Biomass feedstock can be sourced in both rural and urban areas - using organic material presently going to waste or landfill sites
- while marginal land can be used to cultivate dedicated energy crops and provide sustainable employment critical to the upliftment of local economies.
The burning of fossil fuels in the power
generation and transport industries delivers an emissions profile that is widely recognised to be a major contributor towards rising levels of environmental pollution.
The wider use of renewables
to offset this challenge can offer both primary and secondary benefits - eg supplying a local grid and/or facilitating the rollout of chargepoints in support of the Electric Vehicle sector - and reduce
environmental local impact to a minimum.
Fact!
As a matter of urgency we are obliged to move towards a more energy-sustainable regime and limit our reliance on fossil fuel as the
sole supplier of energy to regional grids.
The promotion of renewable energy and wider encouragement of Independent Power Providers (IPP's) pursuing energy
efficiency in more holistic and inclusive ways will ensure the slide towards environmental degradation is halted.
The IEA recognises the urgency of this action and recently released a
roadmap charting a course for Global Energy to reach Net Zero by 2050.
Providing cleaner energy as an infrastructural imperative will also contribute directly towards improving health benefits among both our rural and urban communities............. by offering
a resource-efficient alternative to the use of wood, coal or gas for domestic heating and cooking purposes.
Fact!
We do not use water in the generation process, a significant advantage in modern economies as the demand for this diminishing resource
continues to rise.
We are also closely associated with the introduction of leading ADsorption chiller technology
as a means of supplying cost-effective cooling options as part of the tri-gen model we promote..... targeting applications across markets in general industry, energy
and the HVAC related sector of the built environment.
Also, as a water demand management tool the simplicity of ADsorption chilling has no equal - offering modular, scalable and
cost-effective cooling energy solutions to any client with a steam/hot water supplied application - and thereby reducing water-use figures substantially.
Life beyond fossil fuel ........................ why green power is an opportunity post-Brexit UK cannot miss
Operating as an IPP in the renewable energy space BossEnergy has a full range of EPC skills - along with the drive and commitment
to offer grid-independent energy solutions using our proprietary version of the classic Imbert Downdraft Gasifier to deliver technology-appropriate
solutions............tailored to meet the specific socio-economic, environmental and climate-related imperatives of many under-served regions across the UK landscape.
Gasification-based Embedded Generation has the following advantages
Conclusion
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These images of a simple gasifier in the village of Melani, Eastern Cape in South Africa illustrate the contribution this technology can make towards the upliftment of communities in a sustainable and
commercially viable way. Sited near a working sawmill and staffed entirely by locals, the 150kVA plant uses mill off-cuts as feedstock and supplies power to a compact bakery alongside - selling
bread to the community.
Presently building a state-of-the-art 450Nm3/250kW gasifier/genset mobile plant for a client in the Gauteng area.
Entirely self-sufficient, this unit is mounted on a 12m container chassis and will be sited on the premises of an industrial client - close to ORT airport, South Africa - so easily accessible to clients
from across the world wishing to view a working unit.
Commissioned to meet a 250kVA electrical load/3GJ/hr thermal demand - using locally sourced biomass - outputs can include steam, hot water, space heating or even a meet 200TR cooling load
- when integrated with ADsorption chiller technology.
This versatile energy application can offer embedded, off-grid solutions and provide a sustainable baseload energy supply to underpin local economic activity - wherever biomass feedstock is
available - making power outages and/or loadshedding a distant memory for associated communities.