IGTI to host virtual seminar on Iowa biomass fuel project

This month, ASME's International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) will host a virtual seminar that looks at a biomass fuel project at the University of Iowa that has recently completed its second year of commercial operation.

The virtual seminar — an Internet-based program of information exchange allowing participants to receive a technical presentation on a computer screen — will take place on Feb. 6.

During the program "Discover the Benefits of Renewable Energy: Biomass Fuel Project at the University of Iowa," Ferman Milster of the university's department of facilities management will provide a case study in the successful conversion of a non-conventional fuel in the generation of electric energy. Milster, a member of ASME, has been responsible for operations at the University of Iowa Main Power Plant since 1991.

The University of Iowa Main Power Plant co-fires coal and natural oat hulls in a combined-cycle system, in the process reducing carbon dioxide emissions and also demonstrating cost savings. In his presentation on Feb. 6, Milster will discuss the design and operational features of the facility, including its circulating fluidized-bed boiler system.

The cost of the virtual seminar is $99 for ASME members, $149 for nonmembers.

To learn more about the virtual seminar, or to register, visit http://www.gotomeeting.com/register/494445721.

 

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