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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks, Thomas We see that in practice but I have never seen it documented. Do you know of any published data on load response?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gasification [mailto:gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Koch<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 09, 2013 7:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gasification] Mini Grid Load Following With a Biomass Gasifier<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DA style='color:#1F497D'>Tom </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DA style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Load response on small gasifiers – fixed bed downdraft or fixed bed staged gasifiers I assume - is extremely good as there is a large inventory of char. The principle is used for automobiles. </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Most of these gasifiers can go from 10 % lo0ad to 80 % load with in a few seconds. </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards</span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tom </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Fra:</span></b><span lang=DA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Gasification [<a href="mailto:gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org">mailto:gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>] <b>På vegne af </b>Tom Miles<br><b>Sendt:</b> 9. juli 2013 16:38<br><b>Til:</b> Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification<br><b>Emne:</b> [Gasification] Mini Grid Load Following With a Biomass Gasifier</span><span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DA> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have any experience or data to comment on the load response of biomass gasifiers?<span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’re looking at using a gasifier on a mini-grid in a remote community. The utility is looking for data to confirm that a biomass fired generator can follow load changes on a minute to minute basis. The gasifiers will be in the size range of 50-500 kWe. <span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Miles<span lang=DA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>