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Biomass in the form of wood pellets can be easily transported, stored and used in small scale (domestic and community sized) energy applications

Small Scale

Small scale biomass gasification technology has been used for most of the 20th century. The technology consists of combining the biomass with limited amounts of air and water/steam at high temperatures to produce syngas (CO and H2) which can then be used to drive a standard internal combustion engine to generate electricity.

This type of renewable energy can be particularly suitable for developing countries and developed countries with low population density and high costs for electricity grid infrastructure. In rural and remote areas and countries, transmission and distribution of energy generated from diesel and other fossil fuels can be difficult and expensive. Producing renewable energy locally using biomass can offer a viable power alternative.

Significant advances in small unit construction and deployment have occurred over the last 10+ years. Many thousands of small scale power generation units have been installed (in India there is 160 MW of off-grid small scale biomass power generation (REN21 “2009 Status Report”) and Aligned Energy is assessing the existing technology platforms and suitability of a number of recognised manufacturers and suppliers for small and mid scale (12 kW to 5 MW) power generation facilities in the Asia-Pacific region.