"We had a bold and ambitious goal to upscale from the small plant of 500kW to a 6MW plant and we succeeded in doing this," Kim Madsen, Project Manager, proudly explains.

Now, data will be analysed
During the last period of testing, as the Pyroneer plant has been in operation for almost two weeks, it has reached the scheduled capacity of 6MW and converted more than 200 tonnes of straw to combustible gas. That concludes the first phase of the demonstration project and the planned goals have been reached.

Today, Friday the 24th of June, the team presses the stop button and prepares to leave for summer holiday. Now it is time to analyse data.
 
"Everyone has been incredibly willing to participate and all parties have demonstrated great flexibility to make it work," says Rasmus Glar Nielsen, PhD, on the process and responsible for testing and operation of the plant.

The plant has been operated by 'pioneers' from the Pyroneer project and Asneas Power Plant. Staff was required around the clock during the last two weeks of testing. Here are Martin Møller, Kristian Bøcher Poulsen and Rasmus Glar Nielsen.

Replacement of coal
The next phase of the project, which has already started, connects the plant with Asnaes Power Plant's Unit 2 where gas is to be combusted and contribute to eco-friendly electricity and heat production.

Success: Combustible gas is indeed being produced. A flare has been the visible sign of successful testing of operation at Pyroneer.