Reference plant · Dominican Republic · 2022
Steam from biomass, where LPG used to burn.
An animal-feed producer, UNIDO, the Global Environment Facility and LatAm BioEnergy built the first AI-integrated downdraft gasification plant in the region. This is what it does and what it proves.
01 · Fact sheet
The project at a glance.
- Location
- Dominican Republic
- Host
- Animal-feed producer
- Partners
- UNIDO and the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- Commissioned
- 2022
- Equipment
- LatAm ST350 downdraft gasifier
- Application
- Syngas for steam, in place of LPG
- Monitoring
- AI-integrated control, a first in the region
- Co-product
- Biochar
Figures as reported by UNIDO. Read UNIDO's announcement ↗
of LPG that the plant can replace with biomass syngas each year
combined greenhouse gas reduction reported for the project, from LPG displaced and biochar
02 · Before and after
Same boiler. Different fuel.
The plant kept its steam process; what changed is where the energy comes from and what is left over.
Before
- Imported LPGbought in dollars, trucked in
- Boiler
- Steam
- CO2from fossil fuel
After
- Local biomasssourced near the plant
- ST350 gasifierAI-monitored
- Syngas burner and boiler
- Steam
- Biocharsecond product
03 · Walk the plant
From the feed hopper to the char.
Frames from our plant films, 2024 and 2025.
01Feed
Biomass arrives in bulk bags and is hoisted into the feed hopper.
02Gasify
The ST350 converts the solid biomass into a combustible gas with a controlled amount of air.
03Fire
The syngas is burned in the boiler to raise steam, the energy the plant used to buy as LPG.
04Monitor
Sensors on every stage feed a live dashboard shared by operators and our engineers.
05Recover
The carbon that remains leaves the reactor as biochar, a marketable co-product.
04 · What it means for you
What this plant proves, and what we still engineer for you.
Proven here
- Syngas from local biomass can replace LPG in an industrial steam boiler in the Caribbean.
- AI-assisted monitoring works under real plant conditions, not only in a pilot.
- Biochar comes out as a second product from the same line.
Engineered per project
- Your residue: every new feedstock is tested in a laboratory first.
- Your end use: power and combined heat and power are sized to your load.
- Your economics: savings are modeled on your bills, not on this plant.
Your next fuel is already in your yard.
Send us one fuel bill and a line about your residue. An engineer will tell you whether gasification pays at your plant, what it would take to confirm it, and what the biochar could be worth. The first review is free.
Better fuels, for better food.