Nexterra biomass gasifier emissions test complete

Biomass Power & Thermal
By Anna Austin October 27, 2010

Third-party emissions test shows Nexterra System Corp. facilities produce “best in class” air emissions when compared with other technologies.

Biomass gasification heat and power system developer Nexterra Systems Corp. has received the results from a third-party emissions test indicating that Nexterra’s facilities produce “best in class” air emissions when compared with conventional biomass combustion technologies.

Levelton Consultants Ltd. performed the tests, comparing air emissions from four Nexterra gasification facilities at Dockside, Kruger, and Tolko in British Columbia and the University of South Carolina, with 17 biomass direct combustion facilities and four fossil fuel direct combustion facilities.

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