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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Dr. Reed:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Why is charcoal not just a specific type of biocoal? (as in biocoal made from wood) Or are you specifically saying biocoal is a term only used to describe a product that is torrefied as opposed to fully carbonized as a standard version of charcoal would be? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phil Marsh<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Marshbros.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>250 569-7858<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gasification [mailto:gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Reed<br><b>Sent:</b> October-10-12 6:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> doug.williams; Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification<br><b>Cc:</b> Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification; <Gasification@bioenergylists.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gasification] Small scale power plants?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Biocoal isNOT charcoal! It contains 80% of the energy in the original wood, but is friable, easily compressed, briquettes or fired as a powder in utility boilers by itself or as an aid to better combustion of powdered coal.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Reed<br><br>Thomas B Reed<span class=apple-style-span> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Oct 10, 2012, at 1:35 AM, "doug.williams" <<a href="mailto:Doug.Williams@orcon.net.nz">Doug.Williams@orcon.net.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Kenny,</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You ask</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Is anyone aware of a US commercial producer of small-scale, solid-fuel (bio-coal fired) power plants in the 1 to 20 MW range?<br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please define your version of bio-coal, as it can have differing interpretations. It suggests charcoal, if so, one might expect for you to consider a number of options. Tell us more. because there is a huge gap between raw and "pre-charred" fuel gasification. Your range of outputs stretch credibility to supply a pre-carbonized fuel for 20MWe, so what is the direction of your enquiry? Possibly you are researching the capabilities of the technology, but 1-20MWe is rather big when discussing biomass gasification systems. You might also comment on the end use of the gas, boiler of engine power generation? </span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This forum has an affinity with discussing these issues, because the future needs what we may be able to do, given the right challenges, and your question should trigger off comment from the accumulated expertise.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Doug Williams,</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fluidyne.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Gasification mailing list<br><br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="mailto:Gasification@bioenergylists.org">Gasification@bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site:<br><a href="http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/">http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>