Hi Tom,
Picking up from Thomas Koch's comments below, do you have any insight
into perhaps the 4 or 5 gasifier vendors with systems being used for
electricity generation that are doing the best job of meeting Knoef's
criteria for successful commercial gasifiers?
Thanks
David
Knoef et al (2007, p5) proposed the following criteria for determining
whether or not a gasification technology is commercial:
1. Continuous integrated plant operation under commercial conditions for
a minimum of 2,000 hours
2. Plant availability of 80% or higher
3. Profitable plant operation without government support; an example is
the sustainable financial support from CHP operations with feed-in rate
for electricity and heat
4. Plant operation without major modifications during the first year of
commissioning
5. Process owners willing to specify investment and operational costs
and offer or arrange performance, service, and maintenance guarantees
6. Process owners ready to offer ‘turn-key’ plants
Knoef et al also emphasise “that the development, optimization, and
commercialization of first-of-a-kind BMG process are challenging and
require substantial financial resources” (2007, p4) and that sale of “5
or more gasification systems of the same gasification island
configuration” is a commercial criterion (2007, p1).
Knoef HAM, Buhler R, and Babu S 2007. Workshop No. 1 (2007-09):
Situation Analysis and Success and Visions for Biomass Gasification IEA.
Retrieved October 1, 2009 from
http://media.godashboard.com//gti/IEA_BRU_11-07.pdf
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Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:31:12 -0700
From: "Tom Miles"<[email protected]>
To: "'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Gasification] 2 MWe Gasifier at University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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I should add PRM Energy and ENERIA to the list.
PRM Energy has supplied many gasifier for industrial uses. At least two have
been used for power generation, one in Italy and one in France. The system
in Limoges, France, is owned and operated by ENERIA, the Caterpillar dealer
for France, Poland, Romania, Algeria and Belgium. ENERIA has been the
Caterpillar dealer for France since 1929.
The plant was built in 2006 as a 1.0MWe test/demo unit for testing of
various fuels that can be gasified in the PRME gasifier and produce a
suitable syngas for IC Engines. ENERIA installed three (3) different types
of gas cleaning technology to determine which was best for the IC Engine
application. The plant is fully equipped with gas conditioning, gas
cooling. emissions monitoring etc.
Contacts:
PRM Energy
http://www.prmenergy.com/
Ron Bailey Sr. [email protected]
Eneria
http://www.eneria.fr/english/renewable-energy/biomass-plants.html
Eneria will also test the Xylowatt gasifier from Belgium:
http://www.xylowatt.com/en/Dernieres-Actualites/eneria-et-xylowatt-concluent
-un-partenariat-pour-developper-la-cogeneration-biomasse.html
Tom
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Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 4:11 PM
To: 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Gasification] 2 MWe Gasifier at University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Thomas
Who are the likely small scale gasifier suppliers that will conquer these
challenges?
A
Ankur Scientific, India http://www.ankurscientific.com/
B.
Babcock Volund, Denmark http://www.volund.dk/
3 gasifiers up to 2 MWe
Biogen, Dominican Republic http://www.biogendr.com/app/en/frontpage.aspx
300-500 kWe modules, Italy
C
CarboConsult, South Africa http://www.carboconsult.com/
250 kWe, Melanie, Gauteng, South Africa
Carbona/Andritz, Finland
http://www.andritz.com/pp-gasification-andritz-carbona
3 MWe plant in Skive, Denmark
CleanStGas, Austria http://www.cleanstgas.com/
125-250 kWe/235-480 kWth
Community Power Corporation www.gocpc.com
50-75 kWe modules.
E
EKZ, Switzerland www.ekz.ch
Turnkey wood gasifier installations
G
Gasek, Finland www.gasek.fi
50 kWe/100 kWth
I
IISc, India and Licensees
http://cgpl.iisc.ernet.in/site/Technologies/BiomassGasification/tabid/68/Def
ault.aspx
M
MEVA Innovation AB, Sweden (fine wood fuels) http://www.mevainnovation.se/
1-10 MWe; 1.2 MWe in construction Horlax, Pitea
Mothermik, Germany http://www.mothermik.com/engl/prod-1holzver-e.html
10 plants.250 kWe
N
Nexterra Ltd., Vancouver, Canada http://www.nexterra.ca/
2 MWe in construction. University of British Columbia
R
Repotec, Austria http://www.repotec.at/index.php/homepage.html
Dual fluidized bed for CHP
S
Satake, Japan (IISc, India technology)
http://www.satake-group.com/news/2008/080214.html
Up to 900 kWe modules
Stirling DK, Denmark http://www.stirling.dk/
15-140 kWe, Updraft gasifier with stirling engine.
T
TK Eenergi, Denmark http://www.tke.dk
3 stage gasifier
U
Urbas Energietechnik, Austria http://www.rsbiomass.com/urbas_gas.html
150 kWe/310 kWth fixed bed downdraft
W
Weiss, Denmark, two stage gasification www.weiss-as.dk
1-2 MWe
X
Xylowatt, Belgium http://www.xylowatt.com/
350 kWe modules
XyloPower AG, Switzerland www.xylopower.com
Which companies have 3 operating, commercial, gasifiers?
Who else?
Tom Miles
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Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 2:15 PM
To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Gasification] 2 MWe Gasifier at University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Tom
I am sure this price level is achieveable - BUT BUT BUT - there is a major
challege that must be overcommed.
You need some where you can have 5-10 similar gasifiers operating for 10 of
thousans of hours each with in reachable distance from their "parent (s)"
and this alone needs 50 - 100 mio $ on top of the market price for the
electricity - and it is possible to maintain a stable and bright and not
religious brain capacity for a decade or two.
On top of that you need to start with a good idea and that is where most
principles fail.
And what does that mean?
Not too complex - with a potential to handle the challenges that will come
in an ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE way!!!
Examples - V?lund - Nexterra - CFBs-Repotec and this type of gasifiers will
alvays have the challenge og tar/perticle gas handling issues - personally I
believe it is too complex to handle in a competitive way.
FCC - may be large scale - but catalyst and gasifier is a challenge
2-3 stage - Viking - double feuer - TKE - and the likes have high
temperature challenges and reduction challenges and bed stability issues -
variation in gaspermeability etc Stirling show a large drop in efficiency if
upscaled above 50-75 kW thus the biomass handling systems becomes very small
and sensitive.
Entrained flow are very big and needs extensive pretreatment of the fuel.
Many things will work for some time if nursed properly by the enthusiastic
developers.
Thomas
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