''Controlled Air Pyrolysis System'' (CAPS)
CAPS is the Company's biomass waste power generation system that employs two cycles to improve overall efficiency. CAPS is a modular system with two chambers for the controlled air pyrolysis/gasification process; a primary chamber for gasifying and a secondary chamber for oxidizing. The enhanced capability to control the conditions within these two chambers is the basis for the excellent performance of CAPS compared to traditional combustion systems. This result in the complete disposal of solid biomass waste coupled with substantially less pollution.
Overall, CAPS further takes the process of biomass power generation to
new heights of efficiency by the level of design of the chambers, their
dimensions and the level of fine-tuning of the entire biomass waste
pyrolysis process. The advantages of the Company's CAPS system include:
1. Efficiency - The CAPS plant achieves around 86% efficiency, through
the fine-tuning of the combustion cycle to suit the type of straw or
biomass being burnt. This compares to around 60% for traditional
systems.
2. Utilization - The CAPS plant will require less maintenance and last
longer as a result of operating at lower temperatures than the
traditional systems, i.e. a CAPS plant operates at between 600 and
900 degrees Celsius whilst traditional combustion systems operate at
between 1100 and 1200 degrees Celsius. There is also less fly ash with
CAPS due to the enhanced control of the process. This means that a CAPS
plant can run continuously for around 8000 hours (around 11 months)
whereas the traditional IGCC Plant can only provide around 9 months of
continuous operation.
3. Other advantages of CAPS-
a) Requires only a relatively small construction area compared to
traditional power
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