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DOE Selects Gasification Technology Research Projects for Funding

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected seven projects to receive funding through NETL’s Gasification System Program. This program supports a wide range of research and development activities aimed at improving fuel and product versatility, efficiency, and economics of gasification processes. The projects conducted through this ...

Jul. 14, 2015

By US Department of Energy

The new economics of next-gen gasification: clearfuels technology

Those who have been drilled in Santayana’s dictum: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” and who take an interest in the history of engineering will not need a reminder that the problems of high cost and fuel yield plagued the development of the steam engine. Just as they have plagued the development of affordable Fischer-Tropsch and other thermal and ...

Jan. 12, 2011

By Green Power

Cleantech Transit Commences Commercial Operations of Biomass Gasification Facility & Increases Ownership

Cleantech Transit, Inc. ("Cleantech or the Company") (OTCBB: CLNO) is pleased to report that the 500 KW biomass facility located in Merced County, California has successfully completed its initial air quality inspection and is moving toward commencing commercial operations. The plant is currently connected to the electricity grid under California's feed -- in tariff with a 15-year power ...

Apr. 23, 2012

Lihuayi Again Selects GE’s Gasification Technology to Boost Refinery Hydrogen Production

Project is GE’s Second Gasification Order forLijin Petrochemical Refinery in Shandong GE’s Gasification Solution Enhances Company’s Leading Position in Refinery Hydrogen Production Reliable Coal-to-Chemicals Gasification Technology Supports China’s Goals to Reduce Industrial Emissions ...

Nov. 27, 2013

By General Electric

Cyclamax unveils plans for East London gasification facility

An advanced gasification facility planned for Dagenham Dock will provide heat and power from East London’s waste – diverting it from landfill sites, according to plans revealed by eco-waste management company, Cyclamax. The facility is one of four Cyclamax is planning across the country, which will use advanced conversion technology on commercial and non-recyclable waste from businesses in the ...

Mar. 2, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

North American Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis Market - ReportsnReports

The biomass gasification and pyrolysis market in North America is expected to experience high growth during the next few years as a consequence of increasing government concerns about energy security and independence. In addition, other factors, such as rising energy prices; volatility of fuel costs; and government incentives for renewable energy, are projected to contributed to the ...

Oct. 20, 2011

Energy Department Announces New Investments in Gasification Research

Today, as part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy approach, the Department of Energy has selected four projects to receive funding for next-generation gasification systems that also reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Awardees will receive approximately $16 million to advance the gasification process, which converts carbon-based materials like coal into syngas for use as ...

Nov. 6, 2014

By US Department of Energy

University of Montana to adopt Nexterra Biomass Gasification System

Nexterra Systems Corp. has announced that the University of Montana's Board of Regents has approved the installation of a Nexterra biomass gasification system for its Missoula campus. The system, which will be installed at a total cost of $16 million (USD), will provide clean, carbon-neutral heat to the University's Missoula campus. "This is our fourth university project and it represents a ...

Jun. 2, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Metso to deliver gasification technology for renewable gas production to Göteborg Energi AB, Sweden

Metso Corporation's press release on February 8, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. local time Metso will supply ...

Feb. 8, 2011

By Thomson Reuters

Recovering Energy from Waste without Landfilling or Incineration - Ze-gen showcases new gasification technology at EBW UK 2011

Ze-gen, Inc., a US-based firm with plans to build their second commercial scale plant in the UK, has an answer to the problem of the economic viability of waste gasification. With its liquid metal gasification technology, Ze-gen can reliably produce tar-free synthesis gas from selected waste materials, including construction and demolition (C&D) wood waste. The company will exhibit at the ...

Nov. 3, 2010

By Freesen & Partner GmbH

Kruger Products wins coveted CIPEC leadership award for innovative biomass gasification technology

Kruger Products L.P., Canada's leading manufacturer of quality tissue products, was recognized for its environmental leadership and energy conservation achievements through the 2011 Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) Leadership Awards. The Company earned this distinction for its innovative biomass gasification system in its New Westminster, BC tissue facility. This ...

