Biocoal isNOT charcoal!  It contains 80% of the energy in the original wood, 
but is friable, easily compressed, briquettes or fired as a powder in utility 
boilers by itself or as an aid to better combustion of powdered coal.

Tom Reed

Thomas B Reed 


On Oct 10, 2012, at 1:35 AM, "doug.williams" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Kenny,
>  
> You ask:
> 
> Is anyone aware of a US commercial producer of small-scale, solid-fuel 
> (bio-coal fired) power plants in the 1 to 20 MW range?
> 
> Please define your version of bio-coal, as it can have differing 
> interpretations. It suggests charcoal, if so, one might expect for you to 
> consider a number of options. Tell us more. because there is a huge gap 
> between raw and "pre-charred" fuel gasification. Your range of outputs 
> stretch credibility to supply a pre-carbonized fuel for 20MWe, so what is the 
> direction of your enquiry?  Possibly you are researching the capabilities of 
> the technology, but 1-20MWe is rather big when discussing biomass 
> gasification systems. You might also comment on the end use of the gas, 
> boiler of engine power generation?
>  
> This forum has an affinity with discussing these issues, because the future 
> needs what we may be able to do, given the right challenges, and your 
> question should trigger off comment from the accumulated expertise.
>  
> Doug Williams,
> Fluidyne.
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