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Biomass Torrefaction - Production, Technology, and Co-firing Economics

Presented by Tom Causer, President and COO, Terra Green Energy, LLC

Tune in to this webinar for an inside look at Terra Green Energy, LLC, and a discussion about its central process: torrefaction--how it works, why the process should be considered, what advantages it introduces to biomass handling, and the key characteristics of torrefied material. The presentation will also address torrefaction feedstocks as well as current challenges and next steps for the industry with a special look at the economics involved when co-firing torrefied biomass thereby displacing a portion of coal at an electrical generation facility.

The NEWBio Webinar Series  is hosted by Mike Jacobson and Sarah Wurzbacher, Penn State University and eXtension Farm Energy and held on the second Tuesday of each month at 1PM Eastern time, 12 CT, 11 MT, 10 PT. These online, hour-long presentations are free to the public, and feature important topics related to bioenergy in the northeast.

Attend the live webinars at https://meeting.psu.edu/bioenergy - sign in as a guest.




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