Norman Dewar’s Hog Farm
Energy Plans

Wood Energy on a Hog Farm.

“Prince Edward Island: Hog farmer uses a wood chip boiler system to reduce energy costs.”

Norman Dewar’s uses a wood chip system to heat his 100 sow farrow-to-finish operation.  His 130 kW wood chip system heats the sow barn, nursery, farrowing barn, office, and storage building.  It also produces enough hot water to supply a four gal/min. pressure washer as well as hot water for personal use in the barn.

 

Dewar’s wood chips are produced from waste slabs and his supply comes from a small sawmill about 9 miles away from the farm.  It costs him a little over $3,000 a year for wood chips.  Although this is slightly more than he was paying for oil, he is able to heat a much larger area.  The extra heat is good for his hogs, especially when winter temperatures plummet well below freezing.  For more information see Norman Dewar’s Hog Farm.