Nov. 30, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Synthesis Energy Systems Enters Agreement to Study Feasibility of Using Gasification Technology to Produce Green Chemicals in the U.S.

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMX) has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed U.S.-based company to assess the feasibility and optimal uses of SES' gasification technology for the production of valuable 'green' chemicals. The agreement calls for SES to lead an engineering study, commissioned and funded by the undisclosed U.S. company, that will define an optimal use ...

Jan. 15, 2013

By Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc.

“Public Perception and Bureaucracy Slowing Gasification Uptake in UK” - Waste Management World

Public perception of waste to energy facilities and confusion with incineration has been a major barrier to commercial uptake of gasification facilities being developed in the UK. This is in stark contrast to Germany, where such projects provoke little controversy. While plasma gasification seems to offer many advantages that would seem appealing to major waste management companies, getting a ...

Jan. 28, 2011

By Advanced Plasma Power (APP)

Bio4Energy Researchers Tackle Soot Agglomeration in Entrained-flow Gasification of Biomass

Researchers in Bio4Energy may be close to delivering one of the final 'missing link' pieces of scientific knowledge on gasification of biomass from woody residue at high temperatures. Doing so would pave the way for industry to start attempting a technology scale up for the purpose of ...

Jan. 19, 2015

By Bio4Energy

Nexterra`s biomass gasification system officially unveiled at UNBC

A state-of-the-art clean energy system supplied and installed by Nexterra Systems Corp. was formally unveiled at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, British Columbia. The latest successful implementation of the company's biomass gasification systems further positions Nexterra as a global leader in clean biomass energy solutions for institutional ...

Mar. 18, 2011

By Nexterra Systems Corp.

Global Clean Energy Inc. Phase 1 Gasification Testing Successfully Completed

HOUSTON, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 10/21/10 -- Global Clean Energy Inc. (OTCBB: GCEI) has completed gasification testing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and industrial organic feedstocks on behalf of the City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Qc. A full report of the tests and result analysis was compiled and submitted to the city. This report will be included in their submission to the FMV (Federal ...

Oct. 21, 2010

Nexterra to Supply Biomass Gasification System for Birmingham Power UK

Nexterra Systems Corp.(www.nexterra.co.uk), a global leader in energy-from-waste gasification systems, announced today that it has signed a contract with MWH to supply a biomass gasification system for the Birmingham Bio Power Ltd. (BBPL) renewable energy power plant in Tyseley, UK. Developed by Carbonarius, the plant will be capable of producing over 10 MW of ...

Dec. 12, 2013

By Nexterra Systems Corp.

Frost & Sullivan: Favorable Laws and Programs Ignite the Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis Market

The nascent application of gasification and pyrolysis as power-producing technologies is soon expected to give way to a lively adoption rate of these technologies in North America. The governments are offering funding and support for renewable energy to assuage escalating environmental concerns. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan's ...

May 30, 2012

By Frost & Sullivan

Air Products to Build the World`s Largest Advanced Gasification Energy-from-Waste Facility

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it will build and operate the world's largest renewable energy plant in the UK using advanced gasification energy-from-waste (EfW) technology. The Tees Valley plant, located at the New Energy and Technology Business Park, near Billingham, Teesside, will be the first of its kind in the UK, and the largest of its kind anywhere in the world with an ...

Aug. 7, 2012

By Air Products

VTT: New gasification method turns forest residues to biofuel with less than a euro per litre

According to the new research results of the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, lignocellulosic biomass can be used in the production of high-quality biofuels for the price of less than one euro per litre. A new technology developed in Finland allows the transfer of more than half the energy of wood raw materials to the end-product. The technology is considered ready for the construction ...

Jun. 25, 2013

By VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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