Biomass Power Articles
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Hybridnet Project, Terni, Italy - Case Study
The Hybridnet Project has assembled a team of young engineers devoted to building an alternative energy training center where they can help North and Central African refugees learn about sustainable development. The goal is to for them to create economically and environmentally sustainable local enterprises in their home countries, allowing them to make a living while providing a useful and ...
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Micropower system modeling with Homer
The HOMER Micropower Optimization Model is a computer model developed by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to assist in the design of micropower systems and to facilitate the comparison of power generation technologies across a wide range of applications. HOMER models a power system's physical behavior and its life-cycle cost, which is the total cost of installing and operating ...
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Following the fuel: How portable biomass energy generation may help rural communities
The forests that surround many of California’s mountain communities tend to have an abundance of woody biomass and a pressing need for thinning to reduce fire danger. Revenue from selling forest residues to biomass power plants could help to support fuel reduction activities, but in many cases the nearest plant is so far away that hauling costs are prohibitive. The remoteness of such ...
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115. Calgary’s wind powered LRT an incredibly successful system: Nenshi
The C-train in Calgary is one of the greatest examples of electrified transport in Canada. It is overwhelmingly popular with residents – it boasts an average weekday ridership of 325,000. It has kick started smarter, denser development around its stations. And best of all it and the City of Calgary’s operations are 100 per cent powered by renewable energy. “It's hugely ...
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Role of biomass questioned for clean power plan
In a May 8, 2015, letter, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) requested that EPA reconsider its decision to treat biomass as having zero emissions under the proposed Clean Power Plan (Plan). The Senators point out "wood-burning power plants emit around 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour," and would not assist in achieving the carbon reductions intended by the Plan. ...
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Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014
Executive Summary The competiveness of renewable power generation technologies continued improving in 2013 and 2014. The cost-competitiveness of renewable power generation technologies has reached historic levels. Biomass for power, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind can all now provide electricity competitively compared to fossil fuel-fired power generation (Figure ES 1). Most ...
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Possibility of biomass gasification in tea manufacturing industries in Assam, India
Tea manufacturing industries in India use natural gas, tea drying oil, wood, and coal for process heat. India is the second largest producer of tea [(1,137.07, China 1,761.00) million kilogram] in 2012. About 0.6–1.2 kg of coal is required to produce one kilogram of dried tea with average moisture of 2.5–3 percentage (w.b.). Biomass gasification is an established renewable energy technology for ...
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Using biomass for power generation: case study of a timber industry Aripuanã-MT
Nowadays, the concern for environmental management is increasingly becoming part of everyday business. The timber industries, for example, in its production process, generate a lot of waste requiring proper management of these wastes to reduce their environmental impacts. The study aimed to identify the main advantages that the timber industry can get to the reuse of manufacturing waste to ...
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Mission Goundi, Republic of Chad, Central Africa - Case Study
Installed for testing at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, this PP20 is destined to be transported to the village of Goundi, Chad in Central Africa. The project is being done through the University, also known as Barcelona Tech, with support from Misión y Desarrollo para Goundi, a Chad based NGO. One of the reasons they chose to develop a biomass-based power ...
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Water sustainability decision-making for electric utilities case study
The electric power generation sector uses approximately 41% of all freshwater withdrawn in the United States—more than any other water use sector. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) conducts research and development to help address challenges in electricity generation, delivery, and use, including water sustainability issues. On behalf of EPRI, LimnoTech conducted research and is ...
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Wood briquettes with an innovative form
Briquetting has allowed one wood processing firm to optimise its strategy for increasing value and has led to the creation of a new line of business. Robeta OHG operates a saw mill in Brandenburg, Germany. The company processes around 280,000m3 of pine wood a year, which is sourced exclusively in the forests of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Instead of selling on loose woodchips to ...
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Renewable energy can benefit from a changing climate
A warmer and wetter climate may have positive feedback on renewable energy sources. Better conditions for hydropower and biomass energy can be expected. A new analysis has been performed by Nordic and Baltic researchers. The Nordic Council of Ministers has published a new report on the impacts of 21st century climate changes on the development and use of renewable energy in the Nordic and Baltic ...
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Kaidi case study
Turning agricultural waste into valuable carbon assets. Camco is working with Wuhan Kaidi Holding Investment Company Limited on a series of 12 biomass residue to power projects located across China. The Kaidi projects employ circulating fluidised bed (CFB) technology to harness power from locally sourced waste biomass such as rice husk, rice straw, wheat straw and corn straw. The projects have ...
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Thermal energy receives purchase orders from a major food manufacturer
Thermal Energy International has announced that it has received purchase orders totally £374,167 from a major food manufacturer based in the UK, to provide GEM condensate return systems for use at 5 of its manufacturing sites. The GEM steam traps should be shipped and the revenue recognised over the next 3 months. The customer manufactures a full range of branded and private label ...
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Energy efficient ferrero group invests in GEM
Thermal Energy International Inc is pleased to announce that Energhe S.p.A. has made Thermal Energy International’s GEM venturi orifice steam traps its steam trap of choice following rigorous testing at Ferrero Group’s headquarters in Alba, Italy. Founded in 2007 by parent company, Ferrero Group, Energhe S.p.A. develops energy efficient projects and financial savings for the Ferrero ...
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Global pharmaceutical company achieves energy savings with GEM
A leading global healthcare company dealing with bioscience, medication delivery and renal products has revealed that it is saving over £36,000 a year in energy costs following the installation of Thermal Energy International’s GEM steam traps at one of its facilities. Thermal Energy International has installed a total of 85 steam traps throughout the process plant achieving a 20% ...
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Elantas enjoys significant steam savings with GEM
Thermal Energy International Inc. is pleased to announce that ELANTAS Deatech S.r.l, a member of the global specialty chemical group Altana AG, and a leading producer of insulating materials for the electrical and electronics industry, has revealed that it is achieving significant savings in steam consumption at its site in Ascoli Piceno, Italy following the installation of Thermal Energy ...
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Supermarkets to develop into local energy hubs
Waitrose store opening biomass plant on the Isle of Wight this year could supply heat to local housing. Supermarkets designed to go ‘off-grid’ may also offer a glimpse into a future where retail outlets act as local energy hubs. A Waitrose store in the Isle of Wight in southern England is due to open a biomass power plant later this year. The Waitrose store will be fuelled by locally ...
By Vital Energi
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Renewable energy solutions: Necessity not choice
An elite gathering of Asia Utility firms speak out on the need to go Green. The Energy industry has become a key talking point globally. Renewable energy solutions are no longer optional but a necessity which must be embraced by all governments. Driven by China’s determination to reduce their dependence on coal energy and to look ahead to a more sustainable future, the recent NGU APAC summit ...
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Gardens by the Bay: High performance through design optimization and integration
This is a case study on the development of the Gardens by the Bay, Bay South and Conservatory Complex to provide intelligent and integrated building responses. This article demonstrates the effectiveness of combining a number of environmental design and building services optimization steps to achieve a sustainable design. Key initiatives undertaken include high-level daylighting design of the ...
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