Producing energy on-site in forestry could create many business opportunities. We examine an article that investigates the advantages and disadvantages of using wood to produce electricity.
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Wood biomass and a controlled amount of oxygen are combined at high temperatures in a gasifier to produce wood gas. This wood gas can then be used for heating, cooling or generating electricity. Because wood gas is a renewable energy source, it is receiving much focus. The United States Forest Services produced an article in March 2010 titled “The Promises and Pitfalls of Using Wood to Produce Electricity”.
The Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) and the University of Montana produced a mobile renewable energy system called “BioMax”. The BioMax system was installed onto a truck semi-trailer, and could therefore be moved to any suitable site. It produces 25 kW of power by burning gas derived from the gasification of wood chips.
This brief publication provides background to the development of the BioMax system, a description of wood gasification, different equipment types to produce wood gas, biomass fuel requirements, operation and maintenance of the BioMax, and comments from users of the system. Some of the key outcomes of the project were that the system has much potential, but fuel quality needs to be good (dry and consistent sized chips), the heat generated by the system must be used as well as the electricity, and the biomass fuel supply must be free.
The authors of this technical note were J Groenier, G Kees, T Etter, S Lidstrom and C Showers.
Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/htm10732315/
The Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) and the University of Montana produced a mobile renewable energy system called “BioMax”. The BioMax system was installed onto a truck semi-trailer, and could therefore be moved to any suitable site. It produces 25 kW of power by burning gas derived from the gasification of wood chips.
This brief publication provides background to the development of the BioMax system, a description of wood gasification, different equipment types to produce wood gas, biomass fuel requirements, operation and maintenance of the BioMax, and comments from users of the system. Some of the key outcomes of the project were that the system has much potential, but fuel quality needs to be good (dry and consistent sized chips), the heat generated by the system must be used as well as the electricity, and the biomass fuel supply must be free.
The authors of this technical note were J Groenier, G Kees, T Etter, S Lidstrom and C Showers.
Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/htm10732315/