Objective Objectives The project has two main objectives. The first is to develop catalysts and catalytic processes suitable for gas cleaning in gasification of biofuels in electricity and heat producing units. The second is to implement a complete biofueled 100KWt power generating system. Issues that will be adressed by basic research include factors influencing activity of different catalysts for elimination of tar, search for new catalysts and optimal use of known and new catalysts. Technical Approach From the European perspective it is desirable to implement biofueled systems for production of heat and electricity in the size range 100-5000kWe. For this intermediate size range there is a lack of technology for reliable and efficient systems. Extensive development activities for larger scale electricity production have been in progress for some years, using IGCC systems. For systems smaller than 5MWe, at least with present gas turbine technology, engines seem to be as efficient and more economic than IGCC. Efficient cleaning of fuel gas produced from biomass will be a key issue in development of both these technologies. The technology development for gas cleaning, with emphasis on intermediate size systems, will be approached by a combination of basic and applied research and process development. Basic research at laboratory scale will be devoted to definition of optimal conditions for known catalysts based on deep understanding of their catalytic function, to application of existing catalysts developed for other purposes, and to development of new catalysts. Different pilot plants and bench-scale units which have separate reactors for catalytic upgrading of the gas will be used in process development tests. One of these systems, which will be constructed within the project, will be a complete system including an engine and a generator. Expected Achievements and Exploitation Outputs of this project will be: - New and/or improved catalysts for elimination of tar in biomass gasification processes. - Improved tools for reactor design, based on reactor model development and using created reaction rate models for different catalysts. - An evaluation of catalysts for different process solutions. - A broadened basis for further catalyst development, due to new insights into rate determining factors and poisoning effects in catalytic tar elimination. - Design, construction and testing of a 100 kWe unit. Improved technology for catalytic treatment, which circumvents dust and coke formation problems and poisoning effects as well as deficient mechanical properties of catalysts will be beneficial to small and intermediate scale gasifier systems. Successful development will facilitate compact designs of systems for clean gas generation. European process developing companies and catalyst manufacturers will benefit from successful research results. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuelsagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Programme(s) FP4-NNE-JOULE C - Specific programme for research and technological development, including demonstration in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0305 - Energy from biomass and waste Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator TPS TERMISKA PROCESSER AB Address Studsvik 611 82 Nyköping Sweden See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BIOMASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP BV Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 5,drienerlolaan 5 7522 NB Enschede See on map Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Teknikringen 100 44 Stockholm See on map Technical Research Centre of Finland Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Biologinkuja 5 02044 Espoo - vtt See on map UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address S/n,avenida de la complutense s/n ciudad universitaria 28040 Madrid See on map UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4,nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen See on map
