Using Cyclone’s Waste Heat Engine (WHE-25), B&W and Cyclone have jointly developed a new prototype methane gas combustor/heat exchanger.
The prototype system will generate up to 5kW of electrical output from the combustion of methane gas formed in pit manure storage facilities or landfills.
A fully-functional demonstration for the system will be released by December 2012.
B&W renewable energy research director Lance Wright said, "We work with small farm operations in the U.S. and the Caribbean and know that there is incredible demand for power systems that can make use of their abundant methane gas generation."
Cyclone president Christopher Nelson further said, "This alliance promotes another excellent use for our technology, and represents one more important step forward in the process of commercializing our engines for practical, in-demand applications."
B&W Constructors & Equipment develops and builds livestock methane digesters for small farms.
