[Gasification] Gasification Digest, Vol 28, Issue 6 ICM gasifier project comes to a close
john blount
johnblount448 at hotmail.com
Thu Dec 20 15:50:22 CST 2012
So what basically was the problem? Seems like if it were done right there would be a profit.
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> 1. ICM gasifier project comes to a close (Tom Miles)
> 2. Re: ICM gasifier project comes to a close (Mark Ludlow)
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> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:08:46 -0800
> From: "Tom Miles" <tmiles at trmiles.com>
> To: <biochar at yahoogroups.com>, "Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and
> gasification" <gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> Subject: [Gasification] ICM gasifier project comes to a close
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> The article below demonstrates how difficult it Is to convert urban residues
> to heat, power and biochar in today's economy.
>
>
>
> I observed that technically the ICM gasifier worked very well. The ICM
> gasifier can take wood, straw or corn stover and convert it to gas and
> biochar in various proportions. It makes a good quality biochar that has
> been tested in various locations. I was impressed by the fuel flexibility.
>
>
>
> The economic challenges are manifold: if it is not feasible to generate and
> sell heat or power and biochar at one location then you can't generate the
> cash flow necessary to run the plant. We hope that Bert Bennett and his
> team at ICM can find a suitable customer.
>
>
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> ICM gasifier project comes to a close
>
> By Ashley Bergner Newton Kansan
>
> December 20. 2012 11:00AM
>
>
> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thekansan.com/article/20121220/
> NEWS/121229996&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoBDAAOABAzqHNhgVIAVgAYgJlbg&cd=mAamQLVPr
> YU&usg=AFQjCNGqPGDj3bZoRcalSu1ANFxADLmT9A>
> www.thekansan.com/article/20121220/NEWS/121229996
>
>
>
>
>
> The decommissioning of ICM's prototype gasifier at the Harvey County
> Transfer Station marks an end - or at least a postponement - of the county's
> vision of a viable waste-to-energy system.
> At Monday's county commission meeting, officials announced the project would
> be coming to a close, and within six months, all the equipment will be taken
> down.
>
>
>
> "It would bring to a halt our hopes ... of what would be a waste-to-energy
> facility," said John Waltner, county administrator.
> ICM's Biomass Gasification System, also known as a "gasifier," burns trash
> and converts it to synthetic gas, which can be used to generate power in
> industrial and commercial settings. ICM tested thousands of tons of
> different types of waste, which are referred to as "feedstocks." Feedstocks
> tested included wood chips, wheat straw and refuse-derived fuel (this
> includes junk mail, cardboard and other paper products thrown away).
>
>
>
> Using a gasifier to convert Harvey County trash into energy had once
> appeared to be a possibility. The Harvey County facility likely would have
> needed to burn 90 tons of trash per day, a number officials had thought the
> county could reach.
> ICM plans to try to market the technology in a different area, perhaps
> overseas.
> Despite the county's disappointment the project wasn't ultimately viable
> here in Harvey County, they said their experience working with ICM was
> positive.
>
>
>
> "It really has been just a terrific exercise for us," Waltner said.
>
>
>
> Commission chair Marge Roberson agreed."It feels really good that Harvey
> County had the tenacity to push to take a good, hard look at doing something
> with trash other than putting it in the ground," she said. "I absolutely do
> not regret any moment we've spent with this partnership."
>
>
> Waltner does believe the technology will be prove to be viable in the
> future.
>
>
>
> "They're going to be successful," he said of the company. "This is something
> that's going to happen."
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:43:37 -0800
> From: "Mark Ludlow" <mark at ludlow.com>
> To: "'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'"
> <gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> Subject: Re: [Gasification] ICM gasifier project comes to a close
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> Any other state except a Red State mostly believing in Creationism and
> totally disbelieving in AGW would have seen that this experiment continued.
> What a shame!
>
>
>
> You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink!
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> From: Gasification [mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On
> Behalf Of Tom Miles
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:09 AM
> To: biochar at yahoogroups.com; Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and
> gasification
> Subject: [Gasification] ICM gasifier project comes to a close
>
>
>
> The article below demonstrates how difficult it Is to convert urban residues
> to heat, power and biochar in today's economy.
>
>
>
> I observed that technically the ICM gasifier worked very well. The ICM
> gasifier can take wood, straw or corn stover and convert it to gas and
> biochar in various proportions. It makes a good quality biochar that has
> been tested in various locations. I was impressed by the fuel flexibility.
>
>
>
> The economic challenges are manifold: if it is not feasible to generate and
> sell heat or power and biochar at one location then you can't generate the
> cash flow necessary to run the plant. We hope that Bert Bennett and his
> team at ICM can find a suitable customer.
>
>
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> ICM gasifier project comes to a close
>
> By Ashley Bergner Newton Kansan
>
> December 20. 2012 11:00AM
>
>
> <http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thekansan.com/article/20121220/
> NEWS/121229996&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoBDAAOABAzqHNhgVIAVgAYgJlbg&cd=mAamQLVPr
> YU&usg=AFQjCNGqPGDj3bZoRcalSu1ANFxADLmT9A>
> www.thekansan.com/article/20121220/NEWS/121229996
>
>
>
>
>
> The decommissioning of ICM's prototype gasifier at the Harvey County
> Transfer Station marks an end - or at least a postponement - of the county's
> vision of a viable waste-to-energy system.
> At Monday's county commission meeting, officials announced the project would
> be coming to a close, and within six months, all the equipment will be taken
> down.
>
> "It would bring to a halt our hopes ... of what would be a waste-to-energy
> facility," said John Waltner, county administrator.
> ICM's Biomass Gasification System, also known as a "gasifier," burns trash
> and converts it to synthetic gas, which can be used to generate power in
> industrial and commercial settings. ICM tested thousands of tons of
> different types of waste, which are referred to as "feedstocks." Feedstocks
> tested included wood chips, wheat straw and refuse-derived fuel (this
> includes junk mail, cardboard and other paper products thrown away).
>
> Using a gasifier to convert Harvey County trash into energy had once
> appeared to be a possibility. The Harvey County facility likely would have
> needed to burn 90 tons of trash per day, a number officials had thought the
> county could reach.
> ICM plans to try to market the technology in a different area, perhaps
> overseas.
> Despite the county's disappointment the project wasn't ultimately viable
> here in Harvey County, they said their experience working with ICM was
> positive.
>
> "It really has been just a terrific exercise for us," Waltner said.
>
> Commission chair Marge Roberson agreed."It feels really good that Harvey
> County had the tenacity to push to take a good, hard look at doing something
> with trash other than putting it in the ground," she said. "I absolutely do
> not regret any moment we've spent with this partnership."
>
>
> Waltner does believe the technology will be prove to be viable in the
> future.
>
> "They're going to be successful," he said of the company. "This is something
> that's going to happen."
>
>
>
>
>
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