The Technology #1 gasifier island consists of a pressurized, directly heated
biomass gasification system capable of producing a synthesis gas (syngas) that
can be converted to liquid fuels via catalytic or biological processes. This
particular gasification process employs a single, bubbling fluid bed reactor for
gasifying biomass with oxygen to produce syngas. A catalyst filled, fixed bed
reactor is used for tar reformation. The island includes a biomass handling and
feed system, a gasifier, a tar reformer, a bed media handling and feed system,
an oxygen handling and injection system, and an ash removal system.