Advanced system demonstration for utilization of biomass as an energy source. Volume I. Scope and design criteria and project summary

• Main Author: None
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; WOOD-FUEL POWER PLANTS; DESIGN; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AVAILABILITY; BOILERS; COGENERATION; COOLING TOWERS; COST; DIAGRAMS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; EQUIPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HARVESTING; MAINE; PRICES; SITE PREPARATION; SITE SELECTION; SPECIFICATIONS; TURBOGENERATORS; WASTE PROCESSING; WOOD; WOOD FUELS; WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; WOOD WASTES; DEUS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FUELS; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH ATLANTIC REGION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANTS; PROCESSING; SOLID WASTES; STEAM GENERATION; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; USA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6660429; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6660429; https://doi.org/10.2172/6660429

The information in this document is the result of an intensive engineering effort to demonstrate the feasibility of biomass-fueled boilers in cogeneration applications. This design package is based upon a specific site in the State of Maine. However, the design is generic in nature and could serve as a model for other biomass conversion facilities located anywhere biomass is abundant. The project's purpose and summary information are presented: the plant, its concept of operation; and other overall information are described. The capital cost estimate for the plant, and the basis upon which it was obtained are given; a schedule of key milestones and activities required to construct the plant and put it into operation is presented; and the general findings in areas that affect the viability of the project are discussed. The technical design, biomass study, environmental impact, commercialization, and economic factors are addressed. Each major plant area and the equipment and facilities that each includes are discussed in depth. Some overall plant requirements, including noise control, reliability, maintainability, and safety, are detailed. The results of each study relating to alternatives considered for optimizing plant operation parameters and specific system process schemes are briefly presented. All economic factors that affect the feasibility and viability of the biomass project are defined and evaluated.