Talk:Biomass gasification

I removed the section below, as it seems to be about a Biogas powerplant. These can be found all over the world, so I don't think this one is notable. Preslav 18:16, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Biomass power plant in Strem
A modern example for biomass gasification is located in Strem near Güssing, Burgenland, Austria. The power plant was created in 2005 for research by the EU as part of plans to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels.

The fermenter was loaded for the first time with 1300m³ of cow manure to supply the bacteria for the fermentation. The hope is that this initial cow manure load will never require renewal. The fermenter works similar to the stomach of a cow, what comes out at the other end beside the biogas looks much like cow manure. Also, similar to cow manure, it can be used as fertilizer.

The yield from 230 hectares of maize is used in the biomass gasification. One hectare of maize growing in the climate of east Austria delivers 18,000 kWh electric power and 20,000 kWh heat produced by a gas engine.

There are also plans to convert the biogas by the Fischer-Tropsch process to a diesel fuel.

Merged
I have merged all the information here into gasification, since there really wasn't that much here to begin with, and gasification gives a deeper exposition of the chemistry and applications. This page is now a redirect. --Jonathan Stray 12:30, 13 August 2007 (UTC)