NASA-based technology and algae system eliminates CO2
emissions
Solena’s biomass feedstock is fed into
a plasma reactor, which holds one or more plasma arc
torches. These plasma torches heat the biomass to roughly
5,000 degrees Celsius. Solena uses this high temperature
plasma field to transform all organic components into a
clean and useful synthetic gas (also known as syngas)
containing principally carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases.
The syngas from the reactor is cooled and cleaned, which
involves the removal of any sulfur compounds, chlorides,
mercury, other volatile metals, acid gas and any particulate
matter in order to reduce pollution. Once this phase is
complete, the syngas is fed into a gas turbine to produce
electricity in a combined cycle.
Energy production will be revolutionized by the production of algae-based biomass as a feedstock. Solena and its partner Bio Fuel Systems (BFS), owner of the patented algae production technology and process, have created Solena Biofuel S.L., a joint venture owned at 50% by both Solena and BFS, to develop the use of micro-algae as feedstock for Solena's plasma gasification process. Produced in BFS' patented industrial bioreactors, algae grow by photosynthesizing carbon dioxide (CO2) with artificial light and are then gasified in Solena's gasification process for green energy. This economical system produces 400 times the amount of biomass feedstock on the same acreage of land compared to standard energy crops, sparing precious landmass for food production.
Environmental benefits:
Solena’s plasma gasification technology is:
- Fuel flexible offering high availability of base load
power
- Highly efficient, consuming less than ¼ of the energy it
produces
- Provides lower O&M costs than other “clean” renewable
energy processes
- Produces zero CO2 emissions, no toxic fumes, no heavy
metals or hazardous ashes
- Energy positive, producing four times more energy than
standard combustion technology
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