ECN, the Dutch energy institute, has signed a license agreement with Dutch company Royal Dahlman to implement the MILENA gasification technology in various countries and across many different projects.
The MILENA gasification technology developed by ECN is used to produce green gas, electricity or fluid fuels from waste and biomass.
The ECN facility mainly uses wood and agricultural waste from soya or rice. The gas produced can be used to generate electricity or be converted into bio diesel or other fuels for transportation. It can also be used to supply biogas for the grid.
"MILENA is the missing link through which biomass may be converted into a usable gas. The problem of biomass gasification has always been its low efficiency. We have solved that with MILENA," Ruud van den Brink of ECN, said in a statement.
Brink further said MILENA is better than other similar technologies and is suitable for the gasification of various wastes and biomasses.
The company plans to apply the technology on a global scale in the next few years. ECN has also developed a technology called OLGA to remove tar from the gas.
Royal Dahlman supplies all kinds of filtration systems and products. The company provides Laboratory Testing and Analysis, On Site Pilot Testing, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production and Assembly, Testing (FAT) and Installation, and Start-up and Commissioning.
The company uses both MILENA and OLGA technologies developed by ECN. A testing plant has been constructed in the Dutch city of Alkmaar for the gasification of waste. In India, a testing facility has been built to generate electricity from agricultural waste. In the U.K, Royal Dahlman has been selected to by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI (News - Alert)) to design the most cost effective waste-to-energy plant, combining MILENA and OLGA.
Royal Dahlman has been expanding in the gasification market signing a number of clients that want to use the gas in combined heat and power stations to generate electricity. The company also plans to expand its offering to the transportation fuels and chemical products. The partnership with ECN will help the company drive its goals.
"Power can be generated by wind turbines or solar panels. To make diesel or gasoline from renewables you need carbon-based biomass or waste. Royal Dahlman intends to use MILENA and OLGA technology in both the electricity and fuel markets," Jan-Willem, Könemann of Royal Dahlman, said.
Edited by Lacey Henry