William Bowden's Contact Details

William Bowden's Company Details

AgLoco® Ltd.

Christchurch, N/A, NZ • 5 - 9 Employees
Construction Machinery

AgLocos™ are directly powered by solid bio-fuel including any type of solid biomass, conventional firewood, wood chips or densified biomass like pellets and briquettes. Less than 2% of a typical farm's land area will meet AgLoco™ fuel requirements. This enables improved land productivity, for example, by putting shelter-belts to work growing fuel or using crop residues. AgLocos™ are an ideal match for Agroforestry systems offering productivity improvements of 40%.Within the firebox of an AgLoco™, solid bio-fuel reacts with the oxygen in air at temperatures exceeding 900ºC. The heat generated by this process is captured by water in a unique heat-exchanger that safely generates high pressure superheated steam. An advanced engine design expands this steam to atmospheric pressure, developing tractive power with characteristics superior to modern hydrostatic or electrical drives.AgLocos™ incorporate a unique combustion system that eliminates 100% of the smoke and spark emissions normally associated with solid bio-fuel combustion. Tractor exhaust spark emissions are unacceptable and the elimination of this is a key feature of an AgLoco™. At the heart of an AgLoco™ is our patent pending steam generating system (boiler) that we have engineered and validated over a period of 6 years.100 years ago steam tractors relied on a heavy boiler that contained a large amount of superheated water with fatal consequences if the boiler failed. Our revolutionary technology eliminates both the excessive weight and the possibility of a dangerous explosion by containing only a small volume of superheated water. This means steam pressure can be raised in as little as 15 minutes and ground compaction is no higher than modern diesel tractors.We are looking for forward thinking farmers who will be early adopters of AgLoco™ technology.