[Gasification] Spanner

[jim mason]

i haven't seen one in person, but when we did the workshop in germany
they were highly spoken of and considered one of the most
accomplished.  the pictures have always looked impressive and the
company seems with lots of history and talent.  the price point seems
tolerable in germany, but a challenge for elsewhere.

j



On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Tom Miles <tmiles at trmiles.com> wrote:
> Thanks Phil. I think that would be the first one in Canada unless Borealis
> has a demo somewhere
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gasification [mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On
> Behalf Of Phil Marsh
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 7:46 AM
> To: 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'
> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Spanner
>
> Tom:
>
> You might want to check with the BC Bioenergy Network (Michael Weedon). I
> believe they have chosen the Spanner system for a small scale test at a
> community in Northern BC.
>
> Phil Marsh
> Marshbros.
> 250 569-7858
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gasification [mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On
> Behalf Of Tom Miles
> Sent: January-30-13 12:03 AM
> To: 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'
> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Spanner
>
> Fredrik,
>
> It's good to hear from you. And many thanks for the report on the Spanner.
>
> I have found some reports on the performance of the Spanner gasifiers. If
> the it operates reliably then it might be worthwhile considering. It is
> encouraging to hear that so many are in use. University of North Dakota
> (EERC) developed a 100 kWe gasifier with a reactor that sounds very similar
> in concept to the Spanner. It seemed to work well on wood. They built a
> couple of them but the economics were not favorable so I do not think they
> are being used.
>
> I have seen that the 30 kWe Spanner gasifier is about EUR 130,000 and the 40
> kWe/100 kWth unit is about EUR 140,000 (USD 189,000). If you add another EUR
> 70,000 (USD 95,000) for the feed system, heat distribution, and switchgear
> then it is a fairly expensive heater and generator at about EUR 210,000 (USD
> 284,000).
>
> We have a similar situation in most of the US where the only real savings is
> by not consuming from the grid. Even through there are public incentives for
> small generators the utilities discourage small generation through high
> connection costs and other high service fees.
>
> The economics are favorable in the remote villages in Alaska and British
> Columbia. The Alaskan sawmill where we installed a 20 kWe  gasifier pays
> about EUR 496/kWe (USD 670/MWh) for diesel generated power. We estimated
> that we could generate power with the gasifier for about EUR 296/kWh (USD
> 400/kWh). A consumer in a larger town pays about EUR 326/kWh (USD 440/kWh).
> We estimated that we could generate 1 MWe power for about EUR 178 (USD
> 240/kWh) with public subsidy for a small (2 MWe) steam system but  gasifiers
> at the 2 MWe scale were too expensive.
>
> All  the best,
>
> Tom
>
>
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