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New, Improved, and Emerging Technologies Tom Miles T R Miles, Technical Consultants, Inc. [email protected] www.trmiles.com Barriers to Biomass Project Development 2014 Alaska Wood Energy Conference Fairbanks, Alaska Apri 15-17, 2014
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New, Improved, and Emerging Technologies
Tom Miles T R Miles, Technical Consultants, Inc.
[email protected] www.trmiles.com
Barriers to Biomass Project Development 2014 Alaska Wood Energy Conference
Fairbanks, Alaska Apri 15-17, 2014
Wood Heat Has Increased Since 2004
2004: Dot Lake Dry Creek Copper River Hoonah
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“STICKS, CHIPS, PELLETS”
Apply Emerging Biomass Technologies to Recurring Needs
• Heat – Buildings – Processing
• Food Security – Greenhouse Heat – Soil fertility - Biochar for carbon smart
farming
• Power – <100 kWe - village and small community – >100 kWe – community and institutional
• Waste Disposal – Nonrecylable wood and paper – Wastewater sludge
• Fuel – Syngas to low cost diesel
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HEAT Heat – Improved Boilers and Gasifiers Improved Boilers – suitable capacities, ash tolerance, fuel flexibility Improved Gasifiers - heat, power, biochar Fuel – Improved Fuels Low cost densification systems Torrefied Wood/Char Heat and Power – Improved Gasifiers All Power Labs 20 kWe, 100 kWe Spanner/Borealis 100 kWt/45 kWe BC Biocarbon – heat, power, char Third Party Heat Suppliers “Give me the heat. Don’t give me the heartache.”
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Improved Boilers: Bioburner Moisture and Ash Tolerant Chip Boilers
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High MC/Ash Combustion Control
LEI BioBurner Ash Removal www.alaskanheattechnologies.com
Improved Fuels
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MICRO CHIPS
PELLETS
TORRIFIED
CHIPS
DRYING
CARDBOARD + WOOD
BRICKS
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Clean Chips for Gasifier Fuel
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Laimet Chipper
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Fluidyne Shasta II Gasifier Boiler with Logs and Chipper
Heating Gasifiers + Biochar
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Greenhouse Heat Exchangers T R Miles Technical Consultants 9
Shasta II in Operation T R Miles Technical Consultants 10
80 kWe Genset Runs at 42 kWe on Woodgas 100 kWth Jacket Heat to Greenhouse
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Spanner/Borealis 100KWth ~300,000 Btuh 45 kWe
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www.borealiswoodpower.com
45 kWE SPANNER IN FABRICATION - >200 IN SERVICE 8,000 HRS/YR
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Modular Heat Generator Wood chips Built-in dryer High availability Meet customers Quarterly
Spanner/Borealis Heating Gasifier
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SMALL POWER GENERATION
Less than 100 kWe
– Spanner/Borealis 45 kWe/100kWt
– All Power Labs 20 kWe - 100 kWe scale
– No Stirling systems - bankrupt
– ORC systems - high cost, low efficiency
More than 100 kWe
– Proton 250 kWe
– PHG 1 MWe
Energy Service Providers
– Phoenix Energy Heat, Power, Biochar
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Gasifier Fuel All Power Lab Gasifier Automated Control
Thomas Deerfield Chipping Gasifier Fuel Hoonah 2012
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Generating 20 kW and Heat from Engine Cooling Water
All Power Labs – 20 kWe Power Pallet Sealaska/Icy Straits
Lumber and Milling 2012 • Mini Grid Tie for
Multiple Units • Scaling to 100 kWe
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www.gekgasifier.com/products/10-20kw-power-pallets
Integrated Heat, Power and Syngas
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SYNGAS POWER 100-500 kWe HEAT Steam, HW LIQUIDS Oils, Vinegars BIOCHAR
FEEDSTOCK RECEIVING AND PROCESSING
www.protonpower.com
Proton Power
Heat and Biochar
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International Tech Corp, Prineville, Oregon
FIXED AND PORTABLE PLATFORMS
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Energy Services - Phoenix Energy 500 kWe, 1000 kWe, 2,000 kWe + Biochar
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www.phoenixenergy.net
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www.phgenergy.com
FUEL: Why Not Make Oil in Alaska?
• Proton Power - hydrogen
• Hydrothermal Carbonization
– Urban and Municipal Waste
– PNNL Oil From Food waste
• Cool Planet – pyrolysis
Drop-in Gasoline, Diesel and
Biochar
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Use Improved, New, and Emerging Technologies to Meet Needs
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The Way Ahead • Use demonstrated technologies to convert high ash
fuels to heat for energy and food production
• Build wood infrastructure through heating systems
• Use heating technologies that make electricity and biochar as co-products
• Use co-products (biochar) to grow food (e.g. greenhouse)
• Employ heat/power technologies that use wood and waste. e.g. gasification PHG
• Watch for Improved technologies - wait for commercial installations – Integrated Waste
– Liquid fuel
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