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Commercialisation BIVKIN-based gasification technology: non-confidential version
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ECN
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1-8-2000
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ECN-C--00-080
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ECN publication
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56
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Abstract:
In 1996, the Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN) in Petten,Netherlands, developed and built a circulating fluidized bed gasification
process BIVKIN (Dutch abbreviation for biomass gasification installation) in
co-operation with Novem, Afvalzorg and Stork. The plant was initially used at
the ECN location in Petten for the characterisation of more than 15 different
biomass species, including wood, sludge, grass and manure. During this test
work, it was discovered that BIVKIN was an ideal tool for gasification of
such diverse biomass at various thermal outputs. ECN has been conducting
tests to improve the gas quality so that such fuel gas can be used for the
generation of electricity by the use of a gas engine. In order to bring the
BIVKIN technology to the commercial market, ECN, Shell and HoSt performed a
study to evaluate the engineering concept and cost of such a design in
detail. With this study, co-financed by Novem, the commercial viability of
the BIVKIN technology in the electrical output range of 1 to 5 MW, is
determined. For this relatively small scale, it is assumed that the extra
positive cash flow due to selling the heat can compensate the higher
investment per kW compared to large-scale systems where the produced heat
generally cannot be used. This report is a reflection of the study to
commercialise the BIVKIN technology. The BIVKIN-technology will be compared
with alternative technologies commercially available for the power range
under consideration. Both technical and economic evaluations will be
presented. 12 refs.
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