Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Austria 

Gussing Location: Austria Operator: Biomassekraftwerk Gussing Configuration: 1 X 1.965 MW JMS-620 GS-SL engine CHP Operation: 2001 Fuel: wood gas, natural gas E/G supplier: Jenbacher, Clarke Energy EPC: Austrian Energy & Environment Quick facts: This is a pilot wood gasifier and CHP complex. The plant uses a fluidized-bed gasifier making low-tar gas.  This is cooled and deusted by a fabric filer and then scrubbed to reduce tar, ammonia, and acids. It was the first such facility supplying Austria's natural gas grid. Photograph courtesy of GE Energy Posted 20 Jan 2007		St Veit Location: Austria Operator: NAWAROS Bioenergie und Rohstoff Produktions GmbH Configuration: 1 X 1.065 MW JMC 320 GS-BLC engine Operation: 2004 Fuel: associated gas E/G supplier: Jenbacher Quick facts: This was one of Europe’s largest agricultural biogas power stations at completion. The  €3.7mn project is a joint venture of Kelag (40%) and Hypo Alpe Adria Bank AG (60%). At full capacity, the digesters use 16,000 tpy of silo corn from area farmers, who can make more money selling corn for the biogas plant rather than using the material for animal feed. A third of the heat output is used in the fermentation process. The scheme was backed by the regional government. Photograph courtesy of GE Jenbacher Posted 6 Apr 2007

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