| DATE |
CATEGORY |
ORGANIZATION |
PURPOSE/
DESCRIPTION |
COUNTRY |
CONTACT |
PHONE/
FAX |
E-MAIL |
WWW
PAGE |
ADDRESS |
STATUS |
FUELS |
SIZES |
YEARS |
UNITS
BUILT |
COST |
COMMENTS |
| 9/20/99 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
BG
TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
Exclusive
marketing and installation of Ankur (ASCENT)
gasifiers |
USA |
Wm.
E. Partanen |
202
452 1911
202 452 8323
|
delaqui@ibm.net |
www.bgtechnologies.com |
1155
15th St., NW, Suite 810, Washington,
D.C. 20005 |
546
gasifiers installed by Ankur since 1987 |
3 -
700 kWe installations; also thermal applications |
1 -
700 kWe |
10:
18000hr |
2 |
|
BG
Systems aimed at gasificatin of ag wastes for
power |
| 9/1/97 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
CALIFORNIA
PELLET MILL CO. |
Manufacturer
of pellet mills for biomass densification |
USA |
Bob
Massengill |
612
332 1400
612 755 3713
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2524
118th Lane NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 |
Active |
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| 9/20/99 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
CAPSTONE
MICROTURBINES |
Build
and market small turbines (30 kW) |
USA |
Ake
Almgren |
818
716 2929
818 716 9910
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|
www.capstoneturbine.com |
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| 9/20/99 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
DTI
(Danish Technological Institute, DTI
Environment, Waste Management) |
Updraft
pilot plant for hazardous waste. Consulting on
updraft and waste. |
DENMARK |
Bjorn
Malmgren-Hansen |
45
8943 8943
45 8943 8673
|
bjorn.malmgren-Hansen@dti.dk |
www.dti.dk |
DTI
Environment, DTI, Teknologiparken #22, DK-8000,
Aarhus C, Denmark. |
Pilot
plant operational, planning full scale plants
for hazardous waste |
Leather
waste, impregnated wood, |
Planning
2-15 MW |
|
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Pilot
plant operational, larger plants in planning
stage |
| 9/20/99 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
FERN
ENGINEERING, INC. |
Adaptation
of gas turbines to run on producer gas, design
gasif. Eqpt. |
USA |
Jeff
Phillips |
508
563 7181
507 564 4851
|
ferneng@capecon.net |
www.capecod.net/ferneng |
Bix
3380 55 Portside Dr., Pocasset, MA 02559 |
Active |
NA |
NA |
30 |
NA |
NA |
Prodoced
designs for gas turbines to operate on producer
gas modifying nozzles etc., unaffiliated
withturbine mfgrs. |
| 9/1/97 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
FLEXENERGY
(Formerly Reflective Energies) |
Small
turbine development for biomass |
USA |
Edan
Prabhu |
949
380 4899
949 380 8407
|
edanprabhu@msn.com |
|
22922
Tiagua, Mission Viejo, CA 92692-1433 |
Active |
Producer
gas |
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Gas
turbines typically need high pressure gas, but
Prabhu developing atmospheric producer pressure
turbines |
| 1/20/98 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
KAMENGO
TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
Non-consolidating
feeder system |
CANADA |
Nazmir
Bundalli |
604
270 9995
604 270 9921
|
|
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Suite
210-10451 Shellbridge Way, Richmond, BC, V6X2W8,
CANADA |
ACTIVE |
Most
biomass fuels |
|
10 |
|
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Novel
feeder design, a "spin-off" from
British Columbia Research Corporation |
| 3/1/98 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
STIRLING
THERMAL MOTORS |
Manufacturers
of Stirling Engines |
USA |
William
McKeough |
314
458 0169
314 458 4937
|
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238
Waterside Dr., Grover, MO. 63040 |
|
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Chiptec
gasifier with Stirling engine |
| 9/4/97 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
SUNPOWER,
INC. |
Small
scale power from biomass; free-piston, 2.5 kW
Stirling engine |
USA |
Neill
W. Lane |
614
594 2221
614 593 7531
|
lane@sunpower.com |
http://www.sunpower.com |
Box
2625, Athens OH, 45701 |
Active
development |
|
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Simple
Sitrling engine system |
| 8/1/97 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
SUSTAINABLE
ENGINE SYSTEMS (SES) LTD |
Stirling
engine development for biomass operation |
UK |
Drummond
Hislop |
44 71
792 2241
44 71 792 2543
|
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51
Artesian Rd., London W2 5DB, UK |
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6 |
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| 1/27/98 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
T. R.
MILES, TECHNICAL CONSULTING, INC. |
Biomass
Counciing, wide experience feeding,
gasification, combustion wood, ag residues |
USA |
T. R.
Miles |
503
646 1198
503 605 0208
|
@teleport.com |
www.teleport.com/~tmiles |
1470
S. W. Woodward Way, Portland OR 97225 |
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>50 |
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| 9/20/99 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
UMSICHT
(Fraunhofer-Institute for Environmental Safety
and Energy Technology) |
CFB
gasification for gas engines |
GERMANY |
Markus
Ising |
49
208 8598 189
49 208 8598 290
|
info@umsicht.fhg.de |
www.umsicht.fhg.de |
Osterfelder
Strasse 3, D-486047 Oberhausen, Germany |
|
Wood
chips |
0.5
MWe plant operating since 1995, 12 MW planned |
|
2 |
$2800/kWe |
Has
operated a 0.5 MWe pilot plan since 1996, now
planning 12 MW commercial plant |
| 9/30/97 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
VALMET
AUTOMATON INC. (Energy product line) |
Control
and information management sstems for
atmospheric and pressurized gasification systems |
FINLAND |
Markku
Tuovinen |
358 3
266 8592FX |
markku.tuovinen@valmet.com |
www.valmet.com/automation/ |
Lentokentankatu
11, Box 237, FIN-33101 Tampere, FINLAND |
Active |
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| 9/1/97 |
EQUIPMENT
& CONSULTING |
WARREN
& BAERG MFG. CO. |
Manufacture
cubing eqpt. |
USA |
Jim
Pennington |
207
591 6790
207 591 5728
|
|
|
39950
Rd. 108, Dinuba, CA 93618 |
Active |
|
|
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|
W
& B took over the John Deere cuber, making
it stronger for fuel use |
| 3/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS LARGE |
AMBIENT
ENERGY LTD. |
Build
large biomass power plants in UK |
UK |
Gerry
Swarbrick |
44
117 914 7158
44 117 949 3063
|
gjswarbr@netcomuk.co.uk |
|
33
Upper Cranbrook Rd., Bristol BS6 7UR, UK |
Holding
15 year contracts, seeking gasifiers |
|
5.5
MWe |
|
|
$1800/kW |
Ambient
owns power sale contracts for 2 projects and is
actively seeking a supplier of gasification
plants for construction at location in the UK |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
AERIMPIANTI
(Ansaldo, TPS) |
Fuel
gas for cement kiln of power, 2 Circulating TPS
FBs |
ITALY |
G.
Campagnola |
39 2
54 97241
39 2 54 97300
|
|
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Aerimpianti
Spa, V. Bergamo 21, Milano 21135, Italy |
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| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
ARBRE
(TPS) |
8MW
CFB demonstration of IGCC & Short rotation
forestry |
UK |
Keith
Pitcher |
?
44 113 224 42384
|
|
|
Yorkshire
Environmental Ltd., 2 The Embankment, Sovereign
St., Leeds LS1 4BG, UK |
|
|
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|
|
8MWe
plant using short-rotation forestry, and
demonstrating hot gas cleanup. Pilot plant test
�95-96 on willow feedstock. |
| 12/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
ASSIDOMN
KRAFTLINER |
94186
Pitea |
SWEDEN |
Gunnar
Lundkvist |
|
Gunnar.lundkvist@asdo.se |
|
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| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
BIG-GT
(State Bahia, Brazil, Electro-Braz, Shell, World
Bank) |
Biomass
Integrated Gasification with combined cycle to
prove commercial viability of atmospheric BIG-CC |
BRAZIL |
Eduardo
Carpentieri |
55 81
228 2605
55 81 227 2785
|
carpent@elogica.com.br |
|
CHESF;
Rua Delmiro Gouveia, 333-1-B-3;
Bongi-50761-901;Recufife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
Design
completed, |
Wood,
Eucalyptus plantation |
|
|
|
($1400/kWe
projected) |
Still
in planning stage, TPS Termiska chosen
contractor, see Eric Rensfelt. System expected
to approach 47% efficient (LHV) |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
BIOELETTRICA
(Energy Farm projectof E.C. in Italy) |
Demonstration
of short rotation forestry, using Lurgi CFB
gasifierIGCC |
ITALY |
Costantino
Panzani |
39 50
535 499
39 50 535 477
|
delange@bioelectrica.it |
|
Bioelectrica,
Via Cesare Battisti 47, Pisa 56125, Italy |
Active |
Short
rotation wood |
8-12
MW |
|
Planning |
|
Planning
began in 1994, European Union, extended details
in [Overend, 1999] |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
BIOMASS
GASIFICATION FACILITY (BGF) (Westinghouse,
PICHTR/IGT, US DOE) |
Pressurized
Bubbling FB, Renugas Process, for IGCC |
USA |
Ben
Wiant |
808
579 8020
808 579 9812
|
bgfmaui@maui.net |
|
Hawaiian
Commercial and Sugar Co., Paia, Maui, Hawaii |
Permitted,Testing
Aug-Nov �97 |
Bagasse,
plantation wood |
Bagasse,
100 TPD dry basis |
|
|
|
Program
on hold Jan 1998 |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
BIOSYN |
Oxygen
gasifier for methanol production |
CANADA |
Prof.
