Installation of an ENERGEO Biomass Power Plant at a Lumber Company
Abstract
ENERGEO, Inc. is engaged in a demonstration test program of its AGRIPOWER 200 unit fueled with biomass at Sutton Lumber Company in Tennga, Georgia. The objective of the program is to evaluate the operating and performance characteristics of the system using lumber wastes for fuel. The program is scheduled to accumulate 800 hours of operation over a period of 1 to 2 years. The program became a reality due to initial funding from the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory (now referred to as National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Research Triangle Park). The AGRIPOWER unit operates with an "open" Brayton cycle using a fluid bed combustor and several heat exchangers to heat compressed air which in turn drives a turbine/generator (T/G) set. The T/G set, which includes the compressor and a recuperator, is a Solar "Spartan" unit packaged for this application by Alturdyne, Inc. The combustor utilizes both in-bed and freeboard combustion zones, and the above-bed zone is well mixed to provide uniform temperatures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA350702
Entities
People
- Carol R. Purvis
- Charles F. Sanders
Organizations
- Environmental Protection Agency