tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post113533813341903148..comments2023-12-27T04:58:41.112-08:00Comments on BIOconversion Blog: Woody Biomass: Feedstock for BioEnergyC. Scott Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-48185765697812485982008-01-21T22:17:00.000-08:002008-01-21T22:17:00.000-08:00This post is thorough and a valuable resource. And...This post is thorough and a valuable resource. And I will enjoy visiting again. <BR/><BR/>However, it strikes me that the first map of the US Patchwork of Renewables seems to 'miss the boat' on quite a bit of US renewable energy capacity. I know you cannot indicate the location of every source and generator of renewables in the country, but existing sources are considerably undervalued, Timothy B. Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576917072783986683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-12908173553162493782008-01-14T05:03:00.000-08:002008-01-14T05:03:00.000-08:00If only more people sat up and took notice of this...If only more people sat up and took notice of this energy option. Voices are continuously being raised about the importance of <A HREF="http://www.fast-growing-trees.com" REL="nofollow"> trees</A> and their necessity for human survival these days. Unfortunately, they are just mere whispers in the breeze for all the reaction that actually needs to take place.<BR/>A commendable job you are doing utFast Growing Treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226885853148543120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-40191489022176924992007-11-13T17:25:00.000-08:002007-11-13T17:25:00.000-08:00Since 2005 Choren GmbH has been constructing a woo...Since 2005 Choren GmbH has been constructing a wood gassification to liquid fuels plant in Freiberg German (www.choren.com). They have patnered with Shell, Air Liquide (O2) and Lurgi (gassifiers), and BASF / Englehard. Both VW and Daimler have road tested the fuel called "Sun Diesel" straight up! Cycle time from wood chip to fuel drop is reported as 400 minutes. Fisher-Tropsch conversion of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-40428391442371426042007-11-10T19:14:00.000-08:002007-11-10T19:14:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment. I was at that conference, ...Thanks for the comment. <BR/><BR/>I was at that conference, too, and wrote an article on it at http://biostock.blogspot.com/2007/07/floridas-farm-to-fuel-summit.html including mention of the Green Circle Plant. <BR/><BR/>Wood pellets have their advocates in the U.S. as an alternative to heating oil and as a fuel for co-firing with coal at power plants. But because it is combusted it is not reallyC. Scott Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752517798894140353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-62692685755694344512007-11-10T16:44:00.000-08:002007-11-10T16:44:00.000-08:00correction - the Green Circle plant in Florida is ...correction - the Green Circle plant in Florida is under construction, not yet in operation. Here is a good article about it: http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1331Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093901089085797866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-24103108098422866612007-11-10T16:32:00.000-08:002007-11-10T16:32:00.000-08:00According to a presentation at the Florida Farm to...According to a presentation at the Florida Farm to Fuel Summit in 2007, a company called Green Circle in Florida's panhandle is currently exporting 500 million tons of wood pellets from Fla. to Europe each year, today, used for heat generation and such. It is only because carbon dioxide is an unregulated constituent that it isn't used in the state and nearby. Europe is willing to pay more for Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093901089085797866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14235725.post-1452502505126330182007-10-28T15:35:00.000-07:002007-10-28T15:35:00.000-07:00This is a great post. In depth and well done.This is a great post. In depth and well done.Mark Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681039196895049265noreply@blogger.com