Workshop on State-of-the-art technologies for small biomass co-generation, Copenhagen, Oct 7, 2010

Thursday, 7 October
2010, 09:00-18:15


Workshop and site
visit: 

State-of-the-art technologies for small biomass co-generation

IEA Bioenergy Task 32
and 33, IDA Energi

Copenhagen, DK

This IEA Bioenergy workshop
provided an overview of the current development status of several innovative prime mover technologies ,
which could make electricity generation on a smaller scale
financially more attractive. These technologies are either based on
combustion or gasification of solid biomass, and include ORC (Organic
Rankine Cycle) technology, Stirling engines, gas engines or other
concepts for power generation. Some of these technologies are already
offered commercially, others are still in the development stage.

The full report of the meeting,
including an evaluation of the different technologies presented, is
available here.


Presentations for download


09:00


Welcome and introduction: Why small scale CHP and where is the
market?
Jaap Koppejan, task manager, IEA Bioenergy Task 32, Netherlands


09:05


Next Generation of Pellet Combustion with Thermoelectric Power
Generation
Wilhelm Moser, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria


09:30


Gasfication in stirling engine applications
Lars Jagd, Stirling.dk, Denmark


09:55


Staged gasification with gas engine, the Viking Gasifier
Morten Grøn, Weiss A/S, Denmark


10:20


Coffee / tea break


10:35


Steam engines
T. Augustin, Spilling Energie GmbH, Germany


11:00


State-of-the-art of ORC technology for biomass plants
Roberto Bini, Turboden SRL, Italy


11:25


Downdraft gasification with gas engine
Herbert Gemperle, Pyroforce, Switzerland


11:50


Lunch


12:50


Updraft gasification with gas engine
Robert Heeb, Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S, Denmark


13:15


Indirect gasifier
Reinhard Rauch, task member IEA Bioenergy Task 33, Austria


13:40



Upscaling the LTCFB (Low Temperature Circulating Fluid Bed)
gasifier


Anders Boisen, DONG Energy, Denmark


14:05


The Skive plant (BFB gasification): status and perspectives
Bettina Skjoldborg, Aaen consulting and Henrik Flyver Christiansen, Danish Energy Agency


14:30


Steam turbines: what is the lower limit for feasibility, recent
developments to reduce costs and increase efficiency in small
steam turbine systems
Reiner Schenk, Siemens Frankenthal, Germany


14:55


Coffee / tea break


15:10


Summary of technology presentations: an attempt to present a
comparable status of performance and economic data, application
scale and technology readiness.
Anders Evald, Force Technology, Denmark


Perspectives to data collected through the Danish follow-up
program for biomass CHP
Henrik Flyver Christiansen, Danish Energy Agency, Denmark


15:40


Panel discussion with focus on technology perspectives: is small
really beautiful; how does large scale technologies compare to
small scale, where will we see developments in the future
(markets and technology), and why?


16:10


Closing and transportation to Stirling.DK


16:30


Visit to Stirling.dk


18:15


End of site visit, bus transport back