Renewable Power Development has strategically aligned itself with industry proven gasification technology that supports our model of small distributed renewable energy generation facilities that provide an environmentally responsible alternative to the use fossil fuels. KMW Systems as our primary supplier and MaxWest Environmental Systems both provide Renewable Power Development with sound gasification technologies for the development of distributed renewable energy projects utilizing their clean conversion technologies.
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KMW's gasification technology was originally developed by their parent company in Sweden, founded in 1947. Over 50 years of design experience and more than 3,500 installations worldwide, from the earliest designs to the current models covering the full range of capacity from small to large sized units, gives them a leading position in gasification technology. They are committed to advancing their technology to keep pace with future environmental standards. In 1987 a KMW Energy System was installed at ORTECH International located in Mississauga, Ontario for the purpose of research. The system was used to test the suitability of different types of waste materials as fuel for energy production, while monitoring their effects on the environment. Successful gasification tests have been performed on such materials as refuse derived fuel (RDF) from municipal waste, scrap tires or tire derived fuel (TDF), waste paper/cardboard, peat, low grade high ash content coal and various biomass materials to list a few.
A second gasification system for research was installed in 1999 at CETC in Ottawa. Canmet, Natural Resources Canada, operates this research facility. KMW continues to be active in research and the development of their technology and new applications for renewable energy through collaborating with CANMET Energy Technology Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, and McGill University in Montreal, Qubec. The KMW Energy Systems have unmatched fuel flexibility as they are designed to accept a wide variety of solid fuels including the following examples:
The system is very forgiving to variations in fuel characteristics, size distribution and moisture content. Sawdust and larger pieces of wood waste up to 6” can be mixed, dry and wet (up to 65% moisture content as measured on wet basis). Biomass as a source of fuel is virtually unlimited and can be used without harmful consequences to the environment. The gasification process, which is the focus of our technology, is a complex process involving 3 significantly different steps. 1. Evaporation of moisture from fuel 2. Distillation of volatile gases, which are then combusted 3. Consummation of fixed carbons, solid & gaseous, to generate additional energy.