I just did a search on Bioten and it appears that their whole facility in Red Boiling Springs was auctioned the 13th of this month. There's a lot I don't understand. If you're interested, I can fax the diagram of what I have. Joel, Alaska At 02:52 PM 6/26/02 -0400, you wrote: >Is this direct fired turbine similar to the process used by Bioten? They >have a fluidized bed combustion unit fueled by biomass which powers a hot air >turbine to produce electrical power. > >The system in Red Boiling Springs, TN uses about 15 tons per hour of biomass >to produce about 8 MW of electricity and 50 MBTU of heat. Steam is not used >in this system. > >Neal Van Milligen >Kentucky Enrichment Inc. >CAVM@AOL.com - Gasification List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/200202/ Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com www.webpan.com/BEF List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Gasification Events and Information: http://www.bioenergy2002.org http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon