I wondered when somebody would apply the Fischer-Tropsche method to biomass. I hope this comes off, seems like a win/win/win situation. Full Article
Aha, Fischer Tropsch. Wonder if it's just for publicity or whether they see any other particular advantage. Guess it's interesting either way. Looks like they're diverting part of the local urban waste stream to it: " ... could reduce significantly local authority landfill tax bills." So that might reduce the net operating cost. Sounds like they get the feedstock free. The supplier (Solena Group) claims that producing biosyngas with their process is a more cost-effective way to generate electricity than solar, and that you're insulated from fossil fuel price swings. That said, it would be interesting to know what price per gallon they're selling it at. Cost competitive with solar for electrical generation, seems to me that's got to put it on the ballpark of being about twice as expensive as natural gas. That's not too bad.
There may be some significant savings on taxation was well. I wonder if they don't have to pay the fuel taxes that petrol JP8 would be subject to.
