Cross Agricultural Engineering manufacture a range of Beet Washers, De-stoners and Choppers. All beet washers first pre-clean the sugar beet, then de-stone the beet, wash the beet and finally chop the beet. The main use for this machines is in the Biogas industry around the world, along with the sugar and animal feed industry. Up to now all Cross beet washers had been manually controlled with levers mounted on the machine. All Beet washers were also powered by the PTO of a tractor or an on-board engine. This meant Biogas plants had to tie up a tractor on the machine or have an extra diesel supply.

The new Automated Beet Washer has a computer control system on board to control the machine processes. While washing beet on the old system the operator had to stay by the levers and adjust continuously to ensure the machine operated correctly. The new computer controlled system is used to control the machines whole operation. The system consists of a PLC computer, LCD screen, electric solenoid valves and a large amount of sensors at various locations around the machine. The screen consists of 6 buttons which are used to control the machine. Each button command is in the program of the PLC. Once a button is pressed it refers back to the program and opens the solenoids which run the machine. The machine program runs in a specific way to ensure optimum output of the machine and eliminate breakdowns. This computer control system monitors all the oil pressures in the machine and monitors the speed of every part of the machine. It then displays this info on a digital read out mounted on the machine. The PLC computer which is also connected to the screen runs a program based on the readings from the oil pressures and speeds to make sure the machine runs perfect and also monitors the operation of the machine to ensure it doesn’t block or break down. The speed of the machine can be altered from the LCD screen and the program stops you going too fast to cause damage. The screen also has a history display, job recorder, service plan recorder and total machine usage recorder.

A 3 phase motor was used on the machine rather than the previous power sources. This is due to the fact that biogas plants all produce large amounts of electricity and can use this to power a machine. Up to now they were buying diesel and running an engine or a tractor, now they can use some of the electricity they are producing and in turn keep the machine emissions free which lets them use the machine indoors in a factory location. The 3 phase motor is also more cost effective than diesel even if you don’t produce your own electricity which is the case of sugar factories and farms.