In biomass energy plants, biomass-handling cranes automatically start the working cycle to transfer the material from the reception pocket to the adjacent storage. Likewise, the crane automatically starts the working cycle to fill the hopper from the storage after the reception of the command “fill the hopper” from the sensor of the hopper.
Normally, only one unmanned, fully automated crane runs above biomass storage, moving the fuel from the reception area to storage, continuously feeding the combustion line. When there is only one crane feeding this process, maximum reliability is a top priority.