200 kWe CHP

NEW PROJECTS:

Garret Crisler Gasifier Development
	Crisler Gasifier and Heat Exchangers
Greg Manning Manitoba, CAN Downdraft Gasification
	Fuel in Manning Gasifier

Gasifier and Poly Digester at Kung Touche Village, Cambodia Robert Deutsch, April 2005
Downdraft Gasification, A series on the building of a smaller gasifier, and the trials and tribulations that are involved, Greg Manning, Manitoba, Canada, April 2005
Biomass Gasification/Power Generation Model, California Biomass Collaborative

DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS

We're starting with a blank page to be filled in by discussion and contributions. I've listed major categories and some example specs from suppliers below.

I. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND BENCHMARKS

A. Electrical Output: 300 kWe

320 kWe Full Load Required on Dual Fuelled Diesel
Factory load or connect to grid (or mini grid)?

B. Thermal Output:

225 kWth
85 C to Dry Kilns, Accumulator or District Heat Distribution

C. Capacity Factor, Availability, Operating Hours

6000 hours at 200 kWe = 6000/8760 = 68% capacity factor

D. Economic Targets, $/kWh, $/kcal

Installed $3000/kWe (Actual $5,000)
Cost of fuel gas = 50% of diesel or LP
Cost of electricity = 80% of diesel or LP based power
Biomass Gasification/Power Generation Model, California Biomass Collaborative

II. MAJOR COMPONENTS

A. FUEL PREPARATION: SIZING

B. FUEL PREPARTION: DRYING

C. GASIFIER AND FEED SYSTEM

D. ASH HANDLING

E. HOT GAS COOLING

F. GAS CLEANING

Gas Cleaning for Staged Gasifiers, Claus Hindsgaul, DTU, GasNET meeting autum 2002, Strasbourg.
Low Temperature Particle Filtration of Wood Gas with Low Tar Content Claus Hindsgaul, Ulrik Henriksen and Jens Dall Bentzen. 12th European Conference and Technology Exhibition on Biomass for Energy, Industry and Climate Protection. Amsterdam June 2002, pp. 494-497.
Conditioning of Producer Gas Chandrakant Turare
Tar Decomposition with Catalysts, VTT
Guideline for Standardized Tar Measurement tarweb.nt (BTG)

G. ENGINE-GENERATOR SYSTEM

Woodgas as an Engine Fuel FAO 1986
Study on performance of biomass gasifier-engine systems and their environmental aspects FAO
GARP India Engine Testing Facility
Fluidyne Website NZ, > Engines, Engine Tables, Engine Photos , Engine Oil and Soot
Producer Gas Driven Engines Chandrakant Turare
Producer Gas in Spark Ignition Engines Spain
FORD VSG 411 FUELED BY PRODUCER GAS FROM A TWO-STAGE GASIFIER, DTU 2001
Woodgas Cart, Japan, Feb 2004

H. OTHER THERMAL/ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (e.g. ORMAT, SPILLING)

CSIRO Energy Technology:CHP and Cooling using Micro Turbines in Australia 2003 CSIRO

I. HEAT SYSTEM

J. WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Toxicity of Wastewater Generated from Gasification of Woodchips, IEA Report, Lunds Univeristy June 2003

K. GAS HANDLING, COMPRESSION, STORAGE

L. EMISSIONS

CO Emissions from Gas Engines Fueled by Producer Gas, Jesper Ahrenfeldt, Danish Technological University, Joint IEA and GasNET meeting Autumn 2002 , Strasbourg.

III. SAMPLE SUPPLER SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS FOR 200 kWe

Suggestions welcome

Ankur WBG-200

IV. OPERATING CHP ENGINE SYSTEMS 200 kWe + kW th

Denmark,
- Harboore 1.3 MWe/Babcock 8MWth Volund
- Hogild 130 kwe/180 kwth
- Skarp Salling 29kWe/90 kWth Steriling
Finland
- Tervola Entimos Oy 0.5 MWe/1.1 MWth 2002
India
- Agni
- Ankur
- Energreen
UK
- Bioenergy Engineering Ltd.
Belgium
- Xylowatt SA (Belgium) 300 kWe 2005?
US
- Pudhas/Schmitt Enertec , T allon Lumber, C onnecticutt 300 kWe + 150 kWth 2005

V. GASIFICATION SYSTEMS AND SUPPLIERS*

* See Gasifier Database at www.woodgas.com and

BTG Gasifier Inventory List http://www.btgworld.com/gi/

ENGINE AND TURBINE SYSTEMS

AHT Pyrogas (Ferges)
Agni Energy Services, Hyderabad, India
Ankur Scientific Technologies, India
- Advances in Biomass Gasification Power Plants 250 kWe
- DHAVAL Fab Pvt 2 x 100 kWe
Babcock Volund, Denmark
Carbona, US
- Skive Fjernvarme 5.5 MWe Gasifier CHP, Denmark
Exus Energy, (formerly B9) Larne , Northern Ireland
- Blackwater Valley I 100 kWe
Biomass Engineering Ltd., and Promanenergy, UK
Condens Oy "Novel" gasification plant, Finland
Community Power Corporation, US
- Biomass for Small Scale Heat and Power, US Forest Products Laboratory, Techline, July 2003
Dynamotive Technologies, Canada - BioOil in Combustion Turbines
ECN Downdraft Gasifier, NL
Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC), University of North Dakota, US Darren Schmidt
Energreen Power Ltd., TN, India
EntiMos, Tervola Finland
Flex Energies, Inc.
- Small Modular Power Demonstration
Fluidyne, New Zealand Doug Williams
- Pacific Class Wood Gasifier pdf
Future-energy GmbH, Germany
Gazogen, Inc. Rotary Hearth Gasifier, Vermont, Carl Bielenberg
Grand Teton Enterprises, Spokane, WA, Doug Roberts
Green Power, Gruppo Marcegalia, Varese, Italy
Innovation Technologies, N Ireland
Kwikpower, Waste to Energy Ltd., UK
Martezo Gasifier, France
Malahat Energy Corporation Malahat Reformer
MDE Dezentrale Energiesysteme, Augsburg, Germany
- Wood gas Demonstration in Eckernforde, Germany
- 76-335 kWe CHP Modules, biogas systems
Powerhearth, 3i International Innovations, Inc., New Zealand, Bill Klein, Jack Humphries
PRM Energy Systems, Inc., Arkansas , USA North American Licensee:PrimEnergy, LLC Oklahoma, US
Puhdas Energia Oy/Absolute Energy Inc., Tampere, Finland
Radhe Renewable Energy Development Associates, Gujarat, India
- Interest: develop 250KWe to 2MWe Gasifier based Power Projects
System Johansson Gasproducer (SJG), South Africa Gus Johannsson
Thermogenics, US Tom Taylor
TK Energi, Denmark Thomas Koch
Xylowatt SA, Belgium, Gasifier CHP plants**
- GAZEL Wood Gasification Plant 150 kWe
Xylowatt SA, Switzerland, Gasifiers and CHP**
- Projects: 80-500 kWe

THERMAL OR SYNGAS SYSTEMS

Bioflame, Yorkshire, UK
Chiptec, Vermont, US
Carbona , Finland, US
Energy Products of Idaho , US
Future Energy Gmbh, Frieberg, Germany
Future Energy Resources Company, Atlanta , GA
Heuristic Engineering, Canada
Lurgi , Germany
Messersmith, MI
TPS - Termiska Prosesser AB, Sweden
Vidir Biomass, Manitoba, Canada

** Note these are two different companies with the same name.

Engines-Generators (G) Gas/LP, (D) Diesel

Caterpillar (D)
Jenbacher, Austria (G) Cogeneration with Gas Engines pdf
Lister (D) Ampro
Wartsila (G, D)
Dresser Waukesha (D)
Schmitt Enertec Gmbh (G, D)
Wood Gas as an Engine Fuel, FAO 1986

Publications

Diesel & Gas Turbines Worldwide (publication)

Small Gas Turbines

FlexEnergy, Edan Prabhu
Capstone Turbine Corporation
Turbine Developments (NI) Ltd. , James Oakley

VI. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND TESTING

Test Procedures for Gasifiers, IIT Bombay, India
Gasifier Model, Benny Govel, DTU, 2003

VII. ECONOMICS

Biomass Gasification/Power Generation Model, California Biomass Collaborative
India-Asia
Economics of a 55 kWe Biomass Gasification Plant, DESI, India
Levelized Costs 50 kWe , Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research, Gujarat, India
Specifications and Costs, IISC India
Financing Incentives of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
Sample Database: Costs of Electricity for a 500 kWe Plant, Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology
Africa
UK
Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland
Norway, LappGas Estimate for Sludge Pellets, Arnt Karleson
US
Canada
South America

RURAL ENERGY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (pdf)

Waste to Energy Gasifier Cost Analysis (sample)

VIII. PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH

Small Scale Biomass CHP Technologies, Situation in Finland, Denmark and Sweden, Opet 12, VTT April 2004
Status of and Prospects for Biomass Gasification, Suresh Babu and Hermann Hofbauer, Victoria August 2004
Status of Biomass Gasification in Countries Participating in the IEA Bioenergy Task 33 and EU Gasnet , Kees W Kwant and Harrie Knoef, October 2004
Greg Manning, Manitoba, Canada, Gasification Trials 2004
Experience on Gasification in Europe, Ruedi Bhuler, Bangalore Workshop December 11-12 2003
Gasification of Biomass and Wastes-Practical Experience, Harrie Knoef, International Slovak Forum, Feb 3-4, 2003
Tervola Gasifier, 2 MW CHP Entimos, Finland
Gasification Markets and Technologies, An Industry Perspective, July 2002 NETL pdf
BELEN Bioelectricity Network 1999 Ioannis Boukis and Loukas Gavriil, Agricultural University of Athens
Technologies for Small Scale Biomass CHP Plants - A Survey , J Fischer, IER U Stutgart, Risoe May 20, 2003
IEA Task 33 Gasification Publications
IEA Thermal Gasification of Biomass
Publications from the Biomass Energy Foundation, Tom Reed
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Publications
World and US Gasification Trends, James Childress, Gasification Technologies Council October 2002
Biomass Gasification Technology and Applications Chandrakant Turare, ARTES Institute, Flensburg, Germany
- Literature on Gasification Chandrakant Turare
Combustion Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory, Bangalore, India
- Summary of Gasifiers Installed in Different Places
- Field Demonstrations of Gasifiers
- Technology of Biomass Gasification
- Estimation of Power for a Diesel Engine
SPERERI Gasification Projects
DK Teknik 100 Hrs Engine On Open Core Gasifier
Norwegian University of Science and Technology Small Scaled Downdraft Gasifier
USEPA/Research Triangle Park Camp LeJeune Energy from Wood Project 1MWe
Ennen University Combined heat and Power Concepts
Gengasiden The Gengas Page
Austria Gasification Systems
NREL Status of Biomass Gasification Village Systems
UK Demonstration 100 kWe Willow Gasifier
Denmark Gasification and Other CHP Technologies
British Biogen Map of Cogen Systems
Canada The Wallace Project
The Snowcrest Gasifier
North Wiltshire Heat and Power Balance
Denmark Biogas CHP Herning
- Hollensen Gasifier IEA Report
Finland Review of Finnish Gasification Technologies
UK Boughton Pumping Station 100 kWe 180 kWth
Arnt Karlesen, LappGas
Kalle Gengas System References
Germany: Decentralized Energy Systems Suppliers
Sri Lanka Coconut Wood Gasifier Industrial Services Bureau
500 kW grid connected gasifier based power plant, Gujarat Energy Development Agency, India
1 MW Biomass Gasifier Plant in KSHETRICHERRA, India, October 2002
100 kWe Chatel St. Denis, BUN India
Ed Burton's Homemade Biomass Gasifier, California
Kwikpower 125 KWe British Leather Project
Danish technological University Modelling a Biomass Gasifier 2000

Spilling Steam Engines Promanenergy

ORMAT

Redrok Energy Heat Engine Projects

Wartsila/Sermet CHP Biograte Power Plants 1 MW+or Biopower Condenser (MWe) Biograte

Stirling Engines

Biowatt Biowatt in South Africa 1999

Bernd KammerichGermany

CHP from Updraft Gasifier and Stirling Engine, DTU, DK

DK Teknik Gasification and Other CHP Technologies, Wood for Energy 2000

H Makunda et. al Small Stand Alone Power Systems, India


Xylowatt (Belgium) GAZEL 150 kWe	DTU Viking 2 Stage Gasifier 80 kWth 2003	Kwikpower (Waste to Energy Ltd), UK

150 KW Flex Microturbine Power Plant at EERC, Grand Forks, ND, 2003-4	Skive Fjernvarme 5.5 MWe	CPC Biomax 15 kWe Walden CO

Edited by Tom Miles
Bioenergy Lists Administrator
tmiles@trmiles.com