Esteban Chornet |
819
821 7171
819 821 7955
|
echornet@
coupal.gcm.usherb.ca;
esteban_chornet@nrel.gov |
|
Dept.
of Genie Chimique, Univ. de Sherbrooke, PQ, J1K
2R1, Canada |
Completed |
Wood |
|
|
|
|
Biosyn
project for methanol. See Chapter 3 |
| 8/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
BRIGHTSTAR
SYNFUELS CO. |
Externally
heated, steam reforming of biomass, for medium
Btu syngas |
USA |
Ron
Menville |
504
642 2500
504 642 2503
|
ronmenvillejr@worldnet.att.net |
|
Box
539 St. Gabriel, LA 70776 |
Developing
projects US, Australia, Europe |
Sawdust,
bark,MSW, bagasse, sludge, coal |
|
6 |
1 |
|
Proprietary
medium energy gasification technology for use
for use in burners, rotary dryers, boilers,
dryers, turbines, recip engines |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
BURLINGTON
ELECTRIC, VERMONT (FERCO, Battelle) |
IGCC
Demonstration of Battelle gasifier at existing
wood plant |
USA |
John
Irving |
802
865 7482
802 865 7481
|
jirving104@aol.com |
www.future-energy.com/
FERCOhomepage/A |
585
Pine St., Burlington, VT 05401-4891 (Plant at
111 Intervale Rd. |
Testing |
Wood |
200
TPD, 10 MW |
|
|
|
Battelle
Columbus Double Fluid Bed Process, see Chapter 3 |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
CARBONA
(Formerly Tampella, Enviropower, and Vattenfall) |
Pressurized
Fluidized Bed |
USA |
Kari
Rasanen |
358
93 358 0300
358 93 358 0325
|
|
|
Carbona
Corp., USA, 4501 Circle 75 Pkwy, Su E 5300,
Atlanta, GA 30339; Box 610, FIN-33101 Tampere,
Finland |
|
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|
Gasification
based power plants, see Chapter 3 |
| 9/20/99 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
CESP
(Companhia Ebergetica de San Paulo) |
|
BRAZIL |
|
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|
|
|
|
Electrically
heated gasifier for making methanol |
| 12/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
COMBUSTION
CONSULTANTS LTD |
Fixed
bed close coupled gasifiers to supply clean
combustion gas at over 2,000 F |
NEW
ZEALAND |
Paul
D. Williams |
64-6
875 0734
64-6 875 0098
|
enquiries@waterwide.co.nz |
www.waterwide.co.nz |
37
Parkhill Rd., Hastings, New Zealand |
600
units in commercial operatin |
Wood
(chips, sawdust, shavings, etc.) paper sl, Ag,
bark etc |
2-60
Mbtu/hr |
20 |
600 |
$100,000/MW(th) |
The
Waterwide Close Coupled Gasifier is a proven
system able to accommodate raw waste, gasify it,
then clean and combust the gas. Output is clean
flue gas at over 2,000F. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
ELSAM/ELKRAFT |
Fluidized
Bed for Biocycle project; coal-straw
cogasification |
DENMARK |
Michael
Madsen |
45 44
66 00 22
45 44 65 61 04
|
|
|
SK
Power Co., Project Div. Lautruphoj 5-7, DK-2750
Ballerup, Denmark |
|
Biomass,
coal, straw |
|
|
|
|
IGCC,
Press. Circ Fl Bed from Enviropower, see Chapter
3 |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
ENVIROPOWER
(Tampella, IGT) |
Recirculating
Fluidized Bed Gasification |
FINLAND |
Kari
Salo |
46 8
739 60 00
46 8 739 68 02
|
|
|
Teknikantie
12 S-162 87, Stockholm, Sweden |
|
|
|
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|
|
Process
for large, central power plants and IGCC, see
Capter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
EPI
(Energy Products of Idaho, formerly JWP) |
Steam,
power Fluidized Bed |
USA |
Michael
L. Murphy |
208
765 1611
208 765 0503
|
EPI@EnergyProducts.com |
|
4006
Industrial Ave., Coeur d�Alene, ID 83814, USA |
Company
active in comb, few gasifier projects |
Wood,
Ag res, sludge, rice hulls, RDF |
25MWth |
|
3 |
|
3
Fluidized bed gasifiers for wood in Oregon,
California and Missouri, see Chapter 3. |
| 1/20/98 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
FERCO
(Future Energy Resources Corp.) |
Developers
of large gasifier systems for efficient power
(Burlington, Binaga) |
USA |
Sim
Weeks |
404
831 9355
404 814 0549
|
|
www.future-energy.com |
FERCO,
950 E Paces Ferry Rd., NE., SU 810, Atlanta, GA
30326 |
Active |
Wood
chips, general |
5 MWe |
3 |
|
|
Plant
currently under test |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
FOSTER
WHEELER (Formerly Ahlstrom, AB) |
Circulating
Atmospheric & Presssurized FBs for power |
FINLAND |
Ragnar
Lundqvist |
358
5229 3314
358 5229 3309
|
|
|
Foster
Wheeler R&D Center, SF-48601 Karhula,
Finland |
|
Wood
chips, bark, peat |
2
t/h-27t/h |
|
|
|
Now
Foster Wheeler. Circulating Fluidized Bed
Gasifier, full scale in Sweden, pilot on MSW.
Exceeds 300 hr commercial operating, see Chapter
3 |
| 9/30/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
GLOBAL
ENERGY (AFT-IGCC) |
Combining
Coal, MSW IGCC for clean power |
USA |
|
513
621 0077
513 621 5947
|
|
|
1500
Chiquita Centre, 250 E. fifth St., Cincinnati,
OH 45202 |
Planning |
Coal,
MSW |
|
|
|
|
|
| 12/15/98 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
HERMAN
RESEARCH PTY, LTD |
IDGCC
Gasification system for power generation from
high moisture fuels |
AUSTRALIA |
Anthony
Campisi
Alf Ottrey
|
61 2
9565 9760
61 3 9565 9777
|
campa@hrlt.com.au/ hrl@hrlt.com.au/
|
www.hrlt.com.au/ |
HRL
Technology, 677 Springvale Rd., Mulgrave,
Victoria, Australia 3179 |
Development |
Low
rank coals, considering biomass partners |
Up to
300 MW |
2 |
10
t/h (10 MW demo) |
|
Fluid-bed
gasifier with integrated gas-cooling/fuel drying
system and 5 MW gas turbine. New Lahti gasifier
being developed. Also R&D, Equipment and
Consulting (Alf Ottrey). |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
HURST
BOILER & WELDING CO. |
Underfed
stoker gasifier-combustor for Heat, power, steam |
USA |
Gene
Zebley |
912
346 3545
912 346 3874
|
hboiler@rose.net |
www.thomasregister.com/
hurstboiler |
21971
US Hwy 319 South, Coolidge, GA 31738-0529 |
active |
>600
types; Up to 55%MC wood, MF, tires, sludge,
paper |
0.4
to 56 MBTU/hr per unit |
30 |
>400 |
$1M/MWt |
Leading
mfgr of fixed bed gasification systems for heat
and power, R&D and support. Provide
engineering, fabrication and mfg "in
house". 200+ employees,l, see Chapter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
IMTRAN
VOIMA |
Combined
cycle powerprocess using steam drying, injection |
FINLAND |
S.
Hulkkonen |
358 9
8561 4612
358 9 563 2225
|
weppo.hulkkonen@ivo.fi |
|
IVO,
Rajatorpantie 8, Vantaa, 01019 IVO Finland |
Pilot
plant for steam drying� |
High
moisture wood, peat, paper sludge |
|
|
1
pilot dryer |
|
High
pressure fuel drying and steam injection, air
blown pressurized gasification, combined cycle |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
KVAERNER
ENVIROPOWER INC. |
|
USA |
Herbert.
J. Fruth |
410
356 1111 |
|
|
10055
Red Run Blvd., Owings Mills, Md 21117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Used
in Elsam Gasifier, Euro. Comm. , |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
LURGI
UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH |
Circulating
Fluid Bed Gasifier for power generation, cement
or lime kilns |
GERMANY |
Rainer
Reimert |
49 69
5808 3530
49 69 5808 2628
|
|
|
Lurgi-Allee
5, P.O. Box 11 12 31, D-60295 Frankfurt am Main. |
In
design, tested pilot scale |
RDF,
wood, bark, carbon ash, waste |
14 MW
el, 50-100 MW(th) |
|
|
|
Fixed
& fluidized bed gasifiers, see Chapter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
NEW
ENGLAND POWER SERVICE |
|
USA |
Raymond
L. Coxe |
508
366 9011X 3120 |
|
|
25
Research Drive, Westborough, MA. 01582 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
TBR letter, brochure, planning 500-5MW gasifier
demo |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
POWER
GASIFIERS INTERNATIONAL |
Complete
gasificaiton systems, 40-5000kW |
UK |
Nigel
Viney |
44
767 680 351
44 767 683 298
|
|
|
29
St. Neots Rd., Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 ILG,
U.K. |
|
|
40-5,000
kW |
|
|
|
Complete
gasificaiton systems, 40-5000kW |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
POWER
SOURCES, INC. |
Owner
operator of Various commercial gasifiers for
steam, hot air, power |
USA |
Dennis
C. Williams |
704
525 5819
704 527 1218
|
powersou@aol.com |
|
9140
ArrowPoint Plvd., Su 370, Charlotte, NC 28273 |
7
Gasification and combustion |
Wood,
paper sludge, rice hulls, other biomass |
To
330 tpd |
12 |
3
Gasifiers, 4 combu |
|
2
wood waste gasifiers, one rice hull gasifier |
| 1/20/98 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
PRM
ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC - FABRICATION AND TESTING |
