TY  - GEN
AU  - Bodria, L.
AU  - Fiala, M.
TI  - Technical and economic aspects of biomass gasification for electricity generation in agriculture
PB  - Technical Information Service
KW  - BIOMASS ENERGY
KW  - ENERGY
KW  - GASIFICATION
KW  - RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
KW  - ELECTRICITY
N2  -   The paper reports on a protracted performance test run with a medium-power (33 KVA) gasificator-generating set to assess the technical and operating feasibility of this technology for farming purposes.  A wood-fuelled gasifier feeding  a generating set was laboratory-tested for three months and then installed in a pro-Valley cattle farm and operated under variable conditions.  A form was prepared for the operating personnel to record daily such key parameters as biomass characteristics and consumption; process effluents; power output and use; repairs and maintenance.  While the technical parameters indicated good efficiency and reliability, the economy of the plant, according to the Net Present Value method, shows that a positive economic balance is achieved only by cogeneration and with full utilization of output heat
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