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ARTSAKH BIO-FUEL COMPANY SETS SIGHTS ON REPLACING "CONVENTIONAL" ENERGY SOURCES
Knar Babayan
hetq
August 22, 2011
BioTechnolgy Ltd. is a start-up enterprise making waves in Artsakh. In
fact, it is now ranked as one of the largest tax payers in the country.
Company Director Gevorg Hayriyan says that the company started to
produce bio-stoves in January of 2011.
The young entrepreneur says that the company not only wants to take
advantage of Artsakh's cheap raw materials but wants to see the wages
paid to employees ploughed back into the local economy.
The bio-fuel used by the burners comes from natural sources - wood,
saw dust and other dried stalks of other plants. These materials are
then processed without the use of additives into cylinder-shaped logs.
"We have imported 5 different cutting machines from Armenia to fashion
the cylinders. We have contracted the work out to other firms but
we oversee all aspects of the process, including quality control,"
says Hayriyan.
The director says the market potential for the bio-fuel is unlimited
given the ease of transport.
"We do not foresee any problems in terms of selling what we produce.
There is a huge demand in Armenia alone," says Hayriyan.
The company now employs 50 workers who make an average of 180,000
AMD per months.
The burners themselves, produced in Stepanakert, have different
capacities ranging from 18 kilowatts to 1,000. Prices start at 442,000
AMD for the units.
The burners are made from materials mostly imported from Ukraine
and Russia.
Hayriyan says the company entered into a licensing arrangement with
the Retra company to make the burners. Workers were sent to the
Ukraine city of Rovna for training at the Retra company headquarters.
BioTechonolgy receives most of its orders from the Artsakh government.
The burners have been installed in 10 locations and tests show they
are twice as cheap to operate as conventional gas burners.
To date, the company has sold 20 burners that are now in operation.
"We've had orders from the Artsakh Ministry of Defense, the All
Armenia Fund, the Artsakh Investment Fund and the RA Defense Ministry,"
says Hayriyan.
When asked about orders from private concerns, Hayriyan says the
company has received quite a few but that they first have to complete
the government orders.
"We have received many private orders. People understand the benefits
of bio-fuel when compared to gas or electricity," says Director
Hayriyan.
From: Baghdasarian
Knar Babayan
hetq
August 22, 2011
BioTechnolgy Ltd. is a start-up enterprise making waves in Artsakh. In
fact, it is now ranked as one of the largest tax payers in the country.
Company Director Gevorg Hayriyan says that the company started to
produce bio-stoves in January of 2011.
The young entrepreneur says that the company not only wants to take
advantage of Artsakh's cheap raw materials but wants to see the wages
paid to employees ploughed back into the local economy.
The bio-fuel used by the burners comes from natural sources - wood,
saw dust and other dried stalks of other plants. These materials are
then processed without the use of additives into cylinder-shaped logs.
"We have imported 5 different cutting machines from Armenia to fashion
the cylinders. We have contracted the work out to other firms but
we oversee all aspects of the process, including quality control,"
says Hayriyan.
The director says the market potential for the bio-fuel is unlimited
given the ease of transport.
"We do not foresee any problems in terms of selling what we produce.
There is a huge demand in Armenia alone," says Hayriyan.
The company now employs 50 workers who make an average of 180,000
AMD per months.
The burners themselves, produced in Stepanakert, have different
capacities ranging from 18 kilowatts to 1,000. Prices start at 442,000
AMD for the units.
The burners are made from materials mostly imported from Ukraine
and Russia.
Hayriyan says the company entered into a licensing arrangement with
the Retra company to make the burners. Workers were sent to the
Ukraine city of Rovna for training at the Retra company headquarters.
BioTechonolgy receives most of its orders from the Artsakh government.
The burners have been installed in 10 locations and tests show they
are twice as cheap to operate as conventional gas burners.
To date, the company has sold 20 burners that are now in operation.
"We've had orders from the Artsakh Ministry of Defense, the All
Armenia Fund, the Artsakh Investment Fund and the RA Defense Ministry,"
says Hayriyan.
When asked about orders from private concerns, Hayriyan says the
company has received quite a few but that they first have to complete
the government orders.
"We have received many private orders. People understand the benefits
of bio-fuel when compared to gas or electricity," says Director
Hayriyan.
From: Baghdasarian