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CVEC Press Release

Ames, IA - Frontline BioEnergy and Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company (CVEC) announce the startup of their biomass gasifier system on April 9th in Benson, Minnesota.  Combustible gases produced by the gasification of wood residues are now being utilized in the ethanol company's steam generation equipment, thus decreasing the amount of fossil fuel the plant uses.

By Jessica Ebert

Biomass Magazine, January, 2008

Interest in the thermochemical conversion of biomass into a synthesis gas that can be run through a turbine for the production of electricity, used to replace natural gas or converted into biofuel, is gaining ground. Biomass Magazine probes several experts for explanations to demystify the processes used to make syngas.