'OLGA' TAR REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY : Proof-of-Concept (PoC) for application in integrated biomass gasification combined heat and power (CHP) systems

The major part of the work described in this report was carried out within the framework of the project “Oliewasser voor teerverwijdering uit biomassaproductgas. Fase 3: Proof-of-Concept” and was co-financed by the SenterNovem (formerly: Netherlands Agency for Energy and the Environment, Novem) within the framework of the DEN programme under project number 2020-02-11-14-004. Account manager for SenterNovem was Ir. K. Kwant. Partners in the project were the unit ECN Biomass of the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)and Dahlman Industrial Group (Maassluis, the Netherlands). Applicable ECN project number was 7.2296. In addition, the report contains some (preliminary) results from other OLGA-related projects:· “Application of oil washer for tar removal from biomass product gas”. This project was carried out in 2001-2002 by ECN and Dahlman Industrial Group and was cofinanced by Novem NECST under project number 0249-01-04-12-0012. Applicable ECN project number was 7.2283.· “OLGA Optimum - Improvement of the economics of integrated biomass gasification plants by extension of the functionalities of the OLGA tar washer”. This ongoing project is carried out by the partners ECN, Dahlman Industrial Group, Vienna University of Technology, and Foster Wheeler Energia, and is co-financed by SenterNovem under project number 2020-03-12-14-005). Applicable ECN project number is 7.5264.· “Optimisation of BIVKIN”. This ongoing project is fully ECN project. Applicable ECN project number is 7.8232.· “Preparation of Bio-CHP system: 1000-hour test”. This ongoing project is carried out by the partners ECN, Dahlman Industrial Group, HoSt Engineering, Essent, and HABO/Lek, and is co-financed by SenterNovem under project number 2020-03-11-14-005). Applicable ECN project number is 7.5252.