Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can result in negative net carbon emissions and may therefore provide an important technology option for meeting current greenhouse gas stabilization targets. To this end, syngas from biomass gasification combined with pre-combustion carbon...

Biomass has great potential as a clean, renewable feedstock for producing modern energy carriers. This paper focuses on the process of biomass gasification, where the synthesis gas may subsequently be used for the production of electricity, fuels and chemicals. The gasifier is one of the...

Two biomass gasification concepts, i.e. indirectly heated, fast internally circulating fluidised bed (FICFB) gasification with steam as gasifying agent and two-stage, directly heated, fixed bed Viking gasification are compared with respect to their performance as gas generators. Based on...

Back in 1970s and 1980s, cogeneration plants in sugarcane mills were primarily designed to consume all bagasse, and produce steam and electricity to the process. The plants used medium pressure steam boilers (21 bar and 300°C) and backpressure steam turbines. Some plants needed also an...