June 27, 2013: GE, PHG Energy Collaborate on Heat-to-Power Project
Waste Wood Chips or Other Biomass Used to Generate Electricity
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — GE Power & Water and PHG Energy, a Nashville-based alternative energy equipment company, have collaborated on a new project to produce electricity from waste material by employing gasification technology to power GE’s Clean Cycle heat-to-power generator.
The Clean Cycle heat-to-power generator, manufactured by GE Power & Water, is used to convert waste heat into electricity. The new system PHG Energy (PHGE) developed starts with gasification of waste wood chips or other biomass to provide a clean-burning producer gas. That fuel is then combusted in a heating unit which supplies the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) with the thermal source it needs to operate efficiently, producing enough electricity to supply approximately 50 homes.