[Gasification] Cost and Performance of Small Scale Gasifiers

[Ronald Bailey, Sr.]

From: Gasification [mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Tom Miles
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 3:58 PM
To: 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'
Subject: [Gasification] Cost and Performance of Small Scale Gasifiers

Dear Tom:

These are PRME's original Gasification Systems commissioned in February 1982.  They operate around the clock on rice hulls - still running after over 32 years.  We have many others with hundreds of thousands of operating hours - all commercial.

Regards,
Ron Bailey Sr.
rbaileys at prmenergy.com
http://www.prmenergy.com<http://www.prmenergy.com/>


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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