Gasification of Poultry Litter to Produce Bio-Energy for Heat

Coaltec Energy USA, Inc. proposes to prove the feasibility and economic viability of a bio-based waste to Energy system utilizing poultry litter as the fuel and a fixed-bed gasifier as the medium to convert the material to Energy. Located at Frye Poultry, Hardy County West Virginia, this pilot project focuses on a demonstration that will evaluate the bio-based heating system side by side with a typically heated poultry house. Gasified poultry litter, reduced to a mineral ash, can be sold/transported out of the watershed, eliminating nutrient-loading of the soil and diversion to the streams of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Validation of ammonia reduction in the broiler houses, a project outcome, will be accomplished by replacing the industry- representative propane heating system, which generates excessive humidity in the houses during combustion, with gasification.