Fixed bed biomass gasification is a promising technology to produce heat and power from a
renewable energy source. A twin-fire fixed bed gasifier based CHP plant was realized in the …

The combined heat and power (CHP) plant has a fuel capacity of 8 MW and an electrical
output of about 2 MWel with an electrical efficiency of about 25%. Wood chips with a water …

The future industrial development of biomass energy depends on the application of
renewable energy technology in an efficient manner. Of all the competing technologies …

Gasification of woody biomass coupled with combined heat and power (CHP) production is
an effective way to produce renewable energy from woody biomass. The tar content of the …

One-step processes of fuel gasification were developed and widely studied during the 20th
century. They remain the main ones when creating and designing modern gas-generating …

A steam blown dual fluidized bed gasification plant was used to yield a nitrogen (N2) free
product gas (synthesis gas) from various biomass fuels. In addition to the variation of …

A low-tar biomass (LTB) gasifier with internal recirculation of pyrolysis gas and a separate
combustor installed in the partial oxidation zone has been designed, developed and …

A pilot scale gasification unit with novel co-current, updraft arrangement in the first stage and
counter-current downdraft in the second stage was developed and exploited for studying …

Gasification of wood pellets at a gasification temperature of 850° C and a fuel power of
90kW was performed in a dual fluidized bed gasifier. Pure steam was used as a gasification …

Biomass gasifier systems presently commercially available or under development are
reviewed. Catalysed by the EC JOULE and AIR programmes, a dramatic increase in interest …