I've been keen to get data as described by Tom for the last 5 years
going back to my first post on this list. While R&D and demonstration
systems are useful, cost and performance data from operational systems
is required to interest policy makers and investors in wider scale
deployments. I've found the criteria suggested at the IEA gasification
workshop a few years ago by Harri Knoef and others to be a useful first
filter for identifying commercial gasification systems.
Last time I checked their WWW site, Spanner were claiming to have sold
several hundred of their units with customer references available. The
WWW site also stated that installed systems have been running for 6000+
hours/annum. There was other high level technical data on the Spanner
WWW site. Northern hemisphere colleagues have visited Spanner sites,
seen them in operation generating power and had favourable reports from
the sites.
On their WWW site, APL are reporting growth in installations and
improvements in operational hours. Their regular email reports describe
an active development curve.
It would be very useful to get examples of these systems installed in
Australia to obtain solid technical data on costs and performance in
local conditions.
This information is readily available in Australia for other renewable
energy technologies that have demonstrated commercial status. Lack of
solid operational cost and performance data from authoritative sources
reduces the relevance of gasification technology
David
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From: "Tom Miles"<[email protected]>
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Subject: [Gasification] Cost and Performance of Small Scale Gasifiers
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Has anyone done a recent analysis of the cost and performance of small scale
(<100 kWe,<200 kWe) gasifiers? We have seen several gasifiers on the market
in the last several years but it is not clear how long they actually operate
during the year (hours/year), how much heat or power (kWh/yr) they produce,
what their average load factor is (40% of nameplate?), or what it actually
costs or own and operate them.
Do we have any data for Borealis/Spanner Re2, Superior Gasification, All
Power Labs, Ankur Scientific, Victory Gasworks, CarboConsult, Biosynergi,
Community Power Corporation, Thompson Spaven, Planet Green, BETEL (India),
3i Energy Systems, Husk Power, Arbor Electrogen, Volter?
What about the next scale of>200kWe<2000kWe? Cogebio, Xylowatt, Biogen,
Advanced Gasification Technologies, Evergreen Energy, Guascor, Milena,
Proton Power, PRMEnergy, Primenergy, Zeropoint Cleantech. Mothermik, Dall
Energy, Babcock Volund, Biomass Engineering, BETEL (India), Diversified
Renewable Technology, Synkraft,Xylogas, CleanSTGas, Gussing Renewable
Energy,Weiss, Agnion, MEVA, Xylopower, Pyrofoce
How many of these systems can document 2,000, 4,000, or 8,000 hours total or
per year? What is a typical capacity factor for these systems. Are any of
them run in commercial conditions?
Thanks
Tom
T R Miles Technical Consultants Inc.
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