ISU to study biomass gasification
Iowa State University has received a $2.37 million (€1.74 million) grant from the Iowa Power Fund to replace natural gas usage in ethanol plants with biomass gasification technology.
The project will examine the production of ethanol from syngas.
It will also study more efficient burners to use the syngas production from biomass gasification for thermal energy or for combined heat and power generation.
The ISU project was one of six renewable energy projects that received a total of $5.87 million in funding driven by the targets set by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence.
The Iowa Office of Energy has issued its second annual energy plan with a set of biofuels recommendations, which include: enhancing the economic and environmental viability of the biofuels industry; developing a biomass feedstock supply infrastructure for second-generation biofuels; supporting the development and deployment of integrated biorefineries; and improving the analysis used to develop greenhouse gas performance measures.
The project will examine the production of ethanol from syngas.
It will also study more efficient burners to use the syngas production from biomass gasification for thermal energy or for combined heat and power generation.
The ISU project was one of six renewable energy projects that received a total of $5.87 million in funding driven by the targets set by the Iowa Office of Energy Independence.
The Iowa Office of Energy has issued its second annual energy plan with a set of biofuels recommendations, which include: enhancing the economic and environmental viability of the biofuels industry; developing a biomass feedstock supply infrastructure for second-generation biofuels; supporting the development and deployment of integrated biorefineries; and improving the analysis used to develop greenhouse gas performance measures.
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