tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post8566061703601520482..comments2024-01-29T10:04:23.986-08:00Comments on Al Fin Energy: Refurbished Former Paper Mill in Maine to Send 500,000 Tons of Torrefied Biomass to Europe Each Yearal finhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739269791915017382noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post-18909732747390997782012-12-16T11:17:48.019-08:002012-12-16T11:17:48.019-08:00But they have created their own unique system and ...But they have created their own unique system and have an approved patent with the intellectual property office of the Philippines. This company is already running for about three months producing 1600 liters of fuel daily. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.kleanindustries.com/" rel="nofollow"> Plastic Pyrolysis </a>StephaniePumphreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683714573162912811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post-44006365651599459522011-12-14T12:10:07.138-08:002011-12-14T12:10:07.138-08:00Interesting. I think a lot more people will be pu...Interesting. I think a lot more people will be pursuing that kind of thing soon.<br /><br />If a clever manufacturer could combine a CHP system with a mini-torrefaction apparatus running off waste heat, a person living on a heavily wooded lot would be fairly well set.<br /><br />If your steam engine is powerful enough, you could mount your house on tracks or a large boat hull, and migrate with the seasons, to take maximum advantage of the sun's healing rays.<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />Seriously, though, a lot more people are going to pursue home scale CHP, whether via fuel cells (methane or methanol) or steam boilers / Stirling engines etc.al finhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739269791915017382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post-90575559896868754292011-12-14T09:24:09.196-08:002011-12-14T09:24:09.196-08:00I emailed one of the engineers at the company for ...I emailed one of the engineers at the company for more information. Given the insane utility costs in my area (all on the govt. regulated end.. hey, got to pay for those solar panels somehow) I have been taking a serious look at micro combined heat and power.<br /><br />I found an external combustion steam engine that might work well with a non gaseous fuel. I just need an affordable, powdered, coke-like fuel source.Hell_Is_Like_Newarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845488554285075902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post-60755556831508736102011-12-14T07:55:44.063-08:002011-12-14T07:55:44.063-08:00We are talking primarily about heat energy for tor...We are talking primarily about heat energy for torrefaction, which can come from a wide range of sources.<br /><br />Some heat energy is cheaper than others. A smart torrefaction plant would be able to utilise more than one type of heat source, to take advantage of market fluctuations.<br /><br />Combining a coal-fired power plant with a torrefaction facility would allow you to utilise the waste heat from the power plant to fuel the torrefaction.al finhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739269791915017382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24847368.post-27013888205619015882011-12-13T06:09:45.189-08:002011-12-13T06:09:45.189-08:00How much energy is consumed for every pound-mass o...How much energy is consumed for every pound-mass of biomass you put into the plant?<br /><br />This has been the Achilles heal of the biofuel industry: It takes more energy to make the fuel than you get out of it.Hell_Is_Like_Newarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845488554285075902noreply@blogger.com