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Electric Power Generation with Torrefied Biomass

Paoluccio J.A., Inventive Resources Inc., US

A new breakthrough has been made in converting biomass into a usable fuel. This new process uses liquid immersion heat treatment to make torrefied wood. Prior testing has shown that this system should prove to [...]

Process Modeling Results of Bio-Syntrolysis: Converting Biomass to Liquid Fuel with High Temperature Steam Electrolysis

Hawkes G.L., McKellar M.G., Wood R., Plum M., Idaho National Laboratory, US

A new process called Bio-Syntrolysis is being researched at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) investigating syngas production from renewable biomass that is assisted with high temperature steam electrolysis (HTSE). The INL is the world leader [...]

Hydrocarbon production via biomass pyrolysis and hydrodeoxygenation

Steele P., Gajjela S., Yu F., Gresham G., Mississippi State University, US

Bio-oils produced from pyrolysis of biomass are chemically complex compounds. As fuels they have a number of negative properties such as high acidity, water content, variable viscosity and heating values about half that of diesel [...]

Hydrocarbon production via biomass pyrolysis and hydrodeoxygenation

Steele P., Gajjela S., Yu F., Gresham G., Mississippi State University, US

Bio-oils produced from pyrolysis of biomass are chemically complex compounds. As fuels they have a number of negative properties such as high acidity, water content, variable viscosity and heating values about half that of diesel [...]

Enhancing Combustion and Heat Exchange Through Electrical Augmentation

Goodson D., Rutkowski R., Osler G., ClearSign Combustion Corporation, US

We have observed that software-controlled propagation of insignificant amounts of electrical energy through a flame region enhances both combustion efficiency and the transfer of thermal energy in an electrically conductive burner and heat exchange system. [...]

Renewable Hydrogen Production Around the Globe

Deason K., Smith A., SENTECH, Inc., US

Survey of demonstration projects involving renewably produced hydrogen around the world.

Domestic hydrogen production by an integrated biomass gasification/sponge iron process

Gerdes T., Willert-Porada M., University of Bayreuth, DE

The share of hydrogen in the energy market is increasing with the implementation of fuel cell systems and the growing demand for zero-emission fuels. One major challenge is a distribution system for hydrogen. This drawback [...]

An Assessment of Renewable Hydrogen Costs, Infrastucture, and Resource Constraints

Lasher S., Marion M., Kromer M., Roth K., TIAX LLC, US

This study uses a hydrogen logistics model to determine the most economic renewable resources and infrastructure to supply hydrogen to demand centers across the U.S. The model minimizes the projected average price for renewable-hydrogen using [...]

Impact of Biomass Based Distributed Generation on Electric Grid

Kumar A.A., Masannagari A.R., Srivastava A.K., Schulz N.N., Mississippi State University, US

Advances in technology and the push for alternative clean energy systems have created a new paradigm in the last ten to fifteen years. Small generating units based on alternative clean energy connected near the loads [...]

Changing Roles: Cultivating Perennial Weeds vs. Conventional Crops for Bio-energy Production. The Case of Cynara cardunculus

Danalatos N.G., University of Thessaly, GR

Cardoon is a perennial, very deep-rooted weed of Mediterranean origin. If cultivated it produced under practically zero costs dry biomass yields of 12-16 t ha-1 rainfed ->25 t ha-1 (with 2-3 irrigations), ie. 6-8 toe [...]