[Gasification] Cost and Performance of Small Scale Gasifiers

[David Coote]

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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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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
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> 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?
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> Tom
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