Biogas CHP : New Application of Biomass Gasification Technology From Nexterra

Nexterra Energy has announced a development programme to commercialize a new application of its biomass gasification technology to generate power and heat from small-scale plants.The 2-10 MW systems will employ technology that directly-fires biomass derived syngas in high efficiency gas engines.

This initiative follows two years of work by Nexterra to upgrade syngas made by gasifying biomass so that it meets the fuel specification of GE Jenbacher’s internal combustion engines. GE has supported this work through its Jenbacher gas engine division. Once fully developed, Nexterra’s gasification technology is planned to be combined with GE’s Jenbacher gas engines to form modular biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plants.The scale of individual plants will range from 2-10 MW and will yield net efficiencies of up to 60% in cogeneration mode.

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