SUNY Cobleskill Gasifier Wins $5.8M Grant to Reduce Wildfires

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May 27, 2020

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by Johan Sheridan (News10) The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection awarded $5.8 million to the State University of New York at Cobleskill for its gasifier project, which turns combustible waste into a sustainable, clean-burning fuel.

The grant supports creating a mobile unit to complement wildfire reduction efforts by converting woody biomass. The unit processes about a ton of wood an hour to generates biofuels, biopower, and biochar.

The mobile unit uses Visiting Assistant Professor David Waage’s inclined rotary gasifier, green technology that transforms excess or “waste” material into an accessible fuel source. Waage also leads the grant project.

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Initially funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense in 2008, the patended gasifier can easily be deployed at any site. READ MORE

SUNY Cobleskill gasifier receives $5.8M to reduce wildfire risk (Biomass Magazine)

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