Flex Technologies and its predecessor companies have been active in the biomass and related markets since 2005. We have completed or are in the process of completion of several biomass gasification power and CHP plants in various countries.  

500KWe/800 KWth biomass gasification CHP plant in Latvia (completed)

Biomass fuel used in the WBP-500 CHP plant is coarse wood chips produced from dry wood waste cuts received from local timber industry and chipped on site by a tractor-driven chipper.
The installation includes:
  • 1 x WBG-850 gasifier system in clean gas configuration
  • 2 x Cummins GTA-1710G producer gas engine gensets rated 250KWe each 
  • 2 x Skid-mounted heat recovery systems rated 400KWth each 
  • 1 x Skid-mounted waste water treatment system
 
Gas gensets are synchronised with the local grid. Thermal energy from heat recovery systems will be sold to the Dagda town municipal district heating network.  
In addition to producing electricity and thermal energy, the CHP plant yields charcoal (biochar) as a co-product. Biochar is a saleable product with valuable agricultural and industrial uses.  

 320KWe biomass gasification power plant in Ukraine (completed)
 
Biomass fuel is in the form of small sized dry wood waste cuts produced in a hardwood flooring factory and can be used without chipping. The size of wood cuts is up to 70 mm long and across, and up to 15 mm thick.
The facility includes a WBP-320 power plant consisting of a WBG-500 gasifier system in clean gas configuration and two Cummins GTA-1150G producer gas engine gensets, rated 160KWe each, running in stand alone duty without synchronisation to the grid.
This project is on care and maintenance while the owner is working to provide a load profile within design parameters.

 
 
 750KWe/780 KWth biomass gasification CHP plant in Russia (installation ongoing)

Biomass fuel used in this CHP plant is sunflower husk produced in a sunflower oil mill located in the Krasnodar region in Russia.  Sunflower husk feed volume is 17 ton/day (sufficient to maintain 640 KWe capacity).  This project is based on the world’s first downdraft gasifier system where sunflower husk is gasified “as is” without densification.

The project includes:

  • 2 x WBG-500 sunflower husk gasifier systems in a clean gas configuration, running in parallel and feeding producer gas to a common header box from which it is distributed to three engines
  • 3 x Cummins GTA-1710G producer gas engine gensets, rated 250KWe each
  • 3 x Skid-mounted engine jacket heat recovery systems, rated 270KWth each
  • 2 x Skid-mounted waste water treatment systems

Engine gensets are synchronised with a starting diesel genset and the entire power output is supplied to the sunflower oil mill. Hot water from engine jacket heat recovery will be used for the heating network of the mill.