Specifications of the agnion Heatpipe-Reformer

Fuel:

Wood pellets, wood chips P16 (G30), wood waste, landscaping material and other solid biomass

Fuel requirements: 

2,500 t/y (2,000 t bone dry / year)
The plant can also be operated with fuels with a water content of up to 25 %, or, in combination with pre-drying, with fresh-cut green wood.

Plant output:

Electricity:

Rated output 400 kW

Heat:

Rated output 630 kW at 90°C / 70°C level

Utilization:   

Injection into local and district heating grids

Provision of heat for industrial plants (process heat)

Drying (e.g. wood, sewage sludge)

Chiller operation (e.g. absorption chiller)

and further applications

Control:

Fully automated operation, also through remote control station

Required area:

300 sqm

Construction time:

6 month

 

Efficiency

Cold gas efficiency:   70%

Electrical efficiency:   30%

Thermal efficiency:   50%

Total efficiency:        80%

Calorific value syngas:     11,000 kJ/m³, more than double the value of autothermal gasification processes  

 

Approval requirements:  

Normally, a standard building licence is sufficient; for example in Germany no permit is required according to BImSchG (Federal Immission Control Act).