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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>Dear Tom and List</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tombreed2009@gmail.com href="mailto:tombreed2009@gmail.com">thomas
reed</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org
href="mailto:gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org">Discussion of biomass
pyrolysis and gasification</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 02, 2014 10:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Gasification] Demonstration
and Training Unit</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear Larry
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Congratulations on bringing Spanner RE2 online. Excellent that
you can use the gas (= electric power ) AND the heat. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri># Succesful Projects such as this can
only increase the wider acceptance and utilization of Biomass
CHP.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV>Long term, I believe that FRACKING will make oil prices stable, so don't
count on oil increasing in price. </DIV><FONT size=4
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri># It appears that Fracking, and the lower cost
gas and oil it can produce, are essential to the American Economy. The
prediciton is that within a decade or two, the US will become a net Exporter
of "petro energy." Already, there are CHP Projects that have been technical
successes but economic failures, because their economics were built on
projections of $10 Natural Gas. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri># HOWEVER, there is a future for Biomass CHP,
as there is a future for Wind, Solar, and other Renewable Energy Sources.
There are many opportunities, or niche markets, for Biomass CHP that
exist now, and more that will appear in the future, as "Climate Change
Concerns" create more favourable opportunities for Biomass CHP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri># The most attractive Biomass CHP opportunities
seem to be in such areas as:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>1: Off-Grid Applications</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>2: Using Biomass CHP to substiture for more
expensive Diesel and Gasoline sourced energy, in contrast to lower cost Coal
or Natural Gas sourced energy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>3: Biomass "waste disposal" situations, such as
from a wood working facility, or an "agricultural products facility",
where biomass processing waste would otherwise incur a "tipping fee" for
its disposal.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>4: Regions where "Green Legislation"
requires the Utility to buy "Green Power" from independent generators at
a fair price.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>COMMENTS?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri># In general, Biomass Energy Projects
inherently lack "economies of scale", and must "stay small" and use other
advantages to ensure economic viability. There are a number of failed Biomass
Energy Projects that were technically feasible, but were economic failures
because "they were too big for their woodshed", ie, fuel costs were excessive
because of the excessive distances from which wood had to be hauled. The key
seems to be to "size the plant for the fuel source, and local economic
advantages".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>Best wishes,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Calibri>Kevin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Reed<BR><BR>On Tuesday, April 1, 2014, Larry Gooder <<A
href="mailto:lgooder@borealiswoodpower.com">lgooder@borealiswoodpower.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>
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<P>Tom,<BR></P>
<P>Possible interest to the group list:</P>
<P>Borealis Wood Power Corp. has commissioned our Spanner RE2 wood
gasification CHP at our Burlington Ontario facility.<BR></P>
<P>45 kWh electric and 100 kWh thermal using wood chips.<BR></P>
<P>Our base load electrical is being used behind the meter at our parent
company, Summo Steel Corp. and presently using the thermal for chip drying,
as the plant has no need for additional heat.<BR></P>
<P>Site visits available by appointment.<BR></P>
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<DIV name="divtagdefaultwrapper">Enthusiastically,
<DIV>Larry Gooder</DIV>
<DIV>Mobile: (519) 671-6153</DIV>
<DIV>Office: (905) 319-0404 x 2</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.borealiswoodpower.com"
target=_blank>www.borealiswoodpower.com</A> </DIV>
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<BR>NOTE: PLEASE CHANGE MY ADDRESS TO <A
href="mailto:TOMBREED2010@GMAIL.COM">TOMBREED2010@GMAIL.COM</A><BR><BR>Dr.
Thomas B. Reed<BR>The Biomass Energy Foundation<BR>BEF, BEC, BER<BR><BR>
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