BioEnergy Lists: Gasifiers & Gasification

Husk Power, Bihar, India was one of this year's recipients of the International Ashden Award.

See the Ashden award website for more of this year's winners:
http://www.ashdenawards.org/international_2011

Mikael Sjöblom, Meva Innovation AB, Sweden
http://www.mevainnovation.se/

Meva Innovation AB has been working on a new VIPP (Vortex Intensive Power Process) cyclone gasifier and gas cleaner. They have had a 500kw CHP Pilot plant operating since 2009, and are building a small CHP plant for a district heating (utility) which will be commissioned in September.

from, Jorgen Held, PhD, CEO Swedish Gas Centre

The Fifth SGC International Seminar on Gasification - Gas Quality CHP and New Concepts

Will be held:
6-7 October, S:t Gertrud Konferens, Malmö, Sweden

For Registration and other information see their web site: http://www.sgc.se/gasification2011/

You are welcome to the fifth international seminar on gasification organized by the Swedish Gas Centre. The main aim of the seminar is to offer a platform for exchange of information, results and experiences as well as networking. Leading experts will present the latest news in research and development related to gas quality, small-scale CHP production and new gasification concepts. In addition several industrial biomass gasification projects, e.g. GoBiGas, Blue Tower, Bio2G and WoodRoll will be presented.

Opening Intro & Lecture: Friday, June 17, 7:30 – 9:30PM
Weekend Build, Run and Test: Saturday and Sunday, June 17-19, 11am – 7pm

Location: ALL Power Labs, 1010 Murray Street, Berkeley CA 94710
Contact: jim ^at^ allpowerlabs dot org
Cost: Free if you are a GEK or BEK owner, either through self build or purchase. Otherwise, $100 for weekend.
More information on their site: http://www.gekgasifier.com/about/workshop/

Jim Mason, May, 2011

There's a new set of photos for the current generation of 10kw GEK Power Pallets:
http://www.gekgasifier.com/wpgallery/10kw-power-pallet-summer-2011/

Report on THE STATUS OF BIOMASS GASIFICATION in Thailand and Cambodia

October 2010 (5MB pdf linked to the owner's web site).
by P. Abdul Salam, S. Kumar and Manjula Siriwardhana

Prepared for:
Energy Environment Partnership (EEP), Mekong Region

excerpts from the report:

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON TECHNOLOGY AND UTILIZATION OF
Biomass Gasification
September 1－September 20, 2011
Yingkou, China

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is a governmental agency that is responsible for the foundation and implementation of national science and technology R&D plans. One of its important missions is to strengthen international cooperation in science and technology with other countries, especially with developing countries. Since 1989, international technical training workshop/courses on various subjects have been conducted in China every year under the auspices of MOST as a part of its international scientific and technical cooperation programs.
The Workshop on Technology and Utilization of Biomass Gasification, sponsored by Department of International Cooperation of MOST, organized by, Liaoning Institute of energy Resources (LIER), will be held in Yingkou, China in 2011.

See theattached Application for more detail, what to expect and qualifications to attend

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