A promising power option-The FERCO Silvagas™ biomass gasification process-operating experience at the Burlington gasifier

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages

  Paisley, M A ^a   Irving, J M ^b   Overend, R P ^c  

^a Technology Future Energy Resources   (United States)

^b Burlington Electric Department   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOMASS; COAL COMBUSTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; BIOMASS GASIFIER; DEVELOPING PROJECTS; GAS TURBINE POWER GENERATION; GASIFICATION PLANTS; GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES; OPERATING RESULTS; PILOT OPERATIONS;

GASIFICATION;

EID: 84905727981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/2001-GT-0370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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