Thanks to Jerry Fisher for bringing this site to my attention: http://www.pegasuspower.com/bgtechjv.htm BG Technologies USA, Inc. ("BGT") and Rotary Power International, Inc. ("RPI") are pleased to submit this proposal to develop and to test a small modular power system that will use biomass waste for fuel. BGT/RPI believe that this proposal to build and test this system will prove the technical and economic viability of producing electrical energy using biomass waste materials in a small modular power system. BGT/RPI also believe that this system can be brought to market very quickly since the equipment to be used is an adaptation of already proven system technology. As a result, this will prove to be a very cost-effective and environmentally sound method of providing electrical energy using biomass waste. BGT/RPI propose to build, test and evaluate a commercial prototype 400-kW modular biomass gasifier with a rotary engine power system that is based on the integration of well-developed components. Once fully tested and evaluated, the commercial prototype will be placed into a commercial demonstration setting and serve as a reference system for follow-on commercial sales of the BGT/RPI Power System. The BGT/RPI System will integrate a proven BGT-System biomass gasifier from BGT with a fully developed rotary engine from RPI. The RPI Series 580 engine has been operated on a variety of fuels including propane, gasoline, kerosene, diesel and natural gas and successful tests (with the stratified charge engine) were performed with methanol. Its operating characteristics are well suited to operation on "producer gas" or fuels derived from biomass delivered by the BGT-System gasifier. The proven capabilities of the equipment will allow for integration of the engine to the gasifier. The proposed prototype system will include automated biomass handling to deliver electricity. System performance, operating and maintenance requirements and system emissions will be measured and assessed against the requirements for commercial viability. Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: http://www.webconx.com/subscribe.htm Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.com Palm Pilot Pages - http://www.webconx.com/palm X10 Home Automation - http://www.webconx.com/x10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (212) 894-3704 x3154 - voicemail/fax We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. -- Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
