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TRI Successfully Passes 1,000 Hour Mark of Integrated Operation of its Thermochemical Biorefinery Demonstration Unit in Durham, North Carolina
ThermoChem Recovery International (TRI), a leading renewable energy technology company headquartered in Baltimore, MD, today announced that it had recently surpassed 1,000 hours of integrated operation of its state-of-the-art biomass-to-liquids process demonstration unit (PDU) in Durham, North Carolina.
TRI Successfully Launches Operation of its New
Thermochemical Biorefinery Demonstration Unit, Durham, NC, June 25, 2009
ThermoChem Recovery International (TRI), a leading renewable energy technology company headquartered in Baltimore, MD, today announced that it successfully launched operation of its new, large-scale state-of-the-art biomass gasification process demonstration unit (PDU) in Durham, North Carolina. The PDU transforms biomass into a synthetic gas or “syngas,” which is catalytically converted to produce liquid fuels and other bio-based chemicals. Biomass gasification is considered to be a key technology platform for advanced cellulosic biofuels, and a primary means for reducing our nation’s dependence on foreign oil and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Flambeau River BioFuels Park Falls, WI, July 14, 2008
Flambeau River BioFuels is pleased to announce that it has received approval of its $30 million grant request from the U.S. Department of Energy to construct and operate a first-in-class biorefinery at an existing pulp and paper mill in Park Falls, Wisconsin. The final award value will be subject to final negotiation with the Department of Energy. When in full operation, the biorefinery will produce at least 6 million gallons of liquid fuels per year in the form of renewable sulfur-free diesel. The biorefinery will not be dependent on any food-based feedstock materials, but rather on by-products or residuals from forest and agricultural sources. The biorefinery will also generate at least 1 trillion BTUs per year of process heat that will be sold to Flambeau River Papers, which will make it the first integrated pulp and paper mill in North America to be fossil fuel free.
Norampac Press Release Jan07
Trenton, Ontario, Canada/ Baltimore Maryland: Norampac Inc., and ThermoChem Recovery International (TRI) are pleased to announce the black liquor gasification project at Norampac's Trenton, Ontario mill has achieved a major milestone in transitioning from commissioning to full commercial operation.
Recent Articles of Note
Thermochemical Biorefinery (TCB) Integration Strategies and the Status and Results of an Operating TCB Pilot Plant
This paper, presented by Dave Newport at the 2010 International Chemical Recovery Conference in Williamsburg VA, describes strategies for integrating a thermochemical platform biorefinery into an existing pulp and paper host site with minimum operating risk. It also describes TRI’s thermochemical biorefinery process demonstration unit located at Durham NC
Pathway to Our Biofuture - PaperAge
Recently published in PaperAge, March/April 2007 by Eric Connor, this article describes the pathway to achieve the BioFuture through implementation of TRI's Biomass Gasification Technology.
Towards a Bio Future - Pulp and Paper Technology Asia
Recently published in Pulp and Paper Asia by Amanda Marcus, this article focuses on the key role that integrated forest biorefineries can play in moving industry away from fossil fuels and toward affordable and renewable energy sources to meet their own power needs, while also creating new revenue streams from the production of biofuels and biochemicals. The benefits of a phased-in approach are discussed, as is TRI's highly-customizable gasification process and TRI's success over the last several years gasifying black liquor at a leading Canadian containerboard manufacturer.
Conference Presentations/Papers by TRI Senior Staff
Black Liquor and Biomass Steam Reforming at Norampac Trenton Mill
TRI presented two technical papers at the International Conference on Renewable Energy in Atlanta, GA, USA in May, 2007.
The Integrated Thermochemical Biorefinery Platform at a Pulp and Paper Mill; an Update
This presentation, which looks at biorefinery integration strategies, provides updates on two paper industry biorefineries in development, and discusses TRI’ biorefinery pilot plant was given at the Tappi International Biorefinery and Bioenergy Conference in Memphis in October of 2009.