Multi
zone, fixed grate, co-current Large gasifier
systems for heat, steam power |
USA |
W. N.
(Bill) Scott |
918
835 1011
918 835 1058
|
sales@prmenergy.com |
www.primenergy.com |
Box
581742, Tulsa, OK 74158 |
Many
units around the world |
Rice
husk/straw, bark, sawdust, RDF, etc... |
10-1,000
t/d |
|
|
$1,500
- $2,500/kWe;$1.4M for 100 t/d |
Licensed
for design and construction of PRMES type
gasifiers |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
PRM
ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.- CORPORATE OFFICES |
Multi
zone, fixed grate, gasifier for process heat,
steam, power. |
USA |
Ron
Bailey Jr., |
501
767 2100
501 767 6968
|
info@prmenergy.com |
www.prmenergy.com |
PRMES,
504 Windamere Terrace, Hot Springs, AR 71913 |
Many
units around the world |
Rice
husk/straw, bark, sawdust, RDF, etc... |
10-1,000
t/d |
15 |
18
gasifiers, 15 pla |
$1,500
- $2,500/kWe |
18
operating systems in US, Australia and Malaysia,
Costa Rica, many new plants building, PRMES (see
also PRIMENERGY) over 500,000 tons/yr installed
capacity, planning MSW, see Chapter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
PROLER
INTERNATIONAL |
Reforming
HC waste to syngas |
USA |
Dennis
Caputo, VP |
713
627 3737
713 627 2737
|
|
|
4265
San Felipe, # 900; Houston, TX 77027 |
|
|
1800
kg demo plant |
|
|
|
Developed
a 50 t/d pilot unit for MSW, producing 300 Btu/scf
-synthesis gas�. Have 100 hr continuous |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
PUROX |
Fixed
bed updraft slagging gasifier for disposal of
MSW, steam, syngas |
USA |
Hiroshi
Tamura |
415
345 1338 |
|
|
951
Mariners Island Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94404 |
Closed,
1997 |
MSW |
200
t/d |
|
1 in
Chichibu, opera |
|
An
advanced, slagging oxygen gasifier, closed for
political reasons, see Chapter 3. |
| 12/15/98 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
QBEG
LTD (Queensland Biomass Energy Group Ltd.) |
R&D
& Commercialization of IGCC power cogen for
sugar processing operations |
AUSTRALIA |
Terry
Dixon |
61 7
4952 7600
61 7 4952 1734
|
terry@sri.org.au |
|
QBEG,
C/-SRI, Box 5611 Mackay Mail Centre, Australia
4741 |
Planning |
Sugar
cane bagasse, trash, in 2,000; wood chips, coal
cofire, post 2002 |
5 MW
IGCC (Long term 50-200 MWe) |
|
5 Mwe
under Constr |
$2400/kWe
$1020 nth pl
|
Sugar
industry in Australia has 3400 MWe potential;
building on Maui gasifier; plant to be
constructed near sugar site by 2004. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
SKYGAS
VENTURESEARCH (Unitel) |
Electric
Arc Fixed Bed Gasifier for Syn-gas, methanol |
USA |
Ravi
Randhava, Serge Randhava |
847
297 2265
847 297 1365
|
|
|
Unitel
Technologies, Inc., 411 Business Center Dr., Su
111, Mount Prospect, IL 60045 |
|
Wc |
96t/d |
|
|
|
Electric
aric pyrolysis with 3 electrodes in bed;
secondary reactor in coke bed also electrically
heat, see Chapter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
SOFRESID/CALIQUA
(Andco Torrax, Ascab-Stein) |
Slagging
updraft air gasifier |
FRANCE |
M. J.
Vigouroux |
33 1
48 70 4692
33 1 48 70 4444
|
|
|
59
Rue de la Republique, 93104, Montreuil, Cedex,
France |
Many
built, 1 still in operat |
MSW |
|
|
|
|
Novel
MSW slagging gasifier, see Chapter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
SUR-LITE
CORP. |
Fluidized
Bed for Gas, Steam |
USA |
Edward
G. Gjerde |
562
693 0796
562 693 7564
|
sur-lite@deltanet.com |
|
8124
Allport Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 |
|
Chips,
cotton waste, rice hulls, auto waste |
120
t/d |
40 |
|
|
Have
4 or 5 commercial units, see Chapter 3 |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
TERAMETH
INDUSTRIES (TMI) |
Landfill
gas reforming to methanol, DME H2, CO2 |
USA |
Gil
Cervantez |
510
939 2020
510 939 2052
|
|
|
Box
4689, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 |
Under
construction |
3.7 M
cf/d landfill gas |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
|
1 |
Site
specific |
|
| 9/29/99 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
THERMOCHEM
(MTCI) |
Pulse
combustor steam fluidized bed |
USA |
Ravi
R. Chandran |
410
354 0420
410 354 0471
|
rchandran@mecionline.net |
www.tchem.net |
MTCI,
6001 Chemical Rd., Baltimore, MD, 21226 |
Actively
building several systems, see text Chapter 3 |
|
20TPD,
Balt, 50TPD,New Bern, NC |
|
|
|
Produces
high energy gas with Indirectly Heated Fluidized
Bed Gasification using pulsed combustion, see
Chapter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
THERMOSELECT,
SA |
Solid
waste treatment; high temperature oxygen
gasifier, turnkey plant |
USA |
David
Runyon |
248
689 3060
248 689 2878
|
|
|
201
W. Beaver, Ste 230, Troy, MI 48084 |
6
units contracted, 2 under construction |
MSW,
commercial wastes, sludge, medical |
50,000
t/y and 100,000 t/y; multiples |
10 |
2
under construction |
|
Have
a 100 ton/day proto type with 30k hrs operation
MSW yielding Snygas, frit, S, metal pellets. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
TPS
TERMISKA PROCESSOR, AB (Formerly Studsvik, see
Greve, BIG-CC, ARBRE) |
Major
CFB gasifier manufacturer for IGCC, Greve plant
in Chianti, IT, IGCC Brazil, UK |
SWEDEN |
Eric
Rensfelt |
46
155 22 13 00
46 155 26 30 52
|
tps@tps.se |
|
Studsvik,
611 82 Nykoping, Sweden |
Operating
plants |
Wood,
bark, peat, straw RDF |
Up to
50 MWe |
15 |
2 |
Project
specicic |
Circulating
Fluidized Bed Gasification, formerly Studsvik,
the parent company of many systems, see Chapter
3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
UHDE
GMBH |
Gasification
of biomass, ceogeneration. |
GERMANY |
Jochen
Keller |
49
231 547 2335
49 231 547 3032
|
|
|
Friedrich-Uhde
strasse 15 44141 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gasification
of biomass, ceogeneration. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
VARNAMO
IGCC PLANT, SYDKRAFT (Sydkraft, Foster Wheeler) |
IGCC,
recirculating pressurized fluid bed for First
biomass IGCC pressurized fluid bed plan
operating. |
SWEDEN |
Krister
Stahl |
46 40
25 59 63
46 40 611 5184
|
|
|
S-205
09, Malmo, Sweden |
Operating |
Wood
Waste |
6MW +
9 WMth |
1 |
1 |
|
First
successful IGCC plant, 1000 hours by mid 1997,
see Chapter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
VOLUND
R&D CENTER (Ansaldo) |
Updraft
Gasifier for straw, wood-chips, heat, power |
DENMARK |
Knud
E. Holm |
45 75
56 8874
4575 56 8873
|
keh@ave.dk |
www.volund.dk |
Ansaldo
Volund A/S, Falkevej 2 KD-6705 Esbjerg, DENMARK |
Comercial |
Wood
chips, bark, straw |
1-15
MWth |
11 |
3 |
|
Updraft
Straw Gasification, district heat in Harboore;
gas cleanup permits power production, see
Chapter 3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE |
WELLMAN
PROCESS ENGINEERING |
Updraft
Fixed Bed Gasifier for generation of fuel &
process gas from solid fuel |
UK |
Richard
McLellan |
44
121 601 3000
44 121 601 3123
|
wellman.process@dial.pipex.com |
|
Cornwall
Rd., Smethwick, Warley, West Midlands, UK B66
2LB |
Commercial |
Wood,
lignite, petcoke, Coal, coke |
To 3
m diameter |
75 |
1700 |
|
Gasifiers
and clean up systems individually designed to
meet the customer�s requirements, see Chapter
3. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS
- SMALL |
ADVANCED
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CORPORATION |
Gasification
systems for demand or supply of heat and power |
USA |
Les
Blevins |
785
842 1943
785 842 0909
|
lbj@cjnetworks.com |
|
1207
N 1800 Rd, Lawrence, KA 66049 |
Active,
for profit |
Wide
variety, depending on gasifier |
Gasifier
dependent |
16 |
4 |
Type
specific |
AAEC
is seeking partners, distributors, investors,
licensees |
| 3/31/98 |
GASIFIERS
- SMALL |
COMPACT
POWER |
Pyrolytic
gasifier for MSW, Sludge� |
UK |
Nick
Cooper |
44
242 224 243
44 242 221 273
|
compower33@aol.com |
|
33
Rodney Rd., Cheltenham, GL50 1HX, UK |
Active |
MSW,
Sludge, Tires, Chicken liter |
Modular
plant, 2 tubes=6,000 t/yr, 8 tubes, 30,000t/y in
planning |
6 |
3 |
|
>85%
of energy in waste recovered in usable heat and
power. Tolerates water to 50% (more with front
end drying); low profile. |
| 4/6/98 |
GASIFIERS
- SMALL |
CRATECH |
Pressurized
fluidized bed 1.2MWe gasifier for cotton trash
etc. |
USA |
Joe
Craig |
806
327 5220
806 327 5570
|
cratech@onramp.net |
|
Box
70, Tahoka TX 79373 |
Second
stage with active support from DOE, EPA, DOD,
Vt., TVA, TX, |
COTTON
TRASH (many others) |
1.2
MWe |
18 |
2 |
$1500-$2300/kWe |
Joe
Craig is in final stages of construction of 1 MW
unit, see Chapter 4. |
| 4/6/98 |
GASIFIERS
- SMALL |
HYDROTEST |
Down-Updraft
gasifier systems |
SWITZERLAND |
Willy
Gemperle |
41
420 44 77
41 420 44 76
|
|
|
Reussegstrasse
17 CH 6020, EmmenBrucke, Switzerlan |
Operating
unit on display, |
Wood
chips, � |
25
kWe |
|
|
|
See
AMERICAN HI-TEMPERATURE entry |
| 3/31/98 |
GASIFIERS
- SMALL |
NEWCASTLE,
UNIVERSITY OF (Chemical and Processs Engineering
Dept.) |
Fixed
Bed Downdraf CHP |
UK |
Dogru,
Murat |
44
191 222 60009
44 191 222 5292
|
Murat.Dogru@newcastle.ac.uk |
|
Merz
Court, Chem. &Proc. Eng., U. of Newcastle,
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK |
Operating |
Wood
chips, hazel-nut shells, MSW, Sewage Sludge. |
30
kWe (Feed 30 kg/hr) |
1 |
1 |
|
Working
on fuel flow and ash melting |
| 3/1/98 |
GASIFIERS
- SMALL |
POWER
GENERATING, INC. |
|
USA |
Bill
Partnen |
207
883 3052 |
|
|
2501
Parkview De., SU 500, Fort Worth, TX, 76102-5800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 12/15/98 |
