http://gigaom.com/cleantech/nexterra-ignites-with-36m-for-gasification/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/cleantech/nexterra-ignites-with-36m-for-gasification/#comment-15221 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:20:26 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=7334#comment-15221 [...] Nexterra’s technology uses wood chips or other solid fuels to create relatively clean syngas, which can then be burned in a traditional gas power generation system. The feedstock is put through a tightly controlled series of steps including drying, pyrolysis, gasification and reduction, and in the end, the incombustible and dirty ash is removed and the hydrocarbon-rich syngas is piped away. The company is targeting plant-scale operations in the forest products, institutional, power generation and pulp and paper manufacturing sectors. _Source [...]

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