Vancouver – According to the company, this initiative follows two years of intensive 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. Nexterra has also received support from Canada's National Research Council (NRC-IRAP) and the Province of British Columbia.
 
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 MWe (megawatt electric) and will yield net efficiencies of up to 60% in cogeneration mode and 30% in combined cycle mode. The plants will be fully automated and will not require steam generation equipment.
 
The new biomass CHP system is designed for on-site applications at public institutions such as universities, hospitals and other government facilities; industrial operations such as food and beverage plants, waste management facilities and forest products mills; as well as stand-alone power for independent power producers or electric power utilities.
 
Over the next 24 months, Nexterra and GE will test and demonstrate the new power application in two phases. The total cost of this program will be approximately $30 million over two years. 
 
 
-B.W.- Quelle: PRNewswire

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