Biomass power plant demonstration at Camp Lejeune. Report for July 1994--July 1998

Conference · Thu Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:321366

Schmidt, D D; Purvis, C R; Cleland, J G

The paper discusses a biomass power plant at Camp Lejeune, undertaken to demonstrate that biomass energy conversion is a competitive lower-polluting, electrical power option for government installations, industrial sites, rural cooperatives, small municipalities, and regions of developing countries. The plant incorporates a moving bed bulk wood dryer; a downdraft, fixed-bed gasifier utilizing hogged wood residues; a gas cleaning and cooling system; and a spark ignition engine. Operation of the plant has resulted in characterization of all major technical challenges and provided solutions. The paper briefly describes the process design, initial operational results, and further needs.

• Research Organization: Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States); Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 321366
• Report Number(s): PB--99-126476/XAB; CONF-981015--; CNN: Grant EPA-R-822871
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
DESIGN
GAS GENERATORS
MILITARY FACILITIES
ON-SITE POWER GENERATION
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
REFUSE-FUELED POWER PLANTS
SPARK IGNITION ENGINES
WOOD FUELS