GASIFIERS
- SMALL |
SYSTEM
JOHANSSON GASPRODUCERS |
Tar
free Power gasifiers - 350 kW |
SOUTH
AFRICA |
Gus
Johansson |
27 11
310 1008
27 11 8051138
|
kgj@iafrica.net |
|
PO
Box 295; Halfway House 1685; Midrand, South
Africa |
350
kW operational at ASKOM since 1997, several
others long term. |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
| 12/15/98 |
GASIFIERS
- SMALL |
THIRD
GENERATION LTD. |
Development
of fully automated fixed grate gasifiers for
heating |
UK |
Jonathan
Taylor |
44
1835 823043
44 1835 822997
|
admin@bblnorth.demon.co.uk |
|
Tweed
Horizongs Centre, Newtown St Boswells, Melrose,
TD6 0SG, UK |
Fully
automatic 100 kWth plant providing heat in Tweed
Centre; 200 kW begun in Nov. 1998 |
Sawmill
residues, short rotation coppice (10-40% WB) |
100,
200 kWth |
2 |
3 |
$75-$200/
kWth |
Close
coupled cross/updraft gasifier to boiler, wide
variety of fuels, automatic cold starts, remote
monitoring |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
AEW
(Associated Engineering Works) |
Low
tar downdraft thermal and power gasifiers |
INDIA |
G. M.
Satyanarayana |
91
8819 22950
91 8819 24572
|
|
|
Gamini
Compound, Box 17, Tanuku 534 211, Andhra Pradesh,
India |
Heat,
Steam, Power |
Wood
chips, rice hulls, .. |
Many
installed, many sizes |
8 |
200 |
$225/kW |
Thermal
gasifiers used for bulk cooking, novel rice husk
gasifier, centrifugal tar separators, in House
R&Dl, see Chapter 4. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
AMERICAN
HIGH TEMP INC. |
Clean
up-down draft gasifier for power |
USA |
Kevin
McDevitt |
603
625 6669
603 627 8670
|
kip2251@aol.com |
|
Box
5151, 1 Mack Ave., Manchester, NH 03108 |
Sold
3 systems |
Waste
fuels, demolition lumber, railroad ties,
pelletized fluff |
250
kW, 500 kW (25, 50) |
10 |
10 |
$3,000/kWe
COMPLETE |
3
Systems sold 1 MW, 500 kW. Hydrotest in Lucerne.
Willie Gempela. Acquired from Humbolt Deutz.
Avoids tipping fees. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
ANKUR
SCIENTIFIC ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES |
Low
tar downdraft gasifiers for Steam, Power,
thermal energy, irrigation |
INDIA |
B. C.
Jain |
91 48
1021
91 48 1042
|
ankur.energy@
smn.sprintrpg.ems.vsnl.net.in |
|
Ankur,
near old Sama Jakat Naka, BARODA-390 008, India
(now Vadodara) |
Many
commercial installations, IN, other |
Wood,
stalks, cobs, shells, rice husks |
To
500 kW |
|
>400 |
$400/kkWh |
Largest
manufacturer of gasifier systems in India,
represented in US by P. DeLaquil, see Chapter 4. |
| 10/8/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
B9
Energy Biomass Ltd. |
Demonstration
of Gasification at Museum |
IRELAND |
Debra
Jenkins |
44
0504 271520
44 0504 308090
|
|
|
|
|
|
200
kWe |
|
|
|
|
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
BIOSYSTEMS
ENERGY, LTD |
Novel
design |
NEW
ZEALAND |
Ian
Kearney |
64 03
544 5556
64 03 544 0374
|
|
|
New
Zealand |
Construction |
Wood
Waste |
1.5
MW |
|
|
|
Building
1.5 MW pilot plant in NZ. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
BUCK
ROGERS |
Downdraft
gasifier, retrofit for heat |
USA |
Bill
Ayres |
913
599 6911
913 599 2121
|
|
|
Ag
Environmental Products, AEP, Kansas City |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
CHIPTEC
WOOD ENERGY SYSTEMS |
Crossdraft
boiler systems, new or retrofit |
USA |
Robert
Bender |
802
660 0956
802 660 8904
|
chiptec@together.net |
|
48
Helen Ave., South Burlington, VT. 05403 |
Active
production and install |
Clean
HW and SW chips, 6%-45%MC |
500,000-10M
Btu/hr |
11 |
100+ |
$25,000/MBtu |
Crossdraft
gasifier retrofit for existing boilers, l, see
Chapter 4. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
CLEW
(Camp Lejeune Energy from Wood) |
1 MW
Downdraft gasifier power system |
USA |
Carol
Purvis (John Clelland) |
919
541 7519
919 541 7885
|
purvis.carol@epa.gov |
www.epa.gov/appcd |
U.S.
EPA Ctr., MD-63, Research Triangle Park, NC,
27711 |
Active,
refinancing |
Hogged
wood at Camp Lejeune, pelletized wood, stumps,
� |
1 MW |
3 |
1 |
$600-$1200
per kWh |
Installed
and operated > 500 hr a 1 MW gasifier at camp
LeJeune, NC. Gasifier technology owned by
Thermotek, Omaha NB, l, see Chapter 4. |
| 9/27/99 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
COMMUNITY
POWER CORPORATION |
25 kW
Small Modular Biomass Power micro-utilities |
USA |
Robb
Walt |
303
690 7869
303 617 1280
|
robbcpc@aol.com |
|
15796
E. Chenango Ave., Aurora, CO 80015 |
Active |
Agricultural
residues |
25 kW |
2 |
1 |
<$1000/kWhe |
Builte
12 kW gasifier prototype of 25 kW micro-utility,
l, see Chapter 4. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
CRATECH |
Developing
pressurized fluidized bed gas turbine system for
Ag residues |
USA |
Joe
D. Craig, Pres. |
806
327 5220
806 998 5570
|
cratech@onramp.net |
|
Cratech,
Box 70, Tahoka, TX 79373 |
Constructing
1 MWe plant |
Bagasse,
r hulls, cotton trash tested |
1-20MWe |
|
2
development |
$2300/kWe
for 1 MWe proj. |
Funding
BRBEP, EPA, DoD, VT, TX, TVA. |
| 8/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
DASAG
(Dasad Energy Engineering Ltd.) |
Stratified
downdraft for woody, and ag residues for
decentralized power |
SWITZER-LAND |
H.Sharan |
41 52
335 3500
41 52 335 1442
|
100343.210@
compuserve.com |
|
Birchstrasse
6, 8472 Seuzach Switzerland |
Swiss
private Ltd. Co., Joint ventures, IN |
Woody
and Ag biomass |
50-2500kWth |
18 |
~200
5 kW, other larger in SW, IN |
|
Commercial
plant in India with over 2500 hours; Indian
company building 20 new plants |
| 9/19/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
DECENTRALIZED
ENERGY SYSTEMS, INDIA (DESI) |
Development
of Fixed bed downdraft (low tar) gasifiers for
village power use |
INDIA |
P. K.
Bhatnagar |
91 11
696 7938
91 11 686 6031
|
desi@sdalt.ernet.in |
|
B-32,
Tara Crescent, Qutab Institutional Area, New
Delhi 110 016 INDIA |
Operational,
active |
Ipomea,
biomass |
80
kWe |
|
1 |
$730/kWe
(2.1M Indian Rupees) |
Uses
the IISc (low tar) technology |
| 9/20/99 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
DK-TEKNIK |
150
kW gasifier development |
DENMARK |
Henrik
Jakobsen |
45 39
555 999
45 39 696 002
|
dk-teknik@dk-teknik.dk |
www.dk-teknik.dk |
15
Gladsaxe Mollevej, DK 2860 Soborg, Denmark |
100
hours operation Aug. 99 |
Wood
chips |
150
kW |
2 |
2 |
|
Tested
low tar gasifier 100 hours |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
ENERGIE-TECHNIK
FROMM |
|
GERMANY |
Jurgen
Fromm |
49
201 30 53 00 |
|
|
Schalker
Strasse 68, 45327 Essen 12, Germany |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacture
and development of wood gasifiers |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
ENERTECH
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. |
|
USA |
Kevin
Bolin |
404
892 9440 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
>1000
hours with sewage sludge - 300 with MSW |
| 1/20/98 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
EVN (Energie
Versorgung Nord) |
Decentralized
Power and heat Production with twin-fire
gasifier |
GERMANY |
U.
Rehling |
49 46
316 2147
49 46 316 2148
|
evn.de5
t-online.de |
www.evn.de/
www.gasifier.com/
www.biomass.net |
EVN,
Schwennaustrasse 19, D24960 Glucksburg, Germany |
Active |
Wood
chips, ag pellets |
50-350
kWe |
10 |
5 |
Do
planning and investment |
Building
gasifier with combustor for 450 houses for EXPO
2,000 in Hanover; waste wood gasifier for 1500
tons/yr |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
FLUIDYNE |
Downdraft
gasifiers and engines for power |
NEW
ZEALAND |
Doug
Williams |
64 9
838 6132
64 9 838 6132
|
graeme@powerlink.co.nz,
p-h-energy@clear.net.nz
|
|
Box
21583, Henderson, Auckland 8, New Zealand |
Gasifiers
mfd to order |
Wood
blocks and chips, coppice, willow chips |
45
Kg/r for 35 kWel |
21 |
14 |
$22,750/
kW |
New
model, 500 kWe in preproduction stage, 4
projects |
| 9/30/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
HEURISTIC
ENGINEERING INC. |
Wet
wood, 2 stage gasifier or Combustor |
CANADA |
Malcolm
D. Lefcort |
604
263 8005
604 263 0786
|
mlefcort@compuserve.com |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
HTV
ENERGY |
Downdraft
gasifier, engine, turnkey operation |
SWITZER-LAND |
P.
