Renewable Power

The Rentech-SilvaGas biomass gasification process can convert multiple biomass feedstocks into synthesis gas (syngas) for renewable power production. The renewable power produced using the Rentech-SilvaGas biomass gasification process is expected to qualify under the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program, which requires utilities to increase the amount of electric power they sell from qualified renewable-energy resources. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of November 2008, twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia had legislatively mandated RPS programs. The EIA estimates that electricity generation from biomass will comprise nearly 30 percent or 243 billion Kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity in 2030.

Rentech develops projects and offers licensing opportunities that use the market-leading Rentech-SilvaGas gasifier either in facilities integrated with Rentech’s patent-pending syngas conditioning and clean-up technology and the Rentech Process for production of synthetic fuels and power or separately for applications such as stand-alone renewable electric power facilities.