Zeus Conference to Explore Reducing Capital Costs and Increasing Flexibility With Advanced Gasification Technologies

HOUSTON, TX, Aug 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
Emerging gasification technologies could rapidly advance gasification
deployment in the next five to ten years and are being used in advanced,
modular systems that significantly reduce capital and plant-operating
costs. Prefabricated-gasification systems are easily built and
transported to the site.

Pending CO2 laws have also created an opportunity for
advanced-gasification technologies to be fully developed by smaller firms
that need fuel with less CO2 impact. The most significant gasification
developments have occurred since 1990. During the 1990s, gasification
increased by 50%, and since 2000, the world's capacity has expanded
another 50%.

A new generation of gasification systems will enhance the flexibility of
gasification in meeting new and growing markets. Achieving improvements in
process efficiency, economics, and environmental performance will enable
gasification to be the preferred technology. Meeting the needs of new
markets, however, will require advances in economics, efficiency and
environmental performance. Markets and market drivers are changing at a
rapid pace.

Many US project developers are turning to smaller, less-costly systems to
gain financing and to produce needed products such as substitute natural
gas. Commercialization of gasification processes to convert carbon-based
feedstocks and carbon-neutral biomass to produce electricity, steam,
fuels, chemicals and hydrogen is accelerating, driven by sustained,
high-energy prices.

Gasification-based processes are more economically attractive, have higher
thermal efficiencies, and demonstrate superior environmental performance
compared to competing technologies. Years of research is yielding a
combination of superior technology characteristics -- flexibility,
efficiency, environmental performance, and economic attractiveness -- to
make gasification the technology of choice for a wide range of tomorrow's
markets.

The energy industry is searching for environmentally sound processes as
well as more efficient and reliable systems and gasification is positioned
to become the cornerstone technology for market flexibility. New
technologies enjoy many advantages over commercially available
gasification technologies. Research is developing a diverse portfolio of
technologies to ensure higher efficiency goals can be reached, feedstocks
can be expanded, and capital and operating costs can be reduced.

Data from fluid-dynamic models are developing and improving advanced
gasifier designs. Promising technology developments will be evaluated in
large-scale demonstration and commercial-scale gasification systems.

To discuss this and more, Zeus Syngas Refining Report will host its 3rd
annual Advanced Gasification Systems Conference on Nov. 5 & 6, 2008 at the
Marriott Westchase in Houston. Details and registration online at
www.ZeusLibrary.com/AGS08.

Contact:
Katherine McIver
Email Contact
713-333-5770

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