To all,
Hydrogy LLC (Dr. Lixiong Li), Inova Energy LLC, in concert with Gulf Coast State College have begun the testing phase of a DOE SBIR grant that was initiated in July. Part of our proposal was the production of biocoal as a fossil coal surrogate and biochar as a byproduct. As we approach the end of phase I and prepare our phase II proposal, we would like to interview fossil coal users and survey their opinions regarding the solid fuel marketplace and the potential for biocoal as a fossil coal alternative. Any suggestions or guidance from bioenergylists members would be much appreciated. We are most interested in being directed to fossil coal users (particularly, grid-connected facilities) so that we may survey participants in our target market. However, we welcome comments from everyone, including those involved with biochar. Our most pertinent questions are listed below: Do the advantages/benefits of biocoal fulfill the critical needs of a fossil coal user? Would a fossil coal user pay a higher price point in order to gain the advantages/benefits of biocoal? What advantage/benefit of biocoal has the greatest appeal to a fossil coal user? What disadvantage/challenge of biocoal presents the greatest hurdle to the acceptance of biocoal as a fossil coal alternative? The following link provides an overview of biocoal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocoal Best wishes to all exploring bioenergy, Kenny Redd Inova Energy LLC Panama City, FL _______________________________________________ Gasification mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/
