BTG at the Bio-energy conference in Zwolle (Dutch only)

Op woensdag 18 maart wordt in de IJsselhallen in Zwolle de Bio-energieconferentie 2009 georganiseerd. De conferentie is speciaal bedoeld voor lokale overheden en heeft als thema "Realiseren van bio-energie-initiatieven: hoe doe je dat en wie is daarbij nodig?"

BTG zal op de conferentie aanwezig zijn met haar eigen stand op de Bedrijven- en informatiemarkt.

Bioliquids-CHP kicks off

Operating small-scale combined heat and power (CHP) systems (50-1000 kWe) on solid biomass is often expensive and not always reliable. This is due to e.g. the presence of minerals in the biomass and the low energy density of biomass feedstocks. Furthermore CHP plant operators tend to prefer fuels that are easy to use such as liquids or natural gas.

The project "Bioliquids-CHP" was developed to break down these barriers by following a double approach. On the one hand, the project will develop and modify engines and turbines so that these can run efficiently on bioliquids such as biodiesel, vegetable oil and pyrolysis oil. On the other hand, bioliquids will be upgraded and blended in order to facilitate their use in engines and turbines. Thus, the most economic and reliable engine/turbine-bioliquids combinations will be developed.

In February 2009 researchers from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy and Russia met in Enschede for the kick-off meeting of the project. The European Commission financially supports the work of the EU partners, whereas the Russian project partners get support from the Federal Agency for Science and Innovations (FASI) of the Russian Federation. The project, which is coordinated by BTG, will reinforce the cooperation between European and Russian experts in the renewable energy field and develop technologies that can be exploited and have great impacts on the Eurasian continent.