Biomass heat and power generation. Universal gasifier 150 kWe to 1500 kWe. http://www.cogenera.si/

1. Biomass Gasification Technology
for producing Electricity, Thermal energy and SynGas
Universal gasifier

2. Company: Artim d.o.o., razvoj in projektiranje
Biomass heating, power generation, ORC waste heat, waste management
-10 years experience – Renewable energy: Biomass heating – 50 kW – 10 MW
- 2010 – 2013: new technologies – partner company GB Conculting, Volter
- Biomass heat and power: 30 kWel – 3 Mwel
Micro cogeneration CHP, Universal gasifier, Down draft gasifier, Thermal and CHP plants
- ORC – waste heat to power – 20-60 kW, 60-110 kW
(80 - 116 °C) – low temperature technology - ORC (GreenMachine)
- “Waste management” – tires, waste plastic and used oil
to fuel
- Waste plastic
- Used tires
- Used oil

3. CHP – heat and power from biomass
Wood biomass and agriculture biomass

4. CHP – heat and power from biomass
With Universal Gasifier
Technology includs:
- Preparation of biomass (drying + grinding to size <2mm)
- Biomass gasification – “Universal gasifier”
- Dry Syngas cleaning – only on solid particles, no tar technology,
no water consumption
- CHP unit – internal combustion engine and electric generator with
power electronics
- Process Control and remote monitoring

5. CHP – heat and power from biomass
Machine assembly
Biomass drying
Flash dryer or
rotary dryer
Biomass grinding
to <2-3 mm
Hammer mill
Gasification and
cleaning of Syngas
Universal gasifier
“Gasifired Vergassen
GB 3G Series”
CHP unit
Container unit or
unit for machine room

6. Biomass preparation – one step drying and
grinding – better energy efficiency

7. Biomass preparation – same machine as for pellet
factory

8. Biomass preparation –
one step drying and grinding –
better energy efficiency,
small space footprint

9. CHP – heat and power from biomass –
Biomass pre-preparation for hammer mill
Large size of biomass should be grinded to wood chips size,
to enter hammer mill
6-12 mm and moisture 45% max. - for flash dryer
> 15 mm and moisture >50% - for rotary dryer

10. CHP – heat and power from biomass –
Universal gasifier, CE certified
UG type gasifier can work with different kind of biomass - grinded to size
less than 2 mm and with water content of max. 12%.
Gasification works in "Entrained flow principle". Gasification process of
biomass particles is very quick (0,5 - 4 sec.) - because of biomass size and
temperature inside gasifier - 1200 - 1400°C.
Produced syngas has only traces of tar, carbon conversion is very high.
Characteristics of Universal gasifier :
• biomass flexibility
• biomass fuel size, is to be limited to <2-3 mm, water content max. 12%
• dry Syngas cleaning only, no tar cleaning
• different kind of biomass: wood, soya husk, sunflower husk, straw, ...
• very small footprint of gasifier
• typical payback is within 48 - 72 months
• low maintenance, no operative risk, easy to operate
• modular assembly
• high carbon conversion: > 98 %
• operation range from 40% - 100 % nominal power output

11. Entarined flow gasification
35 years old technology of coal gasification

12. CHP – heat and power from biomass –
Power plant shematic

13. 1 MW power plant –
example

14. CHP – heat and power from biomass
1 MW power plant with biomass storage - top view

15. CHP – heat and power from biomass – container CHP unit –
140 – 180 kWe

16. CHP – heat and power from biomass – container CHP - 500 kWel

17. CHP – heat and power from biomass –700 kWel
Engine, generator, heat exchanger - for instalation in engine room

18. CHP – heat and power from biomass – Guascor CHP
Engine room

19. CHP – heat and power from biomass
Heat and power:
- “Green electricity” – feed in tariffs - different from country to
country
- Heat power - 90 °C / 70 °C
- Electricity – own consumption + feeding the greed
- Heat – for drying, heating, …

20. CHP – heat and power from biomass
Standard power units – basic parameters:
• electric power, thermal power
• wood biomass consumption
• service and maintainance cost (approximate – dependent on location of installation
and power CHP units)
• approximate electricity consumption for biomass preparation
• guaranteed working hours: 7500 hour / year (under defined conditions and
biomass quality)

21. Biomass CHP 140 kWel / 220 kWthermal
Gasifier UG 300, TEDOM 140 kW
Biomass use and energy production 140 kWelectric / 220 kW thermal , operation of plant: 7500 hours / year
• Wood biomass consumption – 12% water content:
• Electricity produced : 1050 MWh (-105 MWh – self consumption CHP)=
• Thermal produced :
• Maintenance and service cost - work + material :
• Electricity for biomass preparation:
950 tons
945 MWh
1650 MWh
30.000 - 50.000 EUR
84.000 kWh

22. Biomass CHP 250 kWel / 370 kWthermal
Gasifier UG 400, Guascor 250 kW
Biomass use and energy production 250 kW electric / 370 kW thermal , operation of plant: 7500 hours / year
• Wood biomass consumption – 12% water content:
• Electricity produced : 1875 MWh (-187 MWh – self consumption CHP)=
• Thermal produced :
• Maintenance and service cost - work + material:
• Electricity for biomass preparation:
1650 tons
1688 MWh
2775 MWh
50.000 - 75.000 EUR
150.000 kWh

23. Biomass CHP 330 kWel / 500 kWthermal
Gasifier UG 400, Guascor 330 kW
Biomass use and energy production 330 kW electric / 500 kW thermal , operation of plant: 7500 hours / year
• Wood biomass consumption – 12% water content:
• Electricity produced : 2475 MWh (-248 MWh – self consumption CHP)=
• Thermal produced :
• Maintenance and service cost – work + material:
• Electricity for biomass preparation:
2180 tons
2227 MWh
3750 MWh
65.000 - 85.000 EUR
200.000 kWh

24. Biomass CHP 500 kWel / 750 kWthermal
Gasifier UG 600, Guascor 500 kW
Biomass use and energy production 500 kW electric / 750 kW thermal , operation of plant: 7500 hours / year
• Wood biomass consumption – 12% water content:
• Electricity produced : 3750 MWh (-375 MWh – self consumption CHP)=
• Thermal produced :
• Maintenance and service cost – work + material:
• Electricity for biomass preparation:
3350 tons
3375 MWh
5625 MWh
80.000 - 110.000 EUR
300.000 kWh

25. Biomass CHP 700 kWel / 1050 kWthermal
Gasifier UG 600, Guascor 700 kW
Biomass use and energy production 700 kW electric / 1050 kW thermal , operation of plant: 7500 hours / year
• Wood biomass consumption – 12% water content:
• Electricity produced : 5250 MWh (-525 MWh – self consumption CHP)=
• Thermal produced :
• Maintenance and service cost – work + material:
• Electricity for biomass preparation:
4850 tons
4725 MWh
7875 MWh
120.000 - 150.000 EUR
420.000 kWh

26. Biomass CHP 1000 kWel / 1500 kWthermal
Gasifier UG 700, Guascor 2 x 500 kW
Biomass use and energy production 1000 kW electric / 1500 kW thermal , operation of plant: 7500 hours / year
• Wood biomass consumption – 12% water content:
• Electricity produced : 7500 MWh (-750 MWh – self consumption CHP)=
• Thermal produced :
• Maintenance and service cost – work + material:
• Electricity for biomass preparation:
6700 tons
6750 MWh
10.500 MWh
170.000 - 210.000 EUR
600.000 kWh

27. Biomass CHP 1400 kWel / 2150 kWthermal
Gasifier UG 800, Guascor 2 x 700 kW
Biomass use and energy production 1400 kW electric / 2150 kW thermal , operation of plant: 7500 hours / year
• Wood biomass consumption – 12% water content:
• Electricity produced : 10.500 MWh (-1050 MWh – self consumption CHP)=
• Thermal produced :
• Maintenance and service cost – work + material:
• Electricity for biomass preparation:
9600 tons
9450 MWh
16.100 MWh
220.000 - 270.000 EUR
840.000 kWh

28. Other technologies from
Company Artim d.o.o.
and partners

29. Volter - container CHP – 28 kWel or 40 kWel

30. Volter - container CHP – 28 kWel or 40 kWel
5 CHP plants in Finland,
3 plants - in construction in GB
www.volter.si

31. Low temperature catalytic
depolymerization
www.biomasa-elektrika.si

32. Low temperature depolymerization
Waste plastic, used oil or used tires
Process 1 : used tires
Process 2 : waste plastic, used oil

33. Low temperature depolymerization
The products are:
Poly-fuel® - „green“ synthetic (fuel) oil
Poly-carbon® - soot (carbon)
Poly-gas® - synthetic gas
- Environmentally friendly, dealing with the comprehensive issue of waste disposal
- Energetically independent, using the input material for its own operation, while at the
same time it is possible to generate electric power and heat (CHP) or use of polyfuel in
place of heating oil

34. ORC Green machine ElectraTherm
Low temperature waste heat to electric power
In Czech republic more than
15 instalations on Biogas
power plants.
Photo: 650 kW waste heat
 42 kW electric power

36. www.biomasa-elektrika.si

37. Further informations:
Artim d.o.o.
Radoslav Irgl
Virmaše 210
4220 Škofja Loka, Slovenia
GSM : +386(0) 40 471 173 , +386(0) 51 233 453
Email : rado.irgl@artim.si, info@artim.si,
www.artim.si , www.biomasa-elektrika.si