Willow Use / Methanol production from Biomass

Capt'n Midnight

http://ite.massey.ac.nz/researchandconsultancy/EnergyResearchWebsite/Documents/Reports/Methanol%20Production%20Biomass%20contents.pdf

Nice Gasification overview

http://www.ecn.nl/docs/library/report/2000/c00028.pdf - processing willow

http://www.ecn.nl/phyllis/

Phyllis is a database, containing information on the composition of biomass and waste. Phyllis enables you to make analysis data of individual biomass or waste materials available and offers you the possibility to obtain the average composition of any combination of groups and/or subgroups.

You can get answers on questions like:

* What is the average sulphur content of wood?
* What is the ash content of willow?
* What is the average calorific value of chicken manure?

Viking House

Somebody mentioned at the Green Builders that if Bord na Mona grew Coppice on the bogs and burned it in those out dated Peat power plants they could improve the efficiency from 20% to 60%.

What is your opinion on this Capt?