Juch |
41 62
216 5844
41 62 216 5109
|
|
|
Mittelgaustrasse
205, CH-4617 2Gunzgen, Switzerland |
Commercial
plant startup 8/97 |
Wood,
wood waste |
0.25-4MW |
|
6
Testing, 1 comm, 3 |
$4,000/kWel |
Exceeds
German engine emission requirements;l, see
Chapter 4. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
HYDROMAX |
|
USA |
Marc
Kalish |
212
385 7560 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
150
t/hr pilot plant |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
IDAHO
ENERGY DIVISION |
Demonstrate
gasification for home energy needs with
residential pellet gasifier |
USA |
Gerald
Fleischman |
208
327 7959
208 327 7866
|
gfleisch@idwr.state.id.us |
|
Box
83720, Boise ID 83720-0098 |
Planning |
Wood
pellets |
|
|
|
|
Fred
Beierle experienced in gasifiers |
| 10/5/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
LESLEY
MFG. CO. |
|
USA |
913
842 1943 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
LESLIE
MFG. CO. |
|
USA |
Les
Blevins |
913
842 1943
913 842 0341
|
|
|
1207
N 1800 Rd, Lawrence KA 66049 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1/20/98 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
LOTERIOS
(Waste reclaim Loterios) |
MSW
pyrolysis gas for MSW processing, disposal |
USA |
Gail
A. Brichford |
713
977 5854
713 977 6426
|
|
|
10555
Richmond Ave., SU 301; Houston, TX 77042 |
Active |
MSW |
3 ton
MSW/hr |
Since
1926 (charcoal,Italy) |
|
|
Italian
charcoal process modified for MSW |
| 3/1/98 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
MARTEZO |
Downdraft
Gasifier for SI Engines |
FRANCE |
Marielle
Touillet |
33 5
49 37 02 03
33 5 49 37 39 79
|
Martezo@cyberscope.fr |
|
237,
4ou53 de Paris, B. P. 419, 86010 Poiters Cedex,
France |
|
Wood,
Ag-wastes |
100-600
kWe |
|
|
$3,000kW
(1987) |
See
brochure; WIBA |
| 10/5/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
MORBARK
INDUSTRIES |
Cyclonic
Gasifier |
USA |
Jerry
Demslow |
517
866 2381 |
|
|
8507
S. Winn Rd., Winn, MI 48896 |
Active |
Sawdust |
1-4 M
Btu/hr |
20 |
|
|
Entrained
cyclonic gasifier |
| 3/1/98 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
NEWCASTLE,
UNIVERSITY OF |
Downdraft,
CHP gasifier |
UK |
Murat
Dogru |
44
191 2226 0009
44 191 222 5292
|
murat.dogru@
newcastle.ac.uk |
|
Merz
Court, Chemical & Proc. Eng., U. of
Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU |
Active |
Wood
chips, hazel-nut shells, MSW, sewage sludge |
30
kWhe (30 kg/hr) |
1 |
|
|
Solving
fuel flow and Ash melting problems |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
SHAWTON
ENGINEERING) |
Downdraft
gasifier/gas engine for power, heat |
UK |
Donald
C. Patrick |
44
1925 220338
44 1925 220135
|
Downdraft
power generation |
|
Unit
1, Junction Lane, Sankey Valley Estate, Newton
le Willows, WA12 8DN, England |
Active |
Industrial
and Ag wastes |
300
kWe |
|
1 |
|
Patrick
is expert in converting engines for producer
gas, see Chapter 4. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
SRC-GAZEL
(At UCL, Universite Catholique de Louvain) |
Pilot
project for small scale power with short
rotation coppice |
BELGIUM |
J.
Martin (F. Bourgois) |
32 10
47 2200
32 10 45 2692
|
bourgois@term.ucl.ac.be
martin@te
|
|
UCL,
2 Place du Levant, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium |
Active |
wood
chips from coppice |
160kWe |
|
|
$1200/kWe
Excludes grid,civil |
Aiming
at high reliablility, low cost industrial system
for decentralized power plants |
| 10/5/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
STWALLEY
ENGINEERING (Division of Paradocs
Enterprises,Inc.) |
Downdraft
channel gasifier for ag waste gasification |
USA |
R. M.
Stwalley |
|
|
|
516
Main St., Suite #1, Lafayette, IN 47901 1445 |
Active |
Wood
chips, corn cobs |
40 kW |
2 |
1 |
|
40 kW
demo at Burch Mfg., W.Va. Funded by SERBEP.
Paper"Operation of a Piston Engine with a
Downdraft Channel Gasifier" in Bioenergy
�96, p. 612. |
| 9/30/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
SYNGAS
INC. |
Air/Oxygen
fixed bed downdraft gasifier operated 1985-89
for power, syngas |
USA |
Tom
Reed |
303 278 0560
|
tombreed@comcast.net |
|
1810
Smith Rd., Golden, CO 80401 |
Inactive,
can be revived |
Urban
waste wood |
25,
75 t/d; 350 kW |
4 |
2 |
|
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS-LARGE st fixed bed gasifier ever built,
oxygen operation, described in (The Air-Oxygen
Stratified Downdraft Gasifier), T. B. Reed et al |
| 1/20/98 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
SYSTEM
JOHANSSON GAS PRODUCERS |
Downdraft
low tar gasifier for power production, primarily
from wood |
SOUTH
AFRICA |
K. G.
Johansson |
27 11
310 1008
27 11 805 1138
|
|
|
Box
295, Halfway House, 1685 Midrand, South Africa |
Active |
Wood
blocks, chips, briquettes |
30-500
kWe (1,000 kW design available |
13 |
10 |
$750/kWe |
SJG
is a responsible engineer/manufacturer in SA,
the manufacturing power house ofAfrica; Systems
marketed through CARBO Cons. Eng., 27-11-8866721
in Bryanston, SA, see Chapter 4. |
| 3/1/98 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
TERMOQUIP
ENERGIA ALTERNATIVA LTDA |
Downdraft
gasifier |
BRAZIL |
Saul
D�Avila |
55 19
242 0371
55 19 242 0371
|
|
|
Rua
Projetada, 260-jd., Sta. Genebra, Campinas, SP-CEP
13080-290, Brazil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Downdraft
gasifier for heat |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
THERMOGENICS |
Bottom
fed inverted downdraft gasifier, improved ESP
cleaning for steam and power |
USA |
Stephen
C. Brand |
505
344 4846
505 344 6090
|
thermogenics@worldnet.att.net |
www.thermogenics.com |
7100-F
Second St., NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107 |
12
t/h; 3 t/h under construction |
Wood,
RDF, tires, sludge, Ind wastes |
|
|
3+ |
|
Novel
design, innovative ESP gas cleaning, see Chapter
4. |
| 8/1/97 |
GASIFIERS-SMALL |
WASTE
CONVERSION SYSTEMS |
Close
coupled gasifier |
USA |
Stan
Abrams |
303
690 8300 |
|
|
14590
E. Fremont Ave, Englewood, CO 80112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ALABAMA,
UNIVERSITY OF |
Pyrolysis
and gasification |
USA |
Michael
Eley |
205
895 6361 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65
t/d plant; |
| 10/5/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ASIAN
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AIT) |
Research
in alternate energy, gasification |
THAILAND |
Prof.
Bhatacharya |
66 2
524 5403
66 2 524 5439
|
bhatta@ait.ac.th |
www.ait.ac.th |
Asian
Inst. Of Technology, Energy Program, Box 4,
Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AIT
in an International post-graduate educational
Institute, courses in power, energy economics
and energy technology. Working on low tar
gasifiers |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ASTON
UNIVERSITY |
Research
and evaluation of gasification, pyrolysis |
UK |
Tony
Bridgwater |
44 21
359 3611
44 21 359 4094
|
a.v.bridgwater@aston.ac.uk |
www.pyne.co.uk |
Aston
University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET,
UK |
Active |
General |
|
|
|
|
Tony
Bridgwater has been a major host and editor of
many international conferences |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
BATTELLE
COLUMBUS LABORATORIES, BCL |
Research
gasifier for 2 FB pyrolytic gasifier |
USA |
Mark
A Paisley |
614
424 4958
614 424 3321
|
Paisley@battelle.org |
|
Battelle
Columbus Laboratories, 505 King Avenue,
Columbus, Ohio |
Active,
catalyst testing |
Wood
chips, RDF, bagasse |
24
t/d |
|
|
|
Double
fluidized beds pyrolyse in one, combust charcoal
in the other to produce medium energy gas. See
Chapter 3 |
| 4/6/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
BERA
(The Biomass Energy Research Association) |
Lobby
for biomass utilization in U.S. Congress |
USA |
Donald
L. Klass |
202
785 2856 |
|
|
1825
K St., N.W., Su 218, Washington, D. C., 20006. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
BIOMASS
ACTION RESEARCH CENTRE |
Consulting
pyrolysis and gasification |
INDIA |
P. D.
Grover |
91 65
65 4189
91 65 66 7088
|
pdgrover@netearth.ernet.in |
|
7,
Street-C, IIT Campus, New Delhi-110016 |
Retired
from IIT, actively consulting |
|
|
|
|
|
Prof.
Grover is well known for producing a number of
excellent students and theses in the field of
biomass. Now retired and consulting |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
BIOMASS
ENERGY FOUNDATION (BEF) |
Gasification
research, studies and publication of books |
USA |
Thomas
B. Reed |
303 278 0558
|
tombreed@comcast.net |
www.webpan.com/BEF |
1810
Smith Rd., Golden, CO 80401 |
Active |
|
|
13 |
30 |
$1 -
$2M |
A 501
C-3 Corporation established in 1983 by Dr. Harry
LaFontaine,now operated by T. Reed to promote
the use of biomass, especially biomass
gasification. See WWW page at www.webpan.com/BEF |
| 9/20/99 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
BTG
(Biomass Technology Group) |
Fluidized
and Fixed bed DD, CHP, and other gasification
research, Consulting |
NETHERLANDS |
H.
