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RDF Active Biomass Projects
Active Biomass Projects
These projects use biological material as a fuel source
Application of Kinetic Disintegration System to Process Biomass Feedstocks for Pelletization
Project Goals: To research the application of a kinetic disintegration technology for the production of biomass pellets from a wide variety of feedstocks with varying levels of moisture that can be used as fuel for electrical generation.
Project Type: Research and Development
Sponsor: Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
Project Cycle: 3
Biomass Crop Management for Sustainable Harvests
Project Goals: To provide biomass fuel stock suppliers with accurate guidelines for management of biomass removal and maintenance of soil quality.
Project Type: Research and Development
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Funding Amount: $979,082
Project Cycle: 3
Diamond K Dairy Digester
Project Goals: Install an anaerobic digestion system at Diamond K and Greden's Ponderosa Dairy in Winona County, Minnesota, with a total capacity of 261 kilowatts and capability of generating approximately 2,000 megawatt hours of energy annually.
Project Type: Energy Production
Sponsor: RCM Digesters, Inc.
Funding Amount: $936,530
Project Cycle: 2
Gasification to Convert Biomass to CHP
Project Goals: To prove the feasibility of biomass gasification (turkey manure and agricultural waste) in a commercial turkey farm setting to generate electricity and heat.
Project Type: Research and Development
Sponsor: Coaltec Energy USA
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
Project Cycle: 3
Indirect Liquefaction of Wood Waste for Remote Power Generation Fuel
Project Goal: To demonstrate the performance of a mobile integrated indirect wet biomass (wood waste) liquefaction system gasifier at one-fourth commercial scale.
Project Type: Research and Development
Funding Amount: $999,065
Sponsor: University of North Dakota
Project Cycle: 3
Loss of Mains Detection
Project Goals: This project will focus on developing technologies for loss-of-mains detection based on two methods:
- Power system harmonic signature; and
- Synchrophasor data transmitted by utility broadband communications.
Loss-of-mains detection is a significant problem for small-distributed generators, such as small wind power and solar photovoltaic systems. The goal is to develop new technologies that can reduce total energy costs and enable distributed generators to assume more of a grid-system support role.
Project Type: Research and Development
Energy Source: All
Sponsor: Northern Plains Technologies
Funding Amount: $493,608
Project Cycle: 3
Loss of Mains Detection
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 1
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 2
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 3
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 4
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 5
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 6
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 7
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 8
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 9
- Loss of Mains Detention Milestone 10
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 11
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 12
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 13
- Loss of Mains Detection Milestone 14 (Final)
- Loss of Mains Final Project Presentation
Lowering Biomass Feedstock Costs
Project Goals: To develop an efficient system for the production, pre-processing and delivery of biomass feedstocks for energy production that minimizes feedstock cost for energy facilities, while maximizing landowner income and the environmental benefits of biomass production.
Project Type: Research and Development
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Funding Amount: $992,989
Project Cycle: 3
