Antares publications
Although ANTARES offers a full range of services, many of our projects include the preparation of reports and other project documentation. These reports are authored and edited by a professional team of experts and designed to ensure that our clients receive the results they need in a form that is useful for their purposes. Although the details of many of our reports are confidential, some of our clients have agreed to let us provide Tables of Contents and Exhibit Lists from representative work.We believe this is an excellent way to document our experience and provide concrete examples of what our clients may expect. If you don't see an example for an area that interests you, contact us and we will happy to discuss what additional information may be available.
Bioenergy State Assessments
Title: WGA Strategic Analysis for BioenergyClient: Western Governors Association
Description: Antares provided the Western Governors Association and their respective state energy policy organizations and legislatures a clear understanding of the contribution that Bioenergy (fuels, electricity and thermal energy) can make to energy requirements of the Western United States by 2015 and included a recommended policy framework to create the environment in which Bioenergy projects can thrive and deliver the potential energy supply.
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Biomass Fuel Supply Studies
Title: Biomass Resource EvaluationClient: Confidential
Descriptions: The availability and cost to deliver woody biomass required supply a 100 Megawatt (MW) plant located in XXXX County, XX was assessed. The analysis considered a variety of biomass sources including: manufacturing residues from regional wood processing plants (e.g., sawdust, chips/shavings, and scraps/bark); forest harvesting (logging) residues; unmerchantable timber; and landfill waste (if applicable in the region). ANTARES assessed the supplies within an economically viable transportation distance of approximately 150 miles from the plant site. ANTARES used an in-house model to assess the impact local competition from fiber consuming plants could have on availability and cost.
Tyndall Air Force Base
Title: Emissions Performance of a Novel Combustor Burning Shredded Wood
Client: United States Air Force
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Airbase Technologies Division (AFRL/RXQ) is engineering and evaluating the Transportable Waste-to-Energy System (TWES). This trailer mounted system will convert military base waste and biomass waste streams to useful heat and power. The Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) is a TWES funding partner. The first stage of the project is a suspension-type combustor (furnace). The furnace has been built and tested. A key feature of the furnace system is its unique patented combustion coil design. The design is intended to maximize ablative heat transfer by increasing particle residence time near a radiant ignition source. The innovative features of the design are targeted at ensuring that the system can be highly fuel-flexible to convert a variety of biomass and other waste streams to energy while demonstrating very low emissions. In 2008, the unit underwent two days of emissions stack testing using established Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing protocols. During the testing, extensive real-time data were also collected. This paper presents the data and corresponding analysis of the recent emissions testing performed while utilizing dry wood chips as a control fuel. Detailed emission comparisons are presented using publicly available information from commercial units and from a similarly sized experimental system for small biomass combustion. Key combustion efficiency factors, such as carbon monoxide emissions and nitrogen oxide emissions are presented. The authors also provide commentary on the results for next generation units and the use of this mode of energy conversion for small scale systems.
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