Knoef |
31 53
489 2897
31 53 489 3116
|
knoef.btg@ct.utwente.nl |
http://btg.ct.utwente.nl |
Box
217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands |
Planning,
building, operating, commercial with
construction firms |
Wood
chips, briquettes, miscanthus, straw |
25 kW
to 1 MWe |
NA |
10 |
$1500-3000 |
Involved
in design and construction with KARA energy
systems and Stork Thermeq. Currently testing 150
kWe gasifier. Designing novel crossdraft/O2
gasifier, see Chapter 5. |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
CALIFORNIA
ENERGY COMMISSION |
Energy
support and development of gasifiers |
USA |
Valentino
M. Tiangco |
916
654 4664
916 653 6010
|
valen@ns.net |
|
Energy
Tech. Dev. Division, 1516 9th St.
MS-43, Sacramento, CA 95814-5512 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
CEC
and developing small power gasifiers in the
Phillipines |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
CASCADE
RESEARCH, INC. |
Consulting,
evaluation of technologies, IEA representative
US |
USA |
Don
J. Stevens |
509
375 3124
509 375 3267
|
c.refrch@televar.com |
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/
ieabioenergy |
2952
George Washingto Way, Richland, WA 99352 |
Active |
|
|
5
(25) |
|
|
Stevens
worked at PNL during the 1980s and prepared an
overview of all the work in the thermal
conversion program. He is the operating agent
for task 13 (biomass utilization) for the
International Energy Agency |
| 9/4/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
CEMIG
(Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais) |
Power
generation from charcoal-blast furnace gas |
BRAZIL |
E. C.
Vasconcelos |
|
|
|
Av.
Barbacena, 1200-20, Al-Santo Agostinho, Belo
Horizonte-MG-CEP, 30161970, Brazil |
Testing
small system |
Charcoal |
15 kW
test, 1-2 MW planned |
1 |
|
|
Paper
USE OF CHARCOAL BASED BLAST FUNACE GAS� in 3rd
Biomass of Americas Proceedings |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
CHINESE
ACADEMY OF AGR. AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (CAAMS) |
Chinese
Central Gasification Research |
CHINA |
Gao
Xiansheng |
86 10
2017131
86 10 2017326
|
|
|
Renewable
Resources Technology Development Co., Ltd., No.
2 Beishatan, Deshengmen Wai, 10083, Beijing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAAMS
Manufactures two downdraft gasifiers, one
industrial (100 kg/hr) 1 domestic cooking (10
kg/hr). |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
CONEG
(Coalition of Northeastern Governors) |
Support
of Energy projects |
USA |
Rick
Handley |
202
624 8450
202 624 8463
|
|
|
400
North Capitol St., NW, Su 382, Washington, D. C.
20001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
CONEG
(Northeast Regional Biomass Program) |
Regional
biomass energy program of the US DOE |
USA |
Richard
Handley |
528
899 9572
528 899 9574
|
rhandley@capital.net |
|
400
N. Capital St., SU 382; Washington, D. C. 20001 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
DAIMLER
BENZ AEROSPACE AG |
Gasifier
research |
GERMANY |
S.
Girges |
49
5055 598 258
49 5055 598 202
|
suaaraf.girges@ri.dasa.de |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ask
if actively participating in gasification |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
DANISH
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (DTU) (Department of Energy
Engineering) |
Conversion
of biomass, straw to gas for power, experimental
systems |
DENMARK |
Henriksen,
Ulrik |
45 45
93 37 57
45 45 93 57 61
|
gaspro@inet.uni-c.dk |
|
Dept.
of Energy Engineering, DTU, Bldg 403; DK-2800
Lyngby, DK |
Active,
looking for industrial partner |
Woodchips,
straw, pellets |
0.5
to 450 kW |
|
|
|
Downdraft
gasifier with engine, plus parallel basic
experiments, TGA, ash melting, and computer
models, see Chapter 5. |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
DELFT
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
1.5
MWt process development unit with pressurized
fluidized bed gasifier, hi T ceramic filter and
gas turbine combustor |
NETHERLANDS |
Jans
Andries |
31 15
278 5410
31 15 278 2460
|
j.andries@wbmt.tudelft.nl |
http://www-pe.wbmt.tudelft.ne/
~andries/innex.htm# |
Laboratory
for Thermal Power Engineering, Delft Univ.
Mekelweg 2, 2628 Delft, The Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gasification
modeling, LCV gas combustion, trace components,
control, micro-turbines, conversion of LCV gas
in cat combustors and fuel cells |
| 8/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
DEMONTFORT
UNIVERSITY |
Hybrid
Biomass-Wind for rural electric power |
UK |
Andrew
P. Chick |
44
1400 275624
44 1400 273708
|
apchick@dmu.ac.uk |
|
School
of Agriculture, DeMontfort Univ., Caythorpe,
Lincolnshire, NG32 3EP, UK |
Active |
Biomass |
|
|
|
|
|
| 9/20/99 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
DK-TEKNIK |
Danish
Energy Agency; all aspects of gasification R
& D |
DENMARK |
Soren
Houmoller |
45 39
69 65 11
45 39 69 60 02
|
houmoller@DK-Teknik.dk |
www.dk-teknik.dk |
DK-TEKNIK,
Gladsaxe M�llevej 15, 2860 S�borg, Denmark |
Very
Active in biomass fields |
Wood,
straw, all biomass, MSW |
Small
to medium projects, oversite for Denmark |
80 |
|
|
GASIFIER
SYSTEMS, large staff, very active in
gasification, combustion and energy policy for
Danish governmentr, see Chapter 5. |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ECN-NETHERLANDS
ENERGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION |
Circulating
Fluid Bed, 700 kWth; Downdraft 300 kWth |
NETHER-LANDS |
Johan
Beesteheerde |
31
224 56 4594
31 224 56 3489
|
biomass@ecn.ni |
http://www.ecn.nl/ |
Renewable
Energies, Box I, 1755 ZAG Petten, The
Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Major
R&D center - biomass energy - 800 employees |
| 9/1//97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ELECTRIC
POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EPRI) |
Research
and Technology based solutions for the Electric
Industry, testing and development |
USA |
Evan
Hughes
Mgr. Biomass
Power
|
650
855 2179
650 855 8501
|
ehughes@epri.com |
|
3412
Hillview Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
|
Wood,
other biomass, tires, MSW |
50kW-500
MW |
24 |
10
tested |
$50-$2,000/kWe |
EPRI
has longterm interest in biomass for its
customers, the Electric Power Industry! |
| 12/15/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ENERGY
& ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER, U. of N.
Dakota |
Oversite
of Gasifier activities |
USZ |
Darren
D. Schmidt |
701
777 5120
701 777 5181
|
dschmidt@eerc.und.nodak.edu |
|
Energy
and Environmental Research Center, Box 9018,
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Darren
was the chief engineer on the Camp LeJeune
gasifier and brings his expertise to management |
| 9/30/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
EPA
RESEARCH TRIANGLE |
Demonstration
of 1 MW downdraft gasifier for steam and poer,
see MECHEM |
USA |
Carol
Purvis |
|
|
|
Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711 |
|
Waste
Wood |
1 MW |
4 |
1 |
|
See
Mechem |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ESMAP
(Energy Sector Management Assist. Program) |
Funding
and guidance for gasification programs at UNDP/World
Bank, world oversite |
USA |
Executive
Secretary |
|
|
|
1818
H St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 20433 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
assessment and technical reports on gasification
projects in various countries |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ETSU
(UK Gasification Oversite) |
|
UK |
Nick
Barker (Project Officer) |
44
0235 433 511
44 0235 432 923
|
|
|
ETSU,
B156 Harwell Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire,
OX11 0RA. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oversite
on UK gasification |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
EUROPEAN
COMMISION: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY (DG
XVII),THERMIE |
Support
of EC Gasification gasification projects: See
BIOCYCLE; ENERGY FARM; ARBRE |
BELGIUM |
G. L.
Ferrero |
32 2
295 0150 |
|
|
rue
de la Loi 200, B1049, Belgium |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
May
1996 Brochure |
| 4/6/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION BIOMASS GASIFICATION TARGETED
PROJECTS |
Promote
Biomass Gasification under EQUIPMENT &
CONSULTING 1995 agreement |
BELGIUM |
G. L.
Ferrero |
?
32 2 295 01 50
|
|
|
Rue
de la Loi 200, B-1049, Brussels, Belgium |
Active |
Coppiced
fuels |
5.5,
11 MWe |
|
|
|
European
Commision demonstrating biomass energy projects |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
FEE
(Society for the Promotion of Renewable
Energies) |
NGO
organizing R&D for biomass gasification,
lobbying, PR and support |
GERMANY |
Eberhard
Oettel |
49 30
65 76 27 06
49 30 65 76 27 08
|
FEE-eV@t-online.de |
|
Innovationspark
Wuhlheide, Kopenicker Str 325, 12555, Berlin,
Germany |
Active |
Wood,
waste wood, MSW, sewage sludge, |
25-5,000
kW, some built, some under construction |
Various |
11 |
Contact
FEE |
FEE
is a non-government organization devoted to
various forms of renewable energy. Four years
ago they initiated a task force
"Gasification of Biomass", joining
their R&D with manufacturers of gasifiers,
engines and turbines |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
GASIFICATION
TECHNOLOGIES COUNCIL |
|
USA |
James
Childress, President |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
Dan Tyndall memo or Jane Turnbull |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
GREAT
LAKES REGIONAL BIOMASS ENERGY PROGRAM |
Regional
biomass energy program of the US DOE |
USA |
Fred
Kuzel |
312
407 0177
312 407 0038
|
fkuzel@cedar.cic.net |
www.cglg.org/project/biomass |
|
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
HAMBURG,
UNIVERSITY OF |
|
GERMANY |
W
Kaminsky, Norbert Grittner |
49 40
4123 3173
49 40 4123 6008
|
|
|
Inst.
f. Techn. u. Makromol. Chemie, Bundesstr. 45,
2000 Hamburg 13, Germany |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fluidized
Bed Pyrolysis of Plastic and Rubber Wastes |
| 8/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
HAWAII
NATURAL ENERGY INSTITUTE (HNEI) |
Research
renewable energy |
USA |
Scott
Q. Turn |
808
956 2346
808 956 2335
|
ssturn@hawaii.edu |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
HAWAII,
UNIVERSITY OF |
Gasification
R&D |
USA |
Jiachun
Zhou |
|
jiachun@hawaii.edu |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9/19/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
HYDRO-QUEBEC |
Support
of renewable energy |
CANADA |
Beorges
Aabiad |
|
admcom@
mail.dcrp.hydro.qc.ca |
www.hydro.qc.ca |
1010,
rue Sainter-Catherine ouest, Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3C 457 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
Developed
3 energy plantations, monitor forest biomass |
| 9/4/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
IEA
BIOENERGY |
Operating
agent for task 13 (biomass utilization) |
USA,
EEC |
|
|
c.refrch@televar.com |
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ieabioenergy |
2952
George Washingto Way, Richland, WA 99352 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
INDIAN
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE - BANGALORE |
All
aspects of Gasifier Research, development and
dissemination for India |
INDIA |
Mukunda,
H. S. |
91 80
348 536
91 80 341 683
|
mukunda@cgpl.iisc.ernet.in |
http://144.16.73.100/
~mukunda/home.html |
Combustion,
Gasification & Propulsion Lab,Dept. of
Aerospace Eng., IISc, Bangalore 560 012, India |
Active |
Wood
chips, Ag residues (straws, husks, bagasse,
coir, stalk |
3.7kWe
to 5 MWe |
10 |
8 |
$300-1,000/kWe |
The
Combustion, Gasification and Pyrolysis lab
publishes many papers on various aspects of
gasification, see Chapter 5. |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
INDIAN
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BOMBAY (Gasification
Action Res. Center) |
Engine-gasifier
research, 15 kW dual fuel diesel gasifier,
damper. |
INDIA |
P. P.
Parikh |
91 22
578 2545
91 22 578 3480
|
parikh@me.iitb.ernet.in |
|
Dept.
of Mechanical Engineering, IIT-Bombay, Bombay
400 076, INDIA |
Active |
All
relevant biomass |
As
required |
18 |
|
|
Natl.
Test Facility for Gasifier Engine System. Prof.
Parikh operates gasifiers and engines in
laboratory for testing and student study. Many
theses published in gasification field, see
Chapter 5. |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
INRA
(AFRICA Gasification) |
Development
of small scale gasifiers in Africa |
FRANCE |
Riedacker |
?
33-1-4670 4113
|
riedacke@worldnet.fr |
|
INRA,
118 rue d�Alemid, 75014, Paris France |
Planning |
Wood,
charcoal |
5-10
hp |
|
|
|
Technology
transfer to villages in Africa, also interested
in GASIFIER SYSTEMS-LARGE r units |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
INSTITUTE
OF GAS TECHNOLOGY (IGT) |
Presssurized
Fluid Bed tests on Renugas system; Processes for
Power, Methanol |
USA |
Suresh
P. Babu |
847
768 0509
847 768 0516
|
babu@igt.org |
www.igt.org |
1700
S. Mount Prospect Rd., Des Plaines,IL 60018-1804 |
Active
in International Energy planning |
Wood
chips, Bagasse, various others |
11
t/d |
|
|
|
IGT
has had a major research program, but is now
involved in international planning. See Chapter
3. |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
IOWA
STATE UNIVERSITY |
5 t/d
FB gasifier for agricultural wastes, corn, and
switchgrass |
USA |
Robert
C. Brown |
515
294 8733
515 294 3261
|
rcbrown@iastate.edu |
#http://www.eng.iastate.edu/
coe/me/homepage.html# |
Dept.
Mechanical Eng., 2020 H. M. Black Bldg., Ames,
IA 50011 |
Active |
Waste
seed corn; switchgrass |
5 t/d |
|
1 |
|
$50,000
grant for gasifier, announced in April 1995 Res.
Rec. Rept. |
| 3/31/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
IVD
(Institute for Process eningeering, Univ. of
Stuttgart) |
R&D
in gasification of all biomass and fossis fuels
for power generation |
GERMANY |
Christian
Storm |
49
711 685 3745
49 711 685 34
|
storm@ivd.uni-stuttgart.de |
www.ivd.uni-stuttgart.de |
Pfaffenwaldring
23, D-79569, Stuttgart, Germany |
Ongoing
R&D |
Wood,
straw, energy crops, |
50 kW |
8 |
1
each |
|
1 FB
reactor (Bubbling or re-circulating), 1
Entrained flow reactor both with hot gas
filtration; on line tar measurement system. |
| 9/30/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
KANSAS
STATE UNIVERSITY |
Stratified
downdraft gasifier research, theses |
USA |
Walter
P. Walawender |
|
|
|
Dept.
Chemical Engineering, Kansas State Univ.,
Manhattan KS 66506 |
Active |
Wood
chips, Plantation fuels |
100
kW |
15 |
1 |
|
Wallawender
has used the "Buck Rogers" gasifier
for research and generated many fine theses -
and students |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
KEMESTRIE,
INC. |
Development
of commercial fluidized bed and other processes
from Sherbrooke U. research |
CANADA |
Nicolas
Abatzoglou, Dir. En. & Env. |
819
569 4888
819 569 8411
|
kem@interlinx.qc.ca |
|
4245
rue Garlock, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1L 2C8,
Quebec, Canada |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
E.
Chornet is active in teaching, research and
commercialization of biomass processes |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
KTH (Kungl
Tekniska Hogskolan) |
Research
on all aspects of gasification |
SWEDEN |
Krister
Sjostrom |
46 8
790 82 48
46 8 10 85 79
|
Krister@chemtech.kth.se |
|
KTH,
Chemical Technology, S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
Well
equipped laboratory, research on fluidized beds,
tars, alkali detection, see Chapter 5. |
| 10/5/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
LUND
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Dept. of Chemical
Engineering) |
Operaton
and ecomics of pressurized circulating and
bubbling fluid bed gasifiers |
SWEDEN |
Prof.
Ingemar Bjerle |
46 8
681 91 00
46 8 19 68 26
|
|
|
Dept.
of Chemical Engineering, Lund Inst. Of
Technology, Sweden (?) |
Active |
Wood
chips |
|
|
|
|
Well
equipped laboratory, pr FB gasification test
facility |
| 9/21/99 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
MINISTRY
OF AGRICULTURE OF THE PRC (MOA) |
Evaluation
of China�s biomass capability and research on
village gasifiers |
PRC |
Ralph
Overend |
303
275 4450
303 275 2905
|
ralph_overend@nrel.gov |
|
NREL,
1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401 |
Active |
All
biomass |
|
|
|
|
Joint
DOE and MOA assessment and research program, see
Chapter 5. |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
MNES
(MINISTRY OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES) |
Support
of biomass gasification in India |
INDIA |
N. P.
Singh |
91 11
436 1920
91 11 436 1298
|
secmnes@x400.nicgw.nic.in |
|
Block
14, CGO Complex, Lodi Rd., New Delhi - 110 003,
India |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
India
has a very large program in gasification,
supported primarily by Mr. Singh |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
NATIONAL
RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY (NREL) |
Downdraft
air/oxygen gasification, lab facilities
available |
USA |
Dave
Dayton |
303
384 6245
303 384 6103
|
david_dayton@nrel.gov |
|
1617
Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401 |
Active |
Wood,
MSW |
1 t/d
air oxygen |
20 |
1 |
|
TCUF,
thermochemical user facility, available for
testing, 22 years of gasification research, see
Chapter 5. |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
NEBRASKA,
UNIVERSITY OF |
Spouted
Bed gasifier |
USA |
Dave
Clements, |
402
472 0177 |
|
|
Dept.
Biological Systems Engr., ?? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
New
Spouted bed design. |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
NIMBKAR
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NARI) |
Use
of loose biomass for thermal applications, 500
kW thermal stratified downdraft gasifier, others |
INDIA |
Anil
K. Rajvanshi |
91
2166 22396
91 2166 23328
|
root@nimbkar.ernet.in |
|
NARI,
Box 44, Phaltan 415523, Maharahtra, India. |
Available
for commercial use |
Cane,
sorghum, millet, safflower trash |
500-800
kW(th) |
>1987 |
2 |
$60/kW(th) |
I
have visited AR in Phaltan and he visited Golden
many times. Interesting R&D. |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ONTARIO
HYDRO (Environmental Responsibility and
Leadership Dept.) |
Support
of Thermogenic 6 Mbtu/h gasifier & other
renewable energy options |
CANADA |
John
Russell |
416
207 5684 |
|
|
ERL
Dept., Ontario Hydro, 700 University Ave.,
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X6 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
See
SED Case Study on Thermogenics, Aug. 1997 |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
Pacific
Northwest and Alaska Regional Biomass Energy
Program |
Regional
biomass energy program of the US DOE |
USA |
Jeffrey
James |
206
553 2079
206 553 2200
|
jeffrey.james@hq.doe.gov |
|
800 5th
Ave., SU 3950, Seattle, WA 98104 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
PAUL
SCHERRER INSTITUTE (PSI) |
Bubbling
fluidized bed research, research on Syn-fuel
production from waste biomass |
SWITZER-LAND |
Luiz
Carlos de Sousa
C. Von Scala
|
41 56
310 40 60
41 56 310 21 99
|
desousa@psi.ch |
|
OLGA/215;
CH-5232 Villigen PSI; Switzerland |
Active |
Sawdust,
scrapwood, plattics |
120kWt
(30 kg/h sawdust) |
|
1 |
|
Studying
influence of contaminants on gasification
behavior, seeking optimum conditions for
methanol synthesis syn-gas, tar behavior |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY (Center for Energy and Env. Studies) |
Evaluation
of energy projects |
USA |
Eric
D. Larson |
609
258 4966
609 258 3661
|
elarson@princeton.edu |
|
Center
for Energy and Environmental Studies, Princeton
Univ., Princton, N.J. 08544-5263 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9/20/99 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
PYNE |
Pyrolysis/gasification
newsletter from Aston Univ. |
UK |
Tony
Bridgwater |
44
121 359 3611
44 121 359 6814
|
a.v. bridgwater@
aston.ac.uk |
www.pyne.co.uk |
Bio-Energy
Research Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham B4 7ET,
UK |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9/20/99 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
PYNE |
Pyrolysis/gasification
newsletter |
UK |
Tony
Bridgwater |
44
121 359 3611
44 121 359 6814
|
a.v.bridgwater@aston.ac.uk |
www.pyne.co.uk |
Bio-Energy
Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham B4
7ET, UK |
Many
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Primarily
fast pyrolysis, but other gasification
activities as well. |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
REGIONAL
BIOMASS ENERGY PROGRAMS (U.S. Department of
Energy, DOE) |
Support
of biomass power in U.S. in 5 geographical
regions |
USA |
Mike
Voorhies |
202
586 1480
202 586 9815
|
michael.voorhies@hq.doe.gov |
|
Office
of Fuels Developent, EE-31, 1000 Independence
Ave., S. W., Washington, DC 20585 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
Central
support for the 5 regional biomass energy
programs - Strategic plan, 1997-2003, July 1997. |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
SAO
PAULO, UNIVERITY OF |
|
BRAZIL |
Suani
T. Coelho |
55 11
818 5064
55 11 818 5031
|
suani@iee.usp.br |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
SARAGOSA,
UNIVERSITY OF |
Developing
new fluidized bed gasification and gas clean-up
processes/concepts |
SPAIN |
Prof.
M. P. Aznar |
34 76
76 13 39
34 76 76 21 42
|
|
|
Chemical
and Environmental Engineering Dept., Univ. of
Saragossa, 40009, Saragossa, Spain |
Actvie |
Wood
chips, energy crops, olive hulls, straw |
1050
kg/hr |
10 |
2 |
$0.5M |
There
are several catalytic beds downstream of the
gasifier in slip flow |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
SHANDONG
ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SDERI) |
Development
of village gasifier system |
CHINA |
Xu
Min |
86
0531 296 5635
86 0531 296 1954
|
|
|
Shandong
Academy of Sciences, Keyuan Rd., Jihshi Rd.,
Jinan 250014, PR China |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joint
program with NREL, have a demonstration village
gas system operating, see Chapter 5. |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
SHERBROOKE,
UNIVERSITY OF |
University-driven
research for fundamentals & training.
Energy/Envir. centered research; 50 kg/h FB |
CANADA |
Prof.
Esteban Chornet |
819
821 7171
819 821 7955
|
echornet@
coupal.gcm.usherb.ca |
|
D�partement
de G�nie Chimique, Universit� de Sherbrooke,
PQ, J1K 2R1, Canada |
1
patent, many publications |
|
2.5cm-10cm
res., |
8 |
2 |
|
Novel
fluidized bed research, partial oxidation
studies recovery metals from waste, see Chapter
5. |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
SINTEF
(Foundation for Scientific and Industrial
Research at the Norwegian Inst. Of Technology) |
Research
in gasification, pyrolysis |
NORWAY |
Morten
Gronli |
47 73
59 20 70
47 73 59 28 89
|
morten.gronli@termo.unit.no |
|
N-7034
Trondheim, Norway |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
Excellent
thesis on pyrolysis |
| 9/19/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
SOUTHEASTERN
REGIONAL BIOMASS ENERGY PROGRAM (SERBEP) |
Regional
biomass energy program of the US DOE |
USA |
Phillip
Badger, Mgr |
205
386 3086
205 386 2963
|
pcbadger@tva.gov |
|
TVA,
CEB 3A, BOX 1010, Muscle Shoals, AL 35662-1010 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
SWISS
FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ETH) |
Support
in Gasification |
SWITZERLAND |
Thomas
Nussbaumer |
41 1
632 2589
41 1 632 1176
|
nussbaumer@iet.mavt.ethz.ch |
|
Laboratory
for Thermodynamics (LTNT), CH-8092, Zurich, SW |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
TERI
(TATA ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE) |
Development
of gasifiers forsilk boiling, drying,
crematorium |
INDIA |
V. V.
N. Kishore |
91 11
462 2246
91 11 462 1770
|
vvnk@teri.ernet.in |
|
Darbari
Seth Block, Habitat Place, Lodhi Rd., New Delhi,
110 003 India |
Active |
Wood |
2
kWth (silk); 4okWe |
|
|
|
Very
active program in gasifier development for
commercial uses in India, see Chapter 5. |
| 9/27/99 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
THE
BIOMASS ENERGY FOUNDATION |
Downdraft
gasification R&D, 25 kW Small Modular
Biomass Power System |
USA |
Thomas
B. Reed |
303 278 0560
|
tombreed@comcast.net |
www.webpan.com/BEF |
1810
Smith Rd., Golden, CO 80401 |
Active |
Wood
chips, pellets, biomass residues, coal |
2-25
kW |
25 |
2 |
<$1000/kWhe |
Active
in R&D, pilot plant gasifiers. See Chapter 4
and 5. |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
THOMAS
KOCH ENERGI |
Consulting
on gasification of straw etc. |
DENMARK |
Thomas
Koch |
46 19
15 54
46 19 15 38
|
100711.220@
compuserve.com |
|
Hovedgaden3,
4621 Gadstrup, Denmark |
Active |
Straw
etc. |
|
|
|
|
|
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ULSTER,
UNIVERSITY OF, ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE |
Analysis
of gasification, biomass, power plants |
IRELAND |
John
T. McMullan |
|
jt.mcmullan@ulst.ac.uk |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3/31/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
UMSICHT
(FraunhoferInstitute for Environmental, Safety
and Energy Technology) |
R&D
on 0.5 MW pilot plant; consulting for large
scale gasifiers |
GERMANY |
Markus
Ising |
49
208 8598 189
49 208 8598 290
|
info@umsicht.fhg.de |
www.umsicht.fhg.de |
Osterfelder
Strasse 3, D-46047, Oberhausen, GERMANY |
Operating
0.5 MW pilot plant, planning commercial |
Wood,
Ag residues, MSW� |
0.5
MW and > |
3 |
1 |
2800
$/kWe for complete process |
Working
on utilization of 1 atm air-blown CFB
gasification for CHP with gas engines, leading
to 12 MW deo project (CFB) + lean gas furnace
and boiler system |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
VERENUM |
Tar
measurement, gas cleaning, water treatment |
SWITZER-LAND |
Thomas
Nussbaumer |
41 1
632 2589
41 1 632 1176
|
verenum@access.ch |
|
Langmauaerstrasse
109, CH-8006, Zurich SWITZEWRLAND |
Active
research |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9/30/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
VIENNA,
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF |
Fluidized
bed, dolomite catalysts |
AUSTRIA |
Reinhard
Rauch |
43 1
588 01 5130
43 1 588 01 587
63 94
|
hhofba@fbch.tuwien.ac.at |
http://edv1.vt.tuwien.ac.at/
AG_HOFBA/Vergaser/
e_vergas.htm |
Inst.
Fur Chemical Engineering, 9/159, A 1060 Vienna,
AUSTRIA |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
Use
of dolomite to reduce tar to 200-300 mg/Nm3;
research in methanation of producer gas |
| 8/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
VTT
GASIFICATION R&D CENTER |
Various
gasifiers and bench rigs |
FINLAND |
E.
Kurkela |
358 9
456 6599
358 9 460 493
|
|
|
VTT
Energy, FIN-02044 VTT, Espoo, Finland |
|
Various,
all |
|
|
|
|
Extensive
research on large gasifiers, see Chapter 5 |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
WALES,
UNIVERSITY OF(2) |
200
kW fixed-bed/gas air heat exchanger for crop
drying |
UK |
David
Beedie |
44
222 874 930
44 222 874 420
|
BeedieD@cardiff.ac.uk |
http://vlsi2.elsy.cf.ac.uk:80/
www/citsg |
Division
of Electronics, School of Engineering, Cardiff
Univ. of Wales, Box 917, Cardiff, CF2 1XH, UK |
Active |
Ag
wastes |
200
kWth |
|
1 |
|
For
complete details of crop-dryer and gasifier, see
thesis. See Chapter 5. |
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
WESTERN
REGIONAL BIOMASS ENERGY PROGRAM (WRBEP) |
Regional
biomass energy program of the US DOE |
USA |
Dave
Waltzman |
303
275 4821
303 275 4830
|
dave.waltzman@hq.doe.gov |
|
1617
Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
Regional
office also in Nebraska |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
WINROCK
INTERNATIONAL |
Support
of gasification and biomass energy |
WORLD |
Dan
Jantzen |
303
422 7785 |
danjantzen@compuserve.com |
|
5906
Newcombe Ct., Arvada CO 80004 |
Active |
|
|
|
|
|
Dan
Jantzen was formerly at NREL/SERI and is very
knowledgable in gasification. My co-author on
GENGAS. Recently returned to U.S. from India
office of WINROCK |
| 9/1/97 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
WISCONSIN,
STATE OF (Energy and Intergovernmental
Relations) |
Support
of gasification |
USA |
Don
Wichert |
608
266 7312
608 267 6931
|
wichert@mail.state.wi.us |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1/20/98 |
RESEARCH
& SUPPORT |
ZARAGOZA
UNIVERSITY |
Downdraft
air gasification R&D, 22 & 200 kWe
plants available; studies and expts on biomass
and MSW |
SPAIN |
Pedro
Garcia-Bacaicoa |
34
976 761 880
34 976 761 861
|
bacaicoa@posta.unizar.es |
|
Chemical
and Env. Eng. Dept., Zaragoza Univ., 50015
Zaragoza, Spain |
Active |
Wood
chips, briquettes and almond shells |
50,
100m 300 kg/h |
|
4 |
$200,000 |
Downdraft
air gasification R&D, 33 and 200 kWe
available. Studies and experiments on biomass
and waste gasification, see Chapter 5. |
