ECOREN increased the yield of biomass cogeneration

Based in Lyon, ECOREN is a french engineering company focused on new energy. Its major objective is to develop a new technology for energy production from biomass, both powerful, clean and inexpensive. The company developed a process called COGEBIO based on a new thermodynamic cycle for electricity production from wood waste. 

Innovation 

COGEBIO project allows an electrical efficiency of 30% in a cogeneration from biomass.  The process used to generate electricity from biomass with a yield two to three times higher than the systems currently available in a power range of 30 to 200 kWe. 

The package is designed as a module mounted in the factory, easily transportable and quick installation. It accepts all types of biomass: forest wood chips, bark, sawdust, waste plants, etc.. It is intended primarily for industrial farmers with biomass resources and rural communities. 

A project led by Etienne Lebas 

The project led by Etienne Lebas, a researcher at the French Institute of Petroleum. A prototype will be done in a commune in the Loire. The latter will mainly be marketed to manufacturers of timber, farmers and public.

Etienne Lebas is a research engineer with the Institut François du Petrole (IFP). He has been associated with IFP since 1995, first in the field of natural gas treatment processes and then in the thermal engineering department. In 2001 Dr. Lebas became project leader in the field of gas turbine combustion. Dr. Lebas earned a Ph.D. in process engineering from the Institut Nationale Polytechnique de Lorraine in 1995. He has filed 18 patents and authored more than 15 publications and congress communications.

Source :  IFP, ECOREN

LAB SA : The leading specialist in Flue Gas Cleaning

Since its formation in 1953, LAB has evolved into a worldwide turnkey supplier of flue gas cleaning equipment and turnkey system for waste-to-energy plants. By fullfilling the flue gas cleaning needs of generations of its clients, LAB has accumulated an unrivaled range of technologies and experience with which to provide the optimal solution for each project. As a member of CNIM Group, LAB is the focal point for flue gas cleaning activity. 

LAB offers a complete range of unmatched processes: 

- Dry, semi-dry, wet, hybrid processes for dust and heavy metals removal and neutralization of acid gases,

- Wet DEDIOXLAB®, SCR and SNCR processes for removal of dioxins/furans and nitrogen oxides.

European leader in flue gas cleaning LAB is today a greater participant of environmental protection to serve industry and municipalities. CNIM acquired LAB SA from the LAB GROUP. The CNIM Group is involved in Waste to Energy Systems throughout Europe, Scandinavia and the UK. The CNIM Group installed inventory now totals.

Source : CNIM 

More information : CNIM GROUP

JD TRANSBIO : Ecological pots

JD TRANSBIO is a young french company, based in Lyon, which  produced pots for the garden of plastic based potato starch, which are well within the sustainable development approach. It is a product containing GM-free starch, which decreases by 68% CO2 emitted during the transport, manufacturing and operation compared to a petro-chemical. They are mechanized. In addition, there is no discharge, the plant is preserved and there is less handling. This optimizes the overall cost compared to the operation of the plastic pot (no recycling, limited transportation, labor better value, lower cost structure, etc.)

Created by Julien de Wismes,Philippe Valentin, Gianfranco Ciccarelliand José Carvalheiro, the Company won yesterday the Environment Prize from the CGPME et Le Groupe Progrès.

Source : TLM, Le Progrès

More information : www.jdtransbio.fr

C-ZEN : Innovative electric car

C ZEN is a french project of electric car let by Jean Yves Castellon and Hervé Arnaud.

They developed the C Zen car which have an electric motor, a pack of lithium ion batteries providing a range of 120 to 160 km and an automatic transmission. It has a chassis cage reinforced with an aluminium roll cage. Its top speed is 95 km /h and it costs 10 500 euros.

Source : C-Zen 

More information : www.courb.net 

Hydbrid vehicle from Renaut Trucks

Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduced by almost 30% for collecting household waste in the Greater Lyon area with the Renault Trucks hybrid vehicle In October 2008, Renault Trucks and SITA (Suez Environnement) will be launching operational trials in the Lyon urban area of the very first RT hybrid truck to be used for collecting the city's household refuse: the premium Distribution Hybrys Tech.Fitted with a hybrid engine which, on its own, reduces CO2 emissions by almost 20%, this dedicated vehicle will also be equipped with an additional battery designed to supply the refuse collector. This battery is recharged during the vehicle's deceleration and braking phases. It will therefore not be relying on a single engine - enabling the total reduction in consumption, and therefore emissions, to reach almost 30%.

The principle of hybrid (or "parallel") technology developed by Renault Trucks is very straightforward: the vehicle's kinetic energy is recovered during braking or deceleration and converted into electricity. Stored in a battery located in the wheelbase, this electricity then supplies the MDS (Motor Drive System) electrical motor which provides power for starting the vehicle, supplying its electrical functions and propulsion up to 20 km/h. This means that the diesel engine is only used for those phases during which it consumes the least, i.e. when travelling. Apart from cutting emissions, the use of an electric motor in hybrid technology also significantly reduces noise levels.Following the tests in Lyon, an initial series of 6 pre-production Renault Trucks hybrid vehicles will be operated by a number of customers to apply this technology to other urban distribution activities.

Source : Renault truck

More information on : www.renault-trucks.com