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SNG

SNG can directly replace natural gas and petrol, after minor engine modifications. Indirectly, SNG engines can replace diesel engines, but this requires a different drive train.

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Production of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) from biomass , Zwart, R. et al [pdf, 1,09 Mb] - 2006/11
 

Summary:  In the future it would be interesting to utilize a fuel that can be transported via the Dutch natural gas grid. The build up of a green natural gas grid could start with the use of upgraded biogas from ... continued

Information bundle filling stations for natural gas, the framework of legislation and instructions, standards and guidelines, in Dutch, Pauwels HJMB, Büthker E. (Dutch) [pdf, 935 Kb] - 2004/09
 

Summary:  To comply with the target of 20 % new, alternative, motor fuels as stated in the EC Green paper, Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply, it may be necessary to introduce ... continued

Production of SNG/CNG via gasification of wet biomass in supercritical water, Van de Beld L, Van Hutten R, Kokke R. (Dutch) [pdf, 1,84 Mb] - 2004/04
 

Summary:  The supercritical water (SCW) process is technologically and economically evaluated for its potential in producing green natural gas. From wet biomass, SCW produces a gas rich in hydrogen and ... continued

Sustainable synthesis gas, a bridge to a sustainable energy and material supply, Den Uil H, Van Ree R, Van der Drift A, Boerrigter H. [pdf, 465 Kb] - 2004/02
 

Summary:  The market, production technology, use and economy of renewable synthesis gas has been researched. Currently, syngas is primarily used in the (petro)chemical industy and for the production of ... continued

Sustainable synthesis gas from biomass, Veringa HJ, Boerrigter H. (Dutch) [pdf, 1,93 Mb] - 2004/02
 

Summary:  Two presentations on biomass gasification, synthesis gas cleaning, and applications. continued

High-efficiency co-production of Fischer-Tropsch (FT) transportation fuels and Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) from biomass, Boerrigter and Zwart [pdf, 975 Kb] - 2004/02
 

Summary:  Studies the technical, economic and ecological feasibility of co-producing Fischer-Tropsch liquids and SNG. SNG is produced by methanation of the CO present in the light (C1-C4) fraction from FT synth... continued

Feasability of biomass/waste-related SNG production technologies: Final Report, Mozaffarian & Zwart, ECN Petten [pdf, 2,89 Mb] - 2003/07
 

Summary:  This report is a technical, economic, and ecological assessment for biomass/waste-related SNG production technologies, with the objective to make a selection for future implementation of the most ... continued

Lowering the costs of large-scale, biomass based, production of Fischer-Tropsch liquids, Daey Ouwens, C. and Küpers, G. [pdf, 129 Kb] - 2003
 

Summary:  This paper assesses the possibilities to improve the BIG-FiT concept (Biomass Integrated Gasification Fischer Tropsch, a report on this concept is also available on the GAVE website) both in ... continued

Feasability of SNG production by biomass hydrogasification, M. Mozaffarian [pdf, 71 Kb] - 2002/08
 

Summary:  The production of Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) by biomass hydro-gasification has been assessed as a potential process for the chemical storage of hydrogen. Thermodynamic analysis has shown ... continued

Large scale production of biofuels through biomass (co-)gasification and Fischer Tropsch synthesis, Jansen J.P. [pdf, 447 Kb] - 2002/08
 

Summary:  In this work the production of sustainable syngas has been investigated for use in a co-production plant for electricity and Fischer Tropsch diesel at the Willem-Alexander Centrale in Buggenum, the ... continued

Most recent change | 25-09-2008