From Galip Akay and Murat Dogru, University of Newcastle
According to the US Department of Energy, the energy produced by burning all the world’s waste would provide about eight times as much energy as is used worldwide each year. Therefore, biomass represents a very large renewable energy resource.
The failure of the Eggborough gasification plant is not surprising. However, the new generation of modern gasifiers, which have novel thermal catalytic converters, along with improved gas and water treatment processes, will deliver excellent emission standards and produce high-quality